(Spirit Lake)– A local woman has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the national Sierra Club.
Donna Buell of Spirit Lake begins her three year term on the board May 15th.
Buell was one of eight candidates running for five seats on the board. She received the second highest number of votes from Sierra Club members across the nation and is the first Iowa ever to serve on the national board.
Buell tells KUOO news she became involved with the state Sierra Club after serving on the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission from 2003 to 2007.
Buell has served in various capacities with the Sierra Club at the local, state national level. In 2006 she organized the Prairie Lake Group that encompasses Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties and served as its chair. Elected to the chapter executive committee, Buell has served as the chapter Treasurer since 2008. Nationally she currently serves as Budget Officer of the COuncil of Club Leaders Executive Committee and on the National Finance and Risk Management Advisory Committee.
