Kate Donnelly is a life-long grassroots activist for peace and social justice. Her environmental awareness began at the first Earth Day celebration in 1970. She participated in many campaigns over the years from the anti-nuclear power movement to the recent campaign against the Killingly fracked gas power plant.  She organizes, lobbies, educates, and participates in nonviolent civil disobedience including against the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. She is co-founder and chair of the Hampton Green Energy Committee which is working to make Hampton 100% renewable energy. Her efforts include energy efficiency campaigns for residents and town buildings, and putting solar panels on roofs. 

Kate has been a partner in Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources for 47 years, providing the movement with organizing materials such as buttons, posters, and stickers. She was First Selectman in Hampton, worked as an organizer for Neighbor to Neighbor and Solarize CT campaigns. She lives in Hampton and has three adult children. Kate is a member of the Windham/Willimantic NAACP Environmental Justice Committee, and No More Dirty Power in Killingly. She believes that intersectional organizing is the only way to guarantee a future for our environment and for a peaceful and just society for all.

Arthur is a lawyer and currently develops commercial, industrial and utility scale solar power projects in four states. Prior to that, he served as a 2nd Vice President in the insurance industry and as corporate counsel where he led teams responsible for remediating hundreds of pollution sites across the United States. Art has served as Chair of the CT Chapter Sierra Club Legislative Committee for the past two years and also serves on the Political Committee. As a renewable energy professional and legislative activist, Art has lobbied the Connecticut Legislature, submitted expert testimony on behalf of the Chapter, and has given presentations to industry groups on the need to improve the collaborative relationship between industry and environmentalists. He seeks to apply his skills earned through his MBA and Masters Degree in Sustainability and Environmental Management to enhance the effectiveness of the Sierra Club's initiatives. Art's knowledge and background will contribute significantly to the Chapter's brain trust. 

I joined the Connecticut Sierra Club Communications Committee in 2017. Since then, I primarily work on communications for the Chapter, including the website, social media and the newsletter, and have also been involved in data base development. I support the work of the Chapter Director by helping with social media and other tasks. I feel working on the website provides the best opportunity for my skills and talents to benefit the Chapter. I'm a millennial, a digital native, and am deeply committed to the Sierra Club mission. I'm very eager to join the ExCom this coming year! When not working for the Sierra Club, I work full time as a Registered Nurse. In my free time I enjoy the outdoors by biking and hiking.

Adam Wood served on Governor Ned Lamont's transition committee. He has worked in the past as Chief of Staff of the New York State Thruway
Authority (overseeing the country's largest public infrastructure
project – construction of the new Tappan Zee "Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut's largest city). He also worked as Director of the Connecticut State Democratic Party,
State Senate spokesman, senior advisor, strategist, and campaign
manager for numerous statewide campaigns, including Governor Ned
Lamont's. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Haverford
College, an MBA from the State University of New York, and a Master's
Degree in International Business and Policy from Georgetown
University.

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Adam has strong relationships with tri-state area public officials,
policymakers, reporters, and key constituency groups across the
region. He also has over 20 years of experience in conducting
successful media advocacy campaigns and government relations, working for clients including the Pew Charitable Trusts, TESLA, Anbaric Wind, and Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation. Most recently, he led the successful effort to legalize Marijuana in the region and an
advocacy campaign that led to two major environmental wins, the
Connecticut Clean Air Act and Senate Bill 10, which set a zero carbon
target of 2040 for all electricity supplied to Connecticut customers.

Backcountry camping devotee turned environmentalist, John meshes a passion for data with the outdoors. He discovered the Sierra Club in 2020 after driving after wedge between himself and most of his friends and family over sustained discussion of environmental inadequacy. What John lacks in experience he makes up for in his fervent and detail oriented nature.

Since finding his family, John has been involved in various initiatives such as air quality research while supporting core IT tenets of the club through the Communications team. He intends to expand out into the strategic side of the club by getting involved in the CT Executive Committee. When he’s not out hugging trees, John can be found throughout Hartford country driving the speed limit on his growing collection of electric PEVs.

Dani Scott has worked for the liberation of all beings for many years as a volunteer with Friends of the Earth, 350.org, Environmental Voter Project, and Sierra Club, and as a long-time meditator and anti-oppression activist. She currently works at Copper Beech Institute as the Director of Integrity & Growth, coordinating all of the organization’s work at the intersection of social justice and contemplative practice. Dani is a hiker, gardener, voracious reader, and a peaceful warrior.