Lisa Renstrom - Inducted in 2006
First elected by the Sierra Club's 750,000 members to serve on the organization's national board in 2001, Lisa Renstrom is the national president of the Sierra Club. The 1982 UNO graduate is determined to dispel preconceived notions about environmentalists while at the same time finding collaborative solutions to environmental issues. |
As one of her initiatives, Renstrom spearheaded the Sierra Summit, the largest gathering of Sierra members in the club's 114-year history, and brought together an impressive list of keynote speakers that included Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Arianna Huffington and Bill Maher.