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SIERRA CLUB
SIERRA CLUB
CA · EIN 941153307
77
Executives Disclosed
$169.0M
Annual Revenue
$151.6M
Total Assets
2.1:1
Internal Pay Ratio
SIERRA CLUB has 77 executives with disclosed compensation. The highest-paid executive, Michael Brune (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31/21)), received peak total compensation of $552,124.
Top Executive Compensation Over Time
Executive Compensation
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. | Latest Comp. | Years | vs. Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brune | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31/21) | $552K | $552K | 2016–2021 | 7.4x |
| Benjamin Jealous | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $525K | $525K | 2023–2024 | 7x |
| Eva Hernandez | MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24) | $504K | $504K | 2023–2024 | 6.7x |
| Ana Yanez Correa | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $406K | $406K | 2023–2024 | 5.4x |
| Eva Hernandez-Simmons | MANAGING DIRECTOR | $386K | $386K | 2020–2022 | 5.1x |
| Aida Davis | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | $377K | $377K | 2023–2024 | 5x |
| Hop Hopkins | DIR OF ORG TRANS (THRU 7/10/23) | $373K | $373K | 2020–2023 | 5x |
| Erica McKinley | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, ASST SECRETARY | $366K | $366K | 2022–2024 | 4.9x |
| Michael Parrish | COO, ASST SECRETARY | $360K | $360K | 2023–2024 | 4.8x |
| Katrina Bernard | DEP COUN, LABOR/EMPL (THRU 10/14/22) | $351K | $351K | 2021–2022 | 4.7x |
| Phillip Radford | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | $343K | $343K | 2024–2024 | 4.6x |
| Salena Jegede | CHIEF ADV OFFICER (THRU 5/2/23) | $329K | $329K | 2022–2023 | 4.4x |
| Adrienne Frazier | CFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER | $324K | $311K | 2016–2024 | 4.3x |
| Shabina Bahl | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | $319K | $319K | 2023–2024 | 4.3x |
| Kevin Harris | DEP MGN DIR & CHIEF COMMS OFFICER | $312K | $312K | 2023–2024 | 4.2x |
| Gary Reinecke | ASST SEC (THRU 5/15/23), SEN DIR | $312K | $312K | 2022–2023 | 4.2x |
| Maggie Kash | CHIEF OF COMM (THRU 10/1/21) | $312K | $312K | 2016–2021 | 4.2x |
| Nadine Wilburn | GEN COUNS EMPLOY/SR DIR LABOR REL | $301K | $301K | 2024–2024 | 4x |
| Heather Wilson | DEPUTY CHIEF COMMS OFFICER | $298K | $298K | 2023–2023 | 4x |
| Joanne Spalding | LEGAL DIRECTOR, ENVIRON LAW PROG | $297K | $284K | 2020–2024 | 4x |
| Kristin MacKlin | DEPUTY CFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER | $286K | $286K | 2022–2024 | 3.8x |
| Jennifer Trahan | CHIEF OPERAT. OFFICER (THRU 12/1/21) | $285K | $285K | 2016–2021 | 3.8x |
| Deepa Alli | CHIEF DIGITAL OFF (THRU 10/7/22) | $284K | $284K | 2022–2022 | 3.8x |
| Byron Ramos-Gudiel | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (THRU 10/31/23) | $283K | $272K | 2021–2023 | 3.8x |
| Kia Brown | CHIEF OF VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE | $282K | $282K | 2023–2024 | 3.8x |
| Lina Francis | CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS | $281K | $281K | 2022–2022 | 3.7x |
| Gabe Gonzalez | CHIEF ADV, ACT CEN REG FIELD DIR | $281K | $281K | 2023–2023 | 3.7x |
| Gabe Gonzales | ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF | $267K | $267K | 2022–2022 | 3.6x |
| Bruce Hamilton | NATIONAL POLICY DIRECTOR | $267K | $267K | 2016–2020 | 3.6x |
| Hamilton Leong | CONTROLLER (THRU 11/16/20) | $265K | $265K | 2016–2020 | 3.5x |
| Whitney Pearson | DEPUTY FIELD DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24) | $263K | $263K | 2024–2024 | 3.5x |
| Patrick Gallagher | LEGAL DIRECTOR (THRU 5/1/21) | $263K | $254K | 2017–2021 | 3.5x |
| Holly Bender | CHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER | $263K | $263K | 2023–2024 | 3.5x |
| Louis Barnes | CHIEF FINANCIAL EXEC (THRU 4/30/20) | $262K | $201K | 2016–2020 | 3.5x |
| Michael Bosse | NATIONAL PROG DIR (THRU 11/14/22) | $262K | $262K | 2016–2022 | 3.5x |
| Jesse Simons | NATIONAL PROGRAM DIR (THRU 3/15/21) | $262K | $244K | 2016–2021 | 3.5x |
| Lucy Mayo | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $260K | $260K | 2020–2021 | 3.5x |
| Hun Taing | DIR OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS | $259K | $259K | 2022–2022 | 3.5x |
| Ari Trujillo-Wesler | DIRECTOR GRASSROOTS POWERBUILDING | $257K | $257K | 2022–2022 | 3.4x |
| Mary Nemerov | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | $255K | $255K | 2016–2019 | 3.4x |
| Mikaela King | CHIEF OF MEMBERSHIP GROWTH | $255K | $255K | 2024–2024 | 3.4x |
| Michelle Epstein | DEP CHIEF ADV OFF, DIR RESP FUNDRAISING | $254K | $254K | 2016–2022 | 3.4x |
| Deepa Kunapuli | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGIES | $247K | $247K | 2021–2021 | 3.3x |
| Mary Anne Hitt | DIRECTOR BEYOND COAL | $246K | $246K | 2020–2020 | 3.3x |
| Sarah Hodgdon | NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR | $245K | $245K | 2016–2018 | 3.3x |
| Scott Elkins | DIR OF VOL/LEADER ENG (THRU 10/25/21) | $242K | $242K | 2021–2021 | 3.2x |
| Nellis Kennedy-Howard | DIR, EQ, INCL, JUSTICE (THRU 6/26/20) | $242K | $242K | 2020–2020 | 3.2x |
| Deb Pasternak | CHIEF FIELD OFFICER | $241K | $241K | 2023–2023 | 3.2x |
| Rahel Melaku | SR DIR FIN PLANNING & ANLYS/ASST SEC | $240K | $240K | 2024–2024 | 3.2x |
| Philip Radford | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | $236K | $236K | 2023–2023 | 3.2x |
| Gloria Smith | MANAGING ATTORNEY | $231K | $231K | 2019–2019 | 3.1x |
| Chris Thomas | CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER | $230K | $230K | 2016–2018 | 3.1x |
| Loren Blackford | SR. ADV(THRU 4/24), ACTING DEP ED | $224K | $224K | 2022–2024 | 3x |
| Philip Eager | GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 5/1/21) | $223K | $211K | 2018–2021 | 3x |
| Kerry O'Donnell | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR | $210K | $210K | 2020–2020 | 2.8x |
| Juliette Hirt | ACTING GENERAL COUN (THRU 6/30/22) | $202K | $202K | 2021–2022 | 2.7x |
| Bruce Nilles | SR. CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | $200K | $200K | 2016–2017 | 2.7x |
| Debbie Sease | SR. LOBBYING & ADVOCACY DIRECTOR | $199K | $199K | 2016–2016 | 2.7x |
| Anne Kenney | DIR, FIN ANLYS & BDGT SYS/ASST SEC | $196K | $196K | 2022–2024 | 2.6x |
| Lindi Von Mutius | CHIEF OF STAFF | $190K | $168K | 2018–2020 | 2.5x |
| Peifeng Wu | SR. DIR ADVANCEMENT FINANCE & ADMIN | $182K | $182K | 2021–2021 | 2.4x |
| Phil Eager | GENERAL COUNSEL | $174K | $174K | 2016–2017 | 2.3x |
| Allison Chin | PRESIDENT | $113K | $0 | 2023–2024 | 1.5x |
| Dan Chu | ACTING EXECUTIVE DIR (THRU 9/3/22) | $91K | $91K | 2021–2022 | 1.2x |
| Ramon Cruz | PRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/23) | $77K | $0 | 2020–2023 | 1x |
| Jeremy Patrick Murphy | VICE PRESIDENT | $48K | $0 | 2021–2024 | 0.6x |
| Aaron Mair | PRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/17) | $35K | $0 | 2016–2017 | 0.5x |
| Cheyenne Skye Branscum | TREASURER | $32K | $0 | 2023–2024 | 0.4x |
| Shruti Bhatnagar | VICE PRESIDENT (EFF 5/24) | $26K | $0 | 2024–2024 | 0.3x |
| David Scott | SECRETARY (EFF 5/24) | $18K | $0 | 2024–2024 | 0.2x |
| Meghan Sahli-Wells | SECRETARY (THRU 5/24)/DIRECTOR | $18K | $0 | 2023–2024 | 0.2x |
| Natalie Lucas | SECRETARY (THRU 5/15/21)/ DIRECTOR | $9K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 0.1x |
| Clayton Daughenbaugh | DIRECTOR (EFF 5/24) | $1K | $0 | 2024–2024 | 0x |
| Brian Gomez | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/22) | $1K | $0 | 2022–2022 | 0x |
| David Holtz | DIRECTOR | $800 | $0 | 2023–2024 | 0x |
| Marion Klaus | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 5/15/23) | $800 | $0 | 2023–2023 | 0x |
| Erica Hall | DIRECTOR (EFF 5/24) | $500 | $0 | 2024–2024 | 0x |
Annual Summary
| Year | Executives | Avg. Comp. | Highest Comp. | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 | $213K | $294K | $3.2M |
| 2017 | 17 | $220K | $302K | $3.5M |
| 2018 | 16 | $229K | $334K | $3.7M |
| 2019 | 15 | $243K | $351K | $3.7M |
| 2020 | 19 | $243K | $353K | $4.4M |
| 2021 | 22 | $254K | $552K | $4.8M |
| 2022 | 23 | $266K | $386K | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 30 | $286K | $423K | $6.6M |
| 2024 | 29 | $321K | $525K | $6.4M |