Bruce Hamilton has worked for the Sierra Club for more than 35 years. He started as a regional Sierra Club organizer in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Northern Plains states, then served as National Field Director, and later as National Conservation Director. He has been involved in designing and implementing campaigns to promote smart energy solutions; preserve America’s wild legacy; and support safe, healthy communities at the local, state, regional, federal, and international levels. Bruce served on the Environmental Support Center Board of Directors, the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Advisory Board, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Council on Sustainable Economies. He is presently a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas. Prior to joining the Sierra Club staff, he was the Field Editor of High Country News and was an environmental consultant drafting federal environmental impact statements. He received a B.S. summa cum laude in Wildlife Biology and Natural Resources Administration from Colorado State University in 1973.