Ken Kramer

Austin | Lobbyist

Dr. Kramer worked with the Sierra Club in volunteer and professional capacities beginning in 1978, and served as the first executive director of the 23,000-member Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, based in Austin, starting in 1989, and running through 2012. He coordinated the state-level activities of the Club, and acted as the liaison between the club’s membership and Texas state officials whose decisions affect environmental and natural resource policies, including water supply, coastal access, water and air quality, radioactive waste, and other issues. Dr. Kramer has also served on numerous governmental bodies, including the Governor’s Task Force on Hazardous Waste Management (1984), the Municipal Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council (1983-1991), the Joint Select Committee on Toxic Air Emissions and the Greenhouse Effect (1989-1990), and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission’s Task Force 21 (regarding the state agency’s pollution policies) and Waste Reduction Advisory Committee. In the years since his retirement, he has continued to volunteer for Sierra Club projects and other environmental efforts.