ety . ▁ ▁From ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁He yman ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Club ▁BC . ▁ ▁He ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁financial ▁and ▁administrative ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁Sierra ▁Club ’ s ▁primary ▁public ▁sp ok esp erson ▁on ▁issues ▁regarding ▁energy , ▁min ing , ▁conservation ▁of ▁species ▁and ▁habitat , ▁climate ▁change , ▁environmental ▁assess ment , ▁forest ▁management ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁economic ▁alternatives . ▁Effect ive ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁election . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁He yman ▁was ▁nominated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁candidate ▁for ▁V ancouver - F air view ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁provincial ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁nomin ating ▁contest ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Norman ▁R uff , ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁as ▁a ▁" cl ash ▁of ▁tit ans ." ▁He yman ▁defeated ▁high ▁profile ▁V ancouver ▁city ▁coun c ill or ▁Geoff ▁Meg gs . ▁While ▁both ▁candidates ▁were ▁considered ▁potential ▁cabinet ▁material , ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁reported ▁that ▁He yman ▁had ▁" the ▁right ▁stuff ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁power ▁player " ▁in ▁an ▁N DP ▁government . ▁ ▁He yman ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁on ▁election ▁day , ▁defe ating ▁BC