Well, yeah, my first thought would be to talk with the director too, but I think that the person/people in this situation feel as though he/she/they already bother the director with too much stuff and don't currently have a position in the group that makes his/her/their opinions very high on the opinion totem pole.
I guess everyone's opinions should be equal and he/she/they shouldn't feel like they can't bring it up, but he/she/they feels/feel that way. I guess that's the real problem.