2023 Speakers, Day 1 – Business

Keynote Showcase

Samantha Romanick

Samantha Romanick

Postdoctoral Associate

University of Rochester

Annette Poliwka

Annette Poliwka

Board Member

League to Save Lake Tahoe / Keep Tahoe Blue

Jamie Kaminski

President

HSR Zero Waste

Anna Dengler

Anna Dengler

Senior Sustainability Advisor

Great Forest

Kendon Jung

Kendon Jung

Program Manager

Arizona State University

Kaela Martins

Manager, Recycling and Packaging Sustainability

American Forest and Paper Association

Manuel Gorrin

Manuel Gorrin

Director, Mission and J.E.D.I.

Nature’s Path Organic Foods

Jocelyn Quarrell

CEO

Bold Reuse

Bruce Buchan

Bruce Buchan

Founder and CEO

CleanRiver Recycling Solutions

Marty Metro

Founder / CEO

UsedCardboardBoxes & UCBZeroWaste

Kana Watando

Kana Watando

Co-founder & Director

INOW

Teresa Bradley

Teresa Bradley

Founder & CEO

Race to Zero Waste

Jessica Shrout

Jessica Shrout

President

Circle Three Branding

Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Instructor and ZW Consultant

ZWUSA and Independent

Jeremy Drake

Jeremy Drake

Principal

Strategy Zero Waste Solutions

Judi Henderson

Judi Henderson

president

Mannequin Madness

Jennie R. Romer

Jennie R. Romer

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention at OCSPP

Environmental Protection Agency

Grant Jampolsky

Grant Jampolsky

Co-Founder

BioCoTech Americas

Jason Teliszczcak

Jason Teliszczcak

CEO / Founder

JT Environmental Consulting, Inc.

Tamra Yoder

Tamra Yoder

Director of Administration

Wine Service Cooperative

Ignas Bolsakovas

Ignas Bolsakovas

Co-Founder

FoodWare

Alina Bekkerman

Alina Bekkerman

CRV Zero Waste Coordinator

San Francisco Environment Department

Celeste McMickle

Celeste McMickle

Director, Client Solutions

TRUE Certification for Zero Waste

Pete Gonzales

Pete Gonzales

EHS Systems Manager

Glanbia Nutritionals

Joanne Brasch, PhD

Special Project Manager

California Product Stewardship Council

Cory Tatarzyn

Cory Tatarzyn

Zero Waste SME

General Motors

Ushma Pandya Mehta

Ushma Pandya

Partner & Co Founder

Think Zero LLC

Jarrod Otta

Jarrod Otta

Plant Manager

Glanbia Nutritionals

Michael Savarie

Michael Savarie

Sustainability Program Manager

UL Solutions

May Myo Myint

May Myo Myint

Intern

California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC)

Alex Danovitch

Alex Danovitch

Principal

Nothing Left to Waste

Delaney Demro

Delaney Demro

Project Manager

Center for Sustainable Material Management

Timonie Hood, LEED AP

Zero Waste & Green Building Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 9

U.S. EPA

Lisa Clark

Lisa Clarke, PhD

Climate Action in K-12 Public Schools

Sustainable Marin Schools

Nathalie Owen

Nathalie Owen

Zero Waste Lead

Fairfax County Government

Stephanie Barger

Stephanie Barger

Director - TRUE Zero Waste Program

U.S. Green Building Council

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Global VP, Sustainability

SBM Management Services

Lynn Hoffman

Lynn Hoffman

National Coordinator / Co-President

AMBR & Eureka Recycling

Devin Jackson

Devin Jackson

Teacher/Environmental Sustainability Coordinator/NCRA Board Member

Mt. Diablo Unified School District; NCRA

Megan Hernandez

Megan Hernandez

Sales Associate

Bayard Fox Selections

Jonathan Levy

Jonathan Levy

Founder and Principal Consultant

Zero Waste Pro

Riccardo Leonardi

Riccardo Leonardi

Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer

ReLearn

Martin R. Reyes

Martin R. Reyes

Founder

Reyes Wine Group LLC

Tori Williams

Tori Williams

Strategic Initiatives

Frog's Leap Winery

Andre Villasenor

Andre Villasenor

Environmental Protection Specialist

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Rebecca Kulas

Rebecca Kulas

Sustainability Operations Manager – Commodity Recycling

Best Buy Co. Inc.

Nathalie Burgeff

Nathalie Burgeff

MS Candidate/Resilient & Sustainable Communities

Prescott College