2023 Speakers, Day 2 – Communities

Keynote Showcase

Sean Potts

Sean Potts

Management and Program Analyst

USDA - Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Jessica Jane Robinson

Jessica Jane Robinson

CEO and Founder

Resilience Birthright Inc

Sunni Hutton

Sunni Hutton

Community Engagement Director

Blackrock Consulting, LLC

Kim Dinan

Kim Dinan

Senior Media Specialist

Center for Biological Diversity

Leslie Lukacs

Leslie Lukacs

Executive Director

Zero Waste Sonoma

Neil Seldman

Neil Seldman

Director, Recyclng Cornucopia Program

Zero Waste USA

Michelle Struthers

Michelle Struthers

Project Manager

SGA Marketing

Zen Borlongan

Zen Borlongan

National Coordinator

Mother Earth Foundation

Dennis Uyat

Program Committee

Zero Waste USA

Mike Ewall, Esq.

Mike Ewall, Esq.

President

Beyond Burning

Megan Wolff

Megan Wolff

Policy Director

Beyond Plastics

Nick Lapis

Nick Lapis

Director of Advocacy

Californians Against Waste

Nazir Khan

Nazir Khan

Campaign Director

Minnesota Environmental Justice Table

Gary Liss

Gary Liss

Principal

Zero Waste Associates

Lily Herd

Lily Herd

Capital, Innovation, and Engagement Manager

ReFED

Surabhi Shah

Surabhi Shah

Senior Policy Advisor

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jo Banner

Jo Banner

Co-Founder & Co-Director

The Descendants Project

Heather Trim

Heather Trim

Executive Director

Zero Waste Washington

Mike Gable

Mike Gable

Executive Director

Construction Junction

Marie Mourad, PhD

Marie Mourad, PhD

Food Waste Expert & Consultant

Independant (self-employed)

Heather Walch

Heather Walch

CEO

Repowered (fka Tech Dump & Tech Discounts)

Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D.

Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D.

Principal

Sound Resource Management Group

Aditi Varshneya

Aditi (Adi) Varshneya

US/Canada Membership Coordinator

GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)

Jayson M. Noveda, MBA

Jayson M. Noveda, MBA

Program Officer

Mother Earth Foundation

Terrance "Terry" McDonald

Terrance “Terry” McDonald

Executive Director

Saint Vincent de Paul A Society of Lane County, Inc

Alain Castruita

Alain Castruita

Activist

Colectiva Malditos Plástico

Linda Rico

Linda Rico

Communications Staff

Center for Biological Diversity

Daniela Ochoa

Daniela Ochoa

Principal

Regenerative Solutions

Daniella Menendez

Daniella Menendez

Outreach Coordinator

Race to Zero Waste

Shashawnda Campbell

Shashawnda Campbell

Environmental Justice Coordinator

South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc

Alexis Young

Alexis Young

Building Equity into Coalitions

People Over Plastic

Patti Toews

Patti Toews

Local/State Government Sustainability/Waste Management Solutions Consultant

APTIM

Kelley Dennings

Kelley Dennings

Campaigner

Center for Biological Diversity

Jeremy Drake

Jeremy Drake

Principal

Strategy Zero Waste Solutions

Kelly York

Kelly York

Sustainability/Waste Minimization Manager

APTIM

Neil Tangri, Ph.D.

Neil Tangri, Ph.D.

Science and Policy Director

GAIA Global

Jordan Figueiredo

Jordan Figueiredo

Zero Waste Specialist

Castro Valley Sanitary District

Malia Becker

Malia Becker

Associate Organizer

Center for Biological Diversity

Randy Moorman

Randy Moorman

Director of Policy and Community Campaigns

Eco-Cycle

Marria Evbuoma

Marria Evbuoma

Founder/Worker

Rotation Community Services

Zeynep Çelikel

Zeynep Çelikel

Adviser in the Human Rights & Humanitarian Team

General Assembly of the United Nations

Hayden Sloan

Hayden Sloan

Strategic Director of Communications

Race to Zero Waste