2023 Speakers, Day 2 – Communities Keynote Showcase Day 1 Day 2 At A Glance Neil Tangri Science and Policy DirectorGAIA Global Gary Liss PrincipalZero Waste Associates Patti Toews Local/State Government Sustainability/Waste Management Solutions ConsultantAPTIM Nick Lapis Director of AdvocacyCalifornians Against Waste Jayson M. Noveda, MBA Program OfficerMother Earth Foundation Mike Gable Executive DirectorConstruction Junction Kelly York Sustainability/Waste Minimization ManagerAPTIM Megan Wolff Policy DirectorBeyond Plastics Jeremy Drake PrincipalStrategy Zero Waste Solutions Heather Trim Executive DirectorZero Waste Washington Daniela Ochoa PrincipalRegenerative Solutions Sunni Hutton Community Engagement DirectorBlackrock Consulting, LLC Hayden Sloan Strategic Director of CommunicationsRace to Zero Waste Nazir Khan Campaign DirectorMinnesota Environmental Justice Table Shashawnda Campbell Environmental Justice CoordinatorSouth Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc Kim Dinan Senior Media SpecialistCenter for Biological Diversity Zeynep Çelikel Adviser in the Human Rights & Humanitarian TeamGeneral Assembly of the United Nations Terrance “Terry” McDonald Executive DirectorSaint Vincent de Paul A Society of Lane County, Inc Malia Becker Associate OrganizerCenter for Biological Diversity Jessica Jane Robinson CEO and FounderResilience Birthright Inc Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D. PrincipalSound Resource Management Group Mike Ewall, Esq. Executive DirectorEnergy Justice Network Jo Banner Co-Founder & Co-DirectorThe Descendants Project Zen Borlongan National CoordinatorMother Earth Foundation Randy Moorman Director of Policy and Community CampaignsEco-Cycle Alexis Young Building Equity into CoalitionsPeople Over Plastic Neil Seldman Director, Recyclng Cornucopia ProgramZero Waste USA Michelle Struthers Project ManagerSGA Marketing Dennis Uyat Program CommitteeZero Waste USA Linda Rico Communications StaffCenter for Biological Diversity Kelley Dennings CampaignerCenter for Biological Diversity Jordan Figueiredo Zero Waste SpecialistCastro Valley Sanitary District Marria Evbuoma Founder/WorkerRotation Community Services Heather Walch CEORepowered (fka Tech Dump & Tech Discounts) Marie Mourad, PhD Food Waste Expert & ConsultantIndependant (self-employed) Aditi (Adi) Varshneya US/Canada Membership CoordinatorGAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) Lily Herd Capital, Innovation, and Engagement ManagerReFED Daniella Menendez Outreach CoordinatorRace to Zero Waste
