2023 Speakers, Day 2 – Communities

Keynote Showcase

Nick Lapis

Nick Lapis

Director of Advocacy

Californians Against Waste

Linda Rico

Linda Rico

Communications Staff

Center for Biological Diversity

Aditi Varshneya

Aditi (Adi) Varshneya

US/Canada Membership Coordinator

GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)

Jeremy Drake

Jeremy Drake

Principal

Strategy Zero Waste Solutions

Jayson M. Noveda, MBA

Jayson M. Noveda, MBA

Program Officer

Mother Earth Foundation

Dennis Uyat

Program Committee

Zero Waste USA

Jessica Jane Robinson

Jessica Jane Robinson

CEO and Founder

Resilience Birthright Inc

Daniella Menendez

Daniella Menendez

Outreach Coordinator

Race to Zero Waste

Neil Tangri, Ph.D.

Neil Tangri, Ph.D.

Science and Policy Director

GAIA Global

Marie Mourad, PhD

Marie Mourad, PhD

Food Waste Expert & Consultant

Independant (self-employed)

Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D.

Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D.

Principal

Sound Resource Management Group

Alexis Young

Alexis Young

Building Equity into Coalitions

People Over Plastic

Hayden Sloan

Hayden Sloan

Strategic Director of Communications

Race to Zero Waste

Daniela Ochoa

Daniela Ochoa

Principal

Regenerative Solutions

Alain Castruita

Alain Castruita

Activist

Colectiva Malditos Plástico

Mike Gable

Mike Gable

Executive Director

Construction Junction

Sunni Hutton

Sunni Hutton

Community Engagement Director

Blackrock Consulting, LLC

Heather Trim

Heather Trim

Executive Director

Zero Waste Washington

Patti Toews

Patti Toews

Local/State Government Sustainability/Waste Management Solutions Consultant

APTIM

Kelly York

Kelly York

Sustainability/Waste Minimization Manager

APTIM

Michelle Struthers

Michelle Struthers

Project Manager

SGA Marketing

Malia Becker

Malia Becker

Associate Organizer

Center for Biological Diversity

Leslie Lukacs

Leslie Lukacs

Executive Director

Zero Waste Sonoma

Sean Potts

Sean Potts

Management and Program Analyst

USDA - Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Jordan Figueiredo

Jordan Figueiredo

Zero Waste Specialist

Castro Valley Sanitary District

Jo Banner

Jo Banner

Co-Founder & Co-Director

The Descendants Project

Mike Ewall, Esq.

Mike Ewall, Esq.

President

Beyond Burning

Zeynep Çelikel

Zeynep Çelikel

Adviser in the Human Rights & Humanitarian Team

General Assembly of the United Nations

Nazir Khan

Nazir Khan

Campaign Director

Minnesota Environmental Justice Table

Randy Moorman

Randy Moorman

Director of Policy and Community Campaigns

Eco-Cycle

Megan Wolff

Megan Wolff

Policy Director

Beyond Plastics

Shashawnda Campbell

Shashawnda Campbell

Environmental Justice Coordinator

South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc

Kim Dinan

Kim Dinan

Senior Media Specialist

Center for Biological Diversity

Lily Herd

Lily Herd

Capital, Innovation, and Engagement Manager

ReFED

Heather Walch

Heather Walch

CEO

Repowered (fka Tech Dump & Tech Discounts)

Terrance "Terry" McDonald

Terrance “Terry” McDonald

Executive Director

Saint Vincent de Paul A Society of Lane County, Inc

Surabhi Shah

Surabhi Shah

Senior Policy Advisor

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Marria Evbuoma

Marria Evbuoma

Founder/Worker

Rotation Community Services

Zen Borlongan

Zen Borlongan

National Coordinator

Mother Earth Foundation

Kelley Dennings

Kelley Dennings

Campaigner

Center for Biological Diversity

Gary Liss

Gary Liss

Principal

Zero Waste Associates

Neil Seldman

Neil Seldman

Director, Recyclng Cornucopia Program

Zero Waste USA