2024 Speakers, Day 1 – Business Keynote Showcase 2024 Day 1 Day 2 At A Glance Ben Schleifer EDC Food CoordinatorCenter for Environmental Health (CEH) Jonathan Levy Founder and Principal ConsultantZero Waste Pro Amber Schmidt New England Zero Waste Organizer, New England Zero Waste OrganizerClean Water Fund: ReThink Disposable Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn Instructor and ZW ConsultantZWUSA and Independent Heather Watkins Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)Bold Reuse Darienne Highsmith Project Manager, U.S. Market Transformation and DevelopmentU.S. Green Building Council Megan Hernandez Co-chairBayard Fox Selections Richard Anthony PresidentZero Waste International Alliance Dan Fritschen ResearcherWasteFree23 Nayeli Campos Community Outreach and Policy CoordinatorZero Waste Washington Marie Gallagher Senior National Sustainability ManagerSBM Management Services, LP Brianna Treat Director of SustainabilityClimate Pledge Arena/Seattle Kraken Marie Mourad, Ph.D. Zero (Food) Waste ConsultantIndependent Researcher and Food Waste Expert Jill Donello Manager, Educational ProgramsGreenEducation.US Vanessa Rogier Conservation ManagerThe Trash Punx Jenna Arkin Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Innovation OfficerECOS® Jessica Gonzalez Founder & CEOHappen Ventures Arminda Valles-Hall Senior Director, Learning & DevelopmentSolid Waste Association of North America Christopher J Stanley Student / Real Estate ProfessionalSanta Monica College | UCLA Susan Blachman Zero Waste ConsultantBlachman Consulting Amy Wald President and FounderGreenluxe Inc. Sue Beets-Atkinson Global VP of SustainabilitySBM Management Services LP Ashpreet Kaur Waste Sampling SpecialistStony Brook University Leah Tischler Sustainability ManagerCBRE Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli Co-Founder + CEOWA+TS (Waste Administration + Tracking Software) Jamie Kaminski PresidentHSR Zero Waste Susie Vincent Director of Client SolutionsUSGBC Amy Marpman Director SustainabilitySBM Management Services, LP Joshua Mastromatto CEORego Stephanie Barger Director - TRUE Zero Waste ProgramU.S. Green Building Council Alex Freid DirectorAtlas Zero Waste Rick Penner Industry RelationsZ3 Data Solutions Pat Kaufman Cities Reuse SpecialistPR3 Reuse Standards Agustín Sánchez Engineering DirectorGWES Engineering N.E MERCK Anita Schwartz Sustainability OfficerRe:Dish Ashlee Baker Co-Founder & Director of SustainabilityWaste Not Consulting Kellie Dalton Director of Sustainability & Client RelationsGolden Bear Recycling Victoria Charles ProfessorSanta Monica College | UCLA Matt Carter Manager, Recycling and Waste DiversionCox Enterprises Dan Kershaw Executive DirectorFurniture Bank Jesse Dunbar Senior Sustainability Manager - National AccountsSBM Management Services, LP Jenifer Parks District Facilities ManagerMicrosoft Robin Ennis Instructor, SWANA Zero Waste Principles & Practices CourseRetired Lara Ramdin, Ph.D. Chief Innovation & Science OfficerUpcycled Foods Inc Alec Cooley Senior AdvisorBusch Systems Stacie Johnson Sustainability ManagerGoodwill of the Heartland Mary Lou Van Deventer Co-OwnerUrban Ore MaryEllen Etienne Associate DirectorU.S. Green Building Council Valentina Rappa Sr. Sustainability Manager, Circular EconomyRheaply Julie Wedge California ReThink Disposable Program DirectorClean Water Fund