2023 Speakers, Day 1 – Business

Ushma Pandya Mehta

Ushma Pandya

Partner & Co Founder
Think Zero LLC
Manuel Gorrin

Manuel Gorrin

Director, Mission and J.E.D.I.
Nature’s Path Organic Foods
Kendon Jung

Kendon Jung

Program Manager
Arizona State University
Lisa Clark

Lisa Clarke, PhD

Climate Action in K-12 Public Schools
Sustainable Marin Schools
Riccardo Leonardi

Riccardo Leonardi

Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer
ReLearn
Jeremy Drake

Jeremy Drake

Principal
Strategy Zero Waste Solutions
Kana Watando

Kana Watando

Co-founder & Director
INOW
Ignas Bolsakovas

Ignas Bolsakovas

Co-Founder
FoodWare
Alex Danovitch

Alex Danovitch

Principal
Nothing Left to Waste
Timonie Hood, LEED AP

Timonie Hood, LEED AP

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

Teresa Bradley

Founder & CEO
Race to Zero Waste
Martin R. Reyes

Martin R. Reyes

Founder
Reyes Wine Group LLC
Jennie R. Romer

Jennie R. Romer

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention at OCSPP
Environmental Protection Agency
Nathalie Owen

Nathalie Owen

Zero Waste Lead
Fairfax County Government
Jonathan Levy

Jonathan Levy

Founder and Principal Consultant
Zero Waste Pro
Jocelyn Quarrell

Jocelyn Quarrell

CEO
Bold Reuse
Sue Beets-Atkinson

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Global VP, Sustainability
SBM Management Services
Jason Teliszczcak

Jason Teliszczcak

CEO / Founder
JT Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Pete Gonzales

Pete Gonzales

EHS Systems Manager
Glanbia Nutritionals
Stephanie Barger

Stephanie Barger

Director - TRUE Zero Waste Program
U.S. Green Building Council
Tamra Yoder

Tamra Yoder

Director of Administration
Wine Service Cooperative
Jamie Kaminski

Jamie Kaminski

President
HSR Zero Waste
Michael Savarie

Michael Savarie

Sustainability Program Manager
UL Solutions
Celeste McMickle

Celeste McMickle

Director, Client Solutions
TRUE Certification for Zero Waste
Nathalie Burgeff

Nathalie Burgeff

MS Candidate/Resilient & Sustainable Communities
Prescott College
Annette Poliwka

Annette Poliwka

Board Member
League to Save Lake Tahoe / Keep Tahoe Blue
Andre Villasenor

Andre Villasenor

Environmental Protection Specialist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jarrod Otta

Jarrod Otta

Plant Manager
Glanbia Nutritionals
Judi Henderson

Judi Henderson

president
Mannequin Madness
Anna Dengler

Anna Dengler

Senior Sustainability Advisor
Great Forest
Jessica Shrout

Jessica Shrout

President
Circle Three Branding
Alina Bekkerman

Alina Bekkerman

CRV Zero Waste Coordinator
San Francisco Environment Department
Devin Jackson

Devin Jackson

Teacher/Environmental Sustainability Coordinator/NCRA Board Member
Mt. Diablo Unified School District; NCRA
Bruce Buchan

Bruce Buchan

Founder and CEO
CleanRiver Recycling Solutions
Kaela Martins

Kaela Martins

Manager, Recycling and Packaging Sustainability
American Forest and Paper Association
Grant Jampolsky

Grant Jampolsky

Co-Founder
BioCoTech Americas
Rebecca Kulas

Rebecca Kulas

Sustainability Operations Manager – Commodity Recycling
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Instructor and ZW Consultant
ZWUSA and Independent
Cory Tatarzyn

Cory Tatarzyn

Zero Waste SME
General Motors
Megan Hernandez

Megan Hernandez

Sales Associate
Bayard Fox Selections
May Myo Myint

May Myo Myint

Intern
California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC)
Lynn Hoffman

Lynn Hoffman

National Coordinator / Co-President
AMBR & Eureka Recycling
Tori Williams

Tori Williams

Strategic Initiatives
Frog's Leap Winery
Delaney Demro

Delaney Demro

Project Manager
Center for Sustainable Material Management
Samantha Romanick

Samantha Romanick

Postdoctoral Associate
University of Rochester
Marty Metro

Marty Metro

Founder / CEO
UsedCardboardBoxes & UCBZeroWaste
Joanne Brasch, PhD

Joanne Brasch, PhD

Special Project Manager
California Product Stewardship Council