Speakers, Day 2 – Communities

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Whitney Amaya

Whitney Amaya

Incinerator Organizer
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Alejandra Warren

Alejandra Warren

Executive Director and Co-Founder
Plastic Free Future
Adriana Velázquez

Adriana Velázquez

Senior Project Engineer
Metro Vancouver
Raphaelo James D. Villavicencio

Raphaelo James D. Villavicencio

Program Manager
Mother Earth Foundation
Mary Lou Van Deventer

Mary Lou Van Deventer

Co-Owner
Urban Ore
Annette Poliwka

Annette Poliwka

Executive Committee
Global Recycling Council
Sarah Baillie

Sarah Baillie

Population and Sustainability Organizer
Center for Biological Diversity
Heather Trim

Heather Trim

Executive Director
Zero Waste Washington
Aditi Varshneya

Aditi (Adi) Varshneya

US/Canada Membership Coordinator
GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)
Michelle Barton

Michelle Barton

Zero Waste Education Manager
Home ReSource
Daniella Menendez

Daniella Menendez

Outreach Coordinator
Race to Zero Waste
Kearni Warren

Kearni Warren

Organizer
Energy Justice Network
Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.

Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.

Chair, Long Range Planning Committee
Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board
Kyle Wiens

Kyle Wiens

CEO
iFixit
Deandra Sanchez

Deandra Sanchez

Organizer
Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend
Josh Simpson

Josh Simpson

Vice President
Little Kamper, LP
Pål Mårtensson

Pål Mårtensson

World Ambassador & World Mapper
Let's Do It World
Mathew Lubari

Mathew Lubari

Co-Founder and Executive Director
Community Creativity For Development (CC4D-Uganda)
Freddy Coronado

Freddy Coronado

Advisor
Zero Waste Youth USA
Jeremy Drake

Jeremy Drake

Principal
Strategy Zero Waste Solutions
Mike Ewall

Mike Ewall

Executive Director
Energy Justice Network
Erin Meyer

Erin Meyer

Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator
University of California, Merced
Michelle DeHaven

Michelle DeHaven

Program Manager
Environmental Finance Center at Wichita State University
Max Wechsler

Max Wechsler

Operations Manager
Urban Ore
Fredrika Syren

Fredrika Syren

Founder/Owner
Zero Waste Family
Liz Murphy

Liz Murphy

Co-Founder, Sustainability is Sexy
Owner, Santosha Nutrition
<strong>Elida Castillo</strong>

Elida Castillo

Program Director
Chispa Texas
Nivi Achanta

Nivi Achanta

CEO & Community Leader
Soapbox Project
Stacy Savage

Stacy Savage

Founder & CEO
Zero Waste Strategies LLC
Gary Liss

Gary Liss

Vice-President, Zero Waste USA
Zero Waste USA
Santosh Kumar Mishra

Santosh Kumar Mishra, Ph.D.

S. N. D. T. Women’s University, Mumbai, India
Bonnie Betts

Bonnie Betts

Lead Programming & Volunteer Coordinator
Zero Waste Youth USA
Brenda Platt

Brenda Platt

Director, Composting for Community Initiative
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Amanda Rice Waddle

Amanda Rice Waddle

Director of Zero Waste
The Repurpose Project & Zero Waste Gainesville
Dennis Uyat

Dennis Uyat

Program Committee
Zero Waste USA
Grace Liao

Grace Liao

Senior Associate
Food Works Group
Neil Seldman

Neil Seldman

Director
The Recycling Cornucopia Project, Zero Waste USA
Xenia Dolovova

Xenia Dolovova

Waste Reduction Programs Director
Zero Waste Washington
Dan Matsch

Dan Matsch

Compost Department Director
Eco-Cycle
Alex Danovitch

Alex Danovitch

Principal
Nothing Left to Waste
Chrise de Tournay Birkhahn

Chrise de Tournay Birkhahn

Zero Waste USA Associate, City of Berkeley Zero Waste Commission Chair
Zero Waste USA
Maurice Sampson

Maurice Sampson

Eastern Pennsylvania Director
Clean Water Action
Gay Gordon-Byrne

Gay Gordon-Byrne

Executive Director
Digital Right to Repair Coalition (aka "repair.org")
Alison Mountford

Alison Mountford

Founder/Chef
Ends+Stems
Peter Mui

Peter Mui

Founder
Fixit Clinic
Lori Mendez

Lori Mendez

Esq. , MAS-MBC
Save The Albatross Coalition
Win Cowger, PhD

Win Cowger, PhD

Environmental Scientist
Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research
Rachana Shah

Rachana Shah

Zero Waste Consultant
Common Ground Compost
Ruth Abbe

Ruth Abbe

President
Zero Waste USA