Kevin Koertje

Kevin Koertje

With over 25 years of experience with Boise Paper, Kevin has spent a significant amount of time working with end user clients to reduce their impact on the environment. Boise Paper has long been committed to responsible fiber procurement practices. The International Falls mill is certified to all three procurement standards available in the United … Read more

Synergis – Zero Waste Group

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Synergis – Zero Waste Group improves commercial waste programs to reduce costs, minimize waste, achieve compliance & streamline trash management. Nearly 90% of businesses overspend on trash disposal. And many struggle with compliance, training employees or tenants on proper waste handling, and maximizing recycling and composting. Synergis – Zero Waste Group offers solutions. We are … Read more

Mersy Maradiaga

Mersy Maradiaga graduated as a civil engineer and has been working with Turner Construction for the past 4 years. She is a sustainability engineer for a special assignment with Turner headquarters’ sustainability team. Her role consists of researching waste in the C&D industry with the idea to implement better waste management practices at Turner. For … Read more

Denise Braun

Denise Braun

As Founder and Principal of All About Waste, Mrs. Braun brings with her over 20 years of experience with sustainable buildings and solutions – having worked on over 200 LEED certified projects and 14 WELL certified projects nationwide. Ms. Braun has developed, analyzed and implemented technical waste management solutions with a diverse range of enterprises, … Read more

Sarah Goff

Sarah Goff is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Repurpose Project, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to diverting useful resources from the landfill, redirecting these items to the public for art and education, and inspiring creativity. What started as a dream to build a small creative reuse center has transformed into an all-consuming passion to … Read more

Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey is currently focused on managing an emerging real estate portfolio while cultivating a dynamic relationship with the Atlanta Metropolitan community. He is excited about the opportunity to leverage his broad experiences and unique perspective in the integration of Microsoft values and mission with the local culture. In his previous role in Seattle, Washington, Jeffrey … Read more

Brenda Platt

Brenda has 35 years of experience at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) providing expertise in recycling, composting and other resource conservation practices and policy to government agencies, industry, and public interest and community-based organizations. She has researched and co-authored more than a dozen reports on recycling and composting. Brenda’s current focus is advancing food … Read more

Maricon Alvarez

Maricon Alvarez

Maricon Alvarez is one of the Program Managers of Mother Earth Foundation. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from University of the Philippines. She handles MEF’s different Zero Waste Projects of MEF in various cities in the Philippines. A passionate Zero Waste advocate, she conducts Ecological Solid Waste Management and Zero Waste … Read more

Mateus PeÇanha

Mateus PeÇanha

Mateus Peçanha Executive Director of Zero Waste Brazil and member of the board of Zero Waste International Alliance, Mateus has been running the certification and the training program in Brazil since 2018. Instituto Lixo Zero BrasilExecutive Directorhttps://ilzb.org/

Marialyce Pedersen

Marialyce Pedersen is a sustainable materials management professional with deep experience in Zero Waste, currently serving on the Advisory Council member for GBCI TRUE and as Secretary for the National Recycling Coalition Board of Directors. Pedersen served on the team that developed the TRUE Zero Waste Advisor exam in 2017. and was a founding member … Read more