Joanie Burns is an Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Manager at Amgen, Inc. in Thousand Oaks, California. She has 27 years of environmental policy and planning experience, working with a wide range of public and private sector organizations in the U.S. and internationally. Ms. Burns was involved in the development of some of Europe’s first … Read more
Nivi Achanta is the founder and CEO of Soapbox Project, a social enterprise that makes it easy for busy people to take fight climate change. Soapbox’s lightweight climate justice funnel starts with bite-sized climate action plans, scales up through monthly action hours, and engages people further through a membership community focused on local action. When … Read more
Mike Ewall is the founder and Executive Director of Energy Justice Network, a national network of grassroots groups fighting dirty energy and waste facilities, and primarily focused on ending incineration in all forms. He’s been fighting incinerators since high school in 1991, and has led winning campaigns stopping numerous biomass and waste incinerators, waste-to-fuel facilities, … Read more
Chef & founder at Santosha Nutrition, Liz has a passion for plant-based cuisine, regenerative agriculture and fighting food waste. After working in the hospitality industry for 10 years, it became clear that Liz needed to become part of the solution instead of the problem. Santosha provides zero-waste cooking classes, farm-to-table experiences and community events that … Read more
Sue Beets-Atkinson is the Global Vice President of Sustainability for SBM Management Services, LP. With more than 28 years of resource management and recycling experience, she has successfully designed and implemented many large and complex recycling programs for a multitude of Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. Beets-Atkinson regularly reinvents systems for improved efficiency … Read more
I retired on June 30, 2020 from the Population Education Resource Centre (PERC), Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension [DLLE, previously known as Department of Continuing & Adult Education & Extension Work (DCAEEW)], S.N.D.T. Women’s University (SNDTWU), Mumbai, India. I underwent training in demography, with award of Government of India Fellowship, during 1986-1987 from the … Read more
I grew up in Berkeley, CA back in the early ’70s, in a house where recycling was the norm. I am proud to say that I was educated in public schools from kindergarten all the way through California’s community college system (Merritt College), CSU (Sacramento State) and UC systems (UC San Diego grad). I took … Read more
Mardis is an American Industrial Designer and Creative Director with 15 years of experience in Consumer Electronics, Neurotech, Lifestyle, Soft Goods and Packaging. He specializes in fast, technical execution and has spent extensive time overseas shepherding products through mass production to ensure design intent. He has designed for the likes of Nike, Facebook, Logitech, Dell, … Read more
Steven M. Finn is Vice President of Sustainability and Public Affairs for Leanpath, the global leader in integrated hardware and software solutions for food waste prevention, where he helps clients take control of their food waste while engaging their employees in creating a culture of food waste prevention. He is a member of the Leanpath … Read more
Alison Mountford is a chef and entrepreneur. Alison teaches busy families how to reduce household food waste while managing their home kitchens through an online meal planning web-app, digital courses, and virtual presentations. She’s a recurring chef on her local morning show in Providence Rhode Island, has cooked for the Vice-President of the U.S., and … Read more