Co-Founder & Executive Director @Community Creativity For Development(CC4D),Fixer, Maker, Advocate for Repair & Reuse, Open Technology, Open Source Hardware & Science, Gender Inclusion and Equality. I am a refugee from South Sudan living in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda Community Creativity For Development (CC4D-Uganda)Co-Founder and Executive Directorhttps://www.facebook.com/CC4D.Uganda/
Maggie Clarke, Ph.D. is a zero waste consultant at Maggie Clarke Environmental, has been an educator and researcher in environmental science and advocate for zero waste practices for over 30 years, and a professional in solid waste management for over 40 years. Maggie is chair of the National Recycling Coalition’s Committee to establish a NRC … Read more
In this panel discussion, organized by the Center for Biological Diversity, we’ll share research and campaigns related to zero waste, a just transition, reuse and sustainable celebrations. Attendees will learn how individual behavior change relates to changing systems. We’ll share survey results that are informing future Center campaigns and we’ll highlight free resources that others … Read more
Peter Mui is the founder of Fixit Clinic (www.fixitclinic.org) which conveys critical thinking and troubleshooting skills through both in-person and virtual events. Over 750 in-person Fixit Clinic events have been hosted at elementary, secondary and high schools, colleges and universities, libraries and through teleconferencing software. “Education, entertainment, empowerment, elucidation, and, ultimately, enlightenment through all-ages do-it-together … Read more
Laura Anthony is a 2nd generation zero waste community organizer. Graduated from San Diego State University with a Women’s Students major and a Communications Minor in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in 2012. In 2007, she helped start and now current President of a local … Read more
Alejandra Warren is a sustainability consultant and intersectional environmentalist working on diverse Zero Waste, resource conservation and intersectional justice projects across the Bay Area. She co-founded Plastic Free Future in 2020, a non-profit organization dedicated to the reduction and elimination of plastic pollution through promoting reusable alternatives and focusing on education to systemically excluded communities. … Read more
Terry McDonald has served as Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. (SVdP) for 37 years. He is a hands-on, visionary leader with undergraduate degrees in political science and history and a Master of Education degree from the University of Oregon. Terry’s road to entrepreneurial leadership began with a modest … Read more
Currently consulting on strategic sustainability, over his career Ryan McMullan has led several sustainability and zero waste programs including the Mattress Recycling Council, Toyota’s Corporate Responsibility department and Rice University’s Facilities & Engineering department. These have included shifting cultures from recycling to focus on reduce and reuse, establishing new recycling programs, and using zero waste … Read more
Nik is an electrical engineer-turned-entrepreneur who found his passion to keep trash out of the environment after encountering it during open water swimming and hiking expeditions all around the world. He founded Zabble in 2016 to help organizations reach zero waste by championing a novel waste measurement process that engages stakeholders and closes the loop. Nik is … Read more
Rachel’s international educational background fuses social science with quantitative methods by bridging Applied Social Psychology and environmental decision-making with Industrial Ecology. She has presented her novel assessment of the environmental impact and diffusion potential of Transition Towns and has contributed scientific findings to the EU Horizon 2020 project ENERGISE: a pan-European initiative for understanding of … Read more