Hailing originally from Georgia, Alexis Young (she/her) has been a broadcast reporter for the Emmy® award-winning public affairs show New York NOW. Prior to this, she was an investigative journalist at The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; founder, host, and engineer of the podcast A Pinch of Perspective; and worked at Cronkite News in Arizona … Read more
Hayden is a sustainability expert with experience working in the US, China, Costa Rica, and Spain. She is the Strategic Director of Communications for Race to Zero Waste, streamlining goals and messaging for outreach, reports, fundraising, and special events. She has been involved in the zero waste movement since 2013, spearheading campaigns to advance zero … Read more
Sunni is a community organizer with deep experience in helping translate between technical experts and community residents, focusing on elevating community views and voices. She is an education professional with a background in human and organizational development and policy. Sunni is skilled in project management and evaluation, strategic planning, community engagement, large group facilitation, and … Read more
Daniella is Race to Zero Waste’s Outreach Coordinator. She is an experienced zero waste and environmental policy consultant. Daniella began her work in zero waste at the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFE) as an Outreach Associate. She provided technical assistance and education to local residents and businesses throughout San Francisco. Following that role, … Read more
Megan is a public health historian who uses history to inform policy. After receiving her master’s and doctorate in public health from Columbia University, she spent over a decade at Weill Cornell Medical College working with issues in mental health policy. She moved to Beyond Plastics because she believes that climate change is the greatest … Read more
A founding member of GAIA, Neil has worked on international environmental policy, climate, and development finance and provided technical support to GAIA members. He has over 20 years of experience working on waste, plastic, climate change, toxics, and environmental justice issues. He also has experience with carbon markets and international development finance. Neil is the … Read more
Nazir Khan has co-led the formation of the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table, where he works with communities fighting for environmental justice — communities fighting against being sacrificed for profit and fighting instead for a regenerative, caring, and sustainable society. He has been involved over the last 15 years in the climate, labor, and HIV/AIDS movements and borne witness to … Read more
Jordan Figueiredo is a Zero Waste Specialist II and has been at Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) for over 12 years. As the School Programs lead, Jordan works on outreach, donations, and improving school recycling and organics programs and diversion. Jordan also works on school presentations, field trips, assemblies, a student scholarship program, and custodian … Read more
Daniela is a trilingual inspiring purpose-driven leader. She has over 14 years of expertise in advancing systemic change for the circular economy through innovative cross-sector partnerships to advance zero waste policy, programs, and solutions locally throughout North America and Latin America. Her expertise has been in food waste reduction, composting, and soil regeneration as key … Read more
Nick is CAW’s Director of Advocacy and has been with the organization since 2007. In that time, Nick has led CAW’s team of advocates in campaigns to pass groundbreaking laws that have positioned California as a global leader in reducing and recovering waste. By building strong coalitions, he has helped enact policies to reduce the … Read more