2024 – Day 1

Chrise is a Zero Waste specialist, educator, & advocate. She is Berkeley’s ZW Commission Vice Chair (former two-time Chair); as Chair, she coordinated and conducted the public outreach/input-gathering efforts instrumental for 2019’s landmark Single-Use Disposable Foodware & Litter Reduction Ordinance passage. She is an instructor for Zero Waste USA’s certification program, assistant project manager for … Read more

Jill Donello partners with organizations to analyze systems, processes and people to increase efficiency and reduce waste through system redesign, training, education and change management programs. Jill has more than 20 years of experience in the design and delivery of content-live, filmed, written, and animated to diverse audiences in multiple industries. At GreenEducation.US, Jill brings … Read more

I am a former professional athlete turned climate tech founder. While transitioning out of sports, I organized local neighborhood trash clean-ups and realized the alarming amount of furniture dumped on the sides of roads/curbs in Philadelphia and I instantly knew I wanted to help. My co-founder and I built Rego from the ground up to … Read more

For more than ten years, Dan Kershaw has steered Furniture Bank through a transformative era, merging social enterprise and technology to combat furniture poverty and minimize waste, enriching the lives of over 125,000 families. Embracing #AIForGood since 2022, he has integrated AI into operations to enhance efficiency and impact, setting a new standard for social … Read more

A 30 year sustainability professional and subject matter expert on solid waste disposal, composting, stormwater best management practices, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. Stacie’s first dumpster dive was in 1995 and she hasn’t looked back since, has dived in thousands of dumpsters at this stage in her career. In the years since … Read more

Marie Mourad, Ph.D. is a sociologist with over twelve years of experience working as a food, waste, and sustainability expert and consultant for non-profits and governmental agencies in the United States and Europe. She currently assists the City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and other jurisdictions in California in implementing edible food … Read more

Co-founder and Director of Sustainability at Waste Not Consulting, Ashlee brings over 11 years of experience in waste diversion and reduction for commercial properties and businesses. She specializes in creating, executing, and overseeing sustainable waste management programs that prioritize environmental consciousness and fiscal responsibility. Ashlee is passionate about educating and speaking on topics related to … Read more

A sustainability professional with a passion for zero waste, Matt Carter serves as the Manager of Recycling and Waste Diversion at Cox Enterprises and supports the company’s journey to Zero Waste to Landfill by 2024. Prior to Cox, Matt worked at Interface, Rubicon, and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG). A lifelong passion of the outdoors and … Read more