Richard Anthony

Richard V. Anthony is a volunteer board member who began his career in Public Administration in 1971 as a California State University Long Beach Recycling Center manager. He received an MS in Public Administration in 1974. Mr. Anthony has worked his entire career in environmental program management positions. He is an internationally recognized and published … Read more

Amy Marpman

With over seventeen years of sustainability consulting experience, Amy has developed and implemented strategic zero waste programs for a diverse range of large and small business clients across industries, including offices, corporate campuses, life-science facilities, hotels, resorts, stadiums, arenas, restaurants, retail, mixed-use complexes, and educational institutions. Her expertise includes enhancing program standardization across multiple locations, … Read more

Jesse Dunbar

Jesse Dunbar is the Senior Sustainability Manager for SBM Management LLP in Redmond, WA working with a large technology client. Jesse has 20 years of facility management experience and owned his own sustainable business for 10 of those years. Jesse is passionate about Zero Waste and waste management. He currently manages a large waste sorting … Read more

MaryEllen Etienne

MaryEllen Etienne is the creator of “Women in Circularity.” MaryEllen works on the Market Transformation and Development team for the U.S. Green Building Council. She has over 20 years of experience in sustainability, specializes in circular economy initiatives and is an expert in reuse. Organization:U.S. Green Building CouncilTitle:Associate DirectorWebhttps://www.usgbc.org/people/maryellen-etienne/0010719761LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maryellen-etienne/

Rick Penner

Rick is an innovator with a deep passion for developing solutions that address environmental and social challenges. As President of Emerge Knowledge Design Inc, Rick has spent the last 20 years successfully guiding the transformation of Re-TRAC Connect™ from a great idea to a one of the most widely used material management reporting platforms in … Read more

Ashpreet Kaur

Ashpreet is a recent Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary ecology at the University of Florida. Her scholarly endeavors revolve around the comprehensive understanding and exploration of the factors driving Zero Waste program improvement. She is interested in qualitative and quantitative behavior research studies in the field of waste management. She is currently working in the waste … Read more

Stephanie Barger

Stephanie Barger

Director, Market Transformation & DevelopmentTRUE Zero Waste Certification As director of market transformation & development for the TRUE Zero Waste Certification, Stephanie Barger is responsible for the growth and development of the TRUE program. Barger helped launch TRUE, owned and administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) in 2017. GBCI is the premier organization independently … Read more

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Sue Beets-Atkinson is the Global Vice President of Sustainability for SBM Management Services, LP. With more than 30 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

Dan Fritschen

Dan Fritschen is a researcher with WasteFree23.org. Dan brings more than 30 years of management, development and engineering experience to the WasteFree23 team to combat the greatest challenges of our times – Global Warming and Plastic Pollution. WasteFree23 is an international network of individuals, communities, and organizations that create, promote, and train any interested participant … Read more

Jonathan Levy

Jonathan Levy

Jonathan Levy is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Zero Waste Pro, an environmental consultant company helping municipalities, waste haulers, and corporations implement waste reduction strategies to comply with California’s complex regulatory climate. As an independent consulting firm, Zero Waste Pro provides customer-tailored solutions that are best for its clients. Organization:Zero Waste ProTitle:Founder and Principal … Read more