Stacy Savage is a lifelong Texan born and raised in the oil and gas Mecca known as “The Golden Triangle” where both her parents worked at refineries for a collective 75 years. Her personal experience with rotten egg smells, brown, hazy skies, and cancers that affected influential family members stamped her career path in environmental … Read more
Daniella Menendez is an experienced zero waste and environmental policy consultant. Ms. Menendez began her work in zero waste at the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFE) as an Outreach Associate providing technical assistance and education to residents and businesses throughout San Francisco. Following that role, Ms. Menendez began working as the City Government … Read more
Raphaelo is the Program Manager of Mother Earth Foundation – an NGO that seeks to transform the Philippines into a more sustainable, climate-friendly, and Zero Waste country to live in. He has studied Bachelor of Arts Major in Sociology at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, and has a background in Social Entrepreneurship in Berlin. … Read more
Kelley Dennings is a campaigner with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity where she develops and executes advocacy and outreach initiatives that address the connections between reproductive health, gender equity, endless growth, inequitable consumption and the climate and extinction crises. Prior to the Center, she worked in waste management and forest conservation. She holds a … Read more
Michelle works with recurring and new public and nonprofit initiatives to enhance their capacity to face environmental and financial challenges. She has experience in mapping, extensive research, survey design and development, and both quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Michelle has experience conducting professional training and community engagement. She also has experience facilitating conversation to think … Read more
Alyson brings an intimate knowledge of zero food waste to powerfully move initiatives forward. She continues to thrive at the heart of shaping and advocating for city, county, and statewide policies and support for food waste prevention. With a background in volunteer management, gleaning, sustainable event production, environmental service-learning leadership in educational institutions, and restaurant … Read more
Jessica’s pursuit as both an academic and practitioner is to help create sustainable and just transitions to less wasteful systems. Jessica is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. Based on community-driven development, she focuses her contributions on how she can bring her resources to best serve … Read more
Brenda Platt directs the Composting for Community Initiative at the national nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where she has worked 36 years promoting zero waste, non-burn solutions to trash. Her current focus is advancing community-scale options such as composting at homes, community gardens, and farms. She emphasizes the power of compost to enhance soils, protect … Read more
Rachana Shah (she/her) Zero Waste Consultant at Common Ground Compost LLC Rachana is a systems thinker, zero waste consultant, activist, public speaker, and mother of 2 young children. Her current consulting work centers on planning and launching successful organics collection programs for corporate, retail, and institutional clients, conducting zero waste audits, educating audiences about the … Read more
Sara Fuentes is the Co-Founder and President of Smart Waste Inc, a start-up focusing on waste technologies, waste systems, and vendor management for Zero Waste Programs. With over ten years of experience in the Waste and Recycling Industry, Sara is a leader in abating waste. Her core values of transparency, circularity, and people help businesses … Read more