Maricon Alvarez is one of the Program Managers of Mother Earth Foundation. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from University of the Philippines. She handles MEF’s different Zero Waste Projects of MEF in various cities in the Philippines. A passionate Zero Waste advocate, she conducts Ecological Solid Waste Management and Zero Waste … Read more
Mateus Peçanha Executive Director of Zero Waste Brazil and member of the board of Zero Waste International Alliance, Mateus has been running the certification and the training program in Brazil since 2018. Instituto Lixo Zero BrasilExecutive Directorhttps://ilzb.org/
Marialyce Pedersen is a sustainable materials management professional with deep experience in Zero Waste, currently serving on the Advisory Council member for GBCI TRUE and as Secretary for the National Recycling Coalition Board of Directors. Pedersen served on the team that developed the TRUE Zero Waste Advisor exam in 2017. and was a founding member … Read more
Hayden Sloan is a sustainability expert who has experience working in the US, China, Costa Rica, and Spain. She has been involved in the Zero Waste movement since 2013, gradually changing her own habits and spearheading campaigns to advance zero waste and circular economy principles internationally. She is the Strategic Director of Communications for Race … Read more
Jesse Maxwell is the Advocacy & Safety Senior Manager for the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). Jesse regularly tracks and reports on legislative and regulatory issues in the municipal solid waste industry and directs safety-related programming. Prior to working at SWANA, Jesse received an M.A. in liberal arts from St. John’s College, Annapolis, … Read more
Sue Pinera is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience working for major global organizations providing environmental and sustainability support across business lines. Ms. Pinera has developed strategic programs and procedures that meet corporate objectives and goals in the areas of Zero Waste, energy consumption, employee awareness, recycling, waste management, building certifications, water … Read more
Kelly Jaramillo has served as the Forest Service Region 3 (Arizona and New Mexico) Sustainable Operations Program Lead for the past 6 years. She has supported the National Greening Fire Team (GFT) for the past four years and currently serves as Chairperson. She has helped to transition this team from its grassroots beginnings to a … Read more
Brian Balukonis retired from Raytheon Company in 2018 after a 32+ year career where he worked as the Solid Waste Process Owner for the Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business segment in Tewksbury, MA. As the Zero Waste Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Raytheon, he focused on Zero Waste planning and helped develop a unique resource … Read more
Lindsey Hoell is the CEO of Dispatch Goods, and a UC Berkeley MBA Candidate. While previously running Surfrider Hawaii’s Ocean Friendly Restaurants Program, she saw the opportunity for a reuse infrastructure to support circular solutions. She then returned to school to start Dispatch Goods, a reverse logistics company accelerating reusable solutions. Dispatch GoodsCEOhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-hoell-56217765/
My personal and professional mission is to “Save the food. Feed the people.” I am the Sustainable Food Programs Coordinator at UC Merced where I do just that. I coordinate Food Connect, Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program, No Food Left Behind, the Pop-Up People’s Pantry and the People’s Fridge. My goal is … Read more