Mersy Maradiaga graduated as a civil engineer and has been working with Turner Construction for the past 4 years. She is a sustainability engineer for a special assignment with Turner headquarters’ sustainability team. Her role consists of researching waste in the C&D industry with the idea to implement better waste management practices at Turner. For … Read more
As Founder and Principal of All About Waste, Mrs. Braun brings with her over 20 years of experience with sustainable buildings and solutions – having worked on over 200 LEED certified projects and 14 WELL certified projects nationwide. Ms. Braun has developed, analyzed and implemented technical waste management solutions with a diverse range of enterprises, … Read more
Sarah Goff is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Repurpose Project, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to diverting useful resources from the landfill, redirecting these items to the public for art and education, and inspiring creativity. What started as a dream to build a small creative reuse center has transformed into an all-consuming passion to … Read more
Jeffrey is currently focused on managing an emerging real estate portfolio while cultivating a dynamic relationship with the Atlanta Metropolitan community. He is excited about the opportunity to leverage his broad experiences and unique perspective in the integration of Microsoft values and mission with the local culture. In his previous role in Seattle, Washington, Jeffrey … Read more
Brenda has 35 years of experience at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) providing expertise in recycling, composting and other resource conservation practices and policy to government agencies, industry, and public interest and community-based organizations. She has researched and co-authored more than a dozen reports on recycling and composting. Brenda’s current focus is advancing food … Read more
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