A civil litigator for 32 years in San Diego, Ms. Mendez is legal counsel to the Save the AlbatrossCoalition. After obtaining a Master of Advance Studies in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation in 2018 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and leading the transformation of that campus and U.S. San Diego to be single-use plastic-free, Ms. Mendez…
Charles Moore was the Captain of Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita, and the founder of three NGOs,: Algalita Marine Research and Education, Long Beach Organic and the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research. In 1999, he became the first researcher to sample plastics floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and wrote about marine plastic pollution…
Angela Howe directs Surfrider Foundation’s legal strategy and advocacy efforts throughout the United States in order to guide grassroots chapters on beach access efforts, plastic pollution policy, sea level rise and environmental litigation. She also helps guide the organization through general counsel duties. Angela earned her law degree from Berkeley School of Law. Before joining…
Chrise is an independent Zero Waste specialist, educator, and advocate. As the Zero Waste Commission’s Chair, she designed and facilitated the public outreach and input-gathering efforts for the City of Berkeley’s 2019 landmark Single-Use Disposable Food Ware & Litter Reduction Ordinance. This process resulted in proposing to Council key revision recommendations that were instrumental in…
With a B.A. in Economics, Garr began his career helping produce inspirational programming such as Super Soul Sunday and special interviews for the Oprah Winfrey Network. Post his stint in the entertainment industry, Garr pursued a passion for environmentally friendly and financially viable commercial solutions and graduated with a Master of Sustainability Solutions from Arizona…
Jeremy Drake is a Zero Waste consultant with over 10 years of experience in community planning, program planning and implementation, stakeholder engagement, and education. Jeremy was the lead author of the Missoula ZERO by FIFTY Zero Waste Plan and facilitated a Zero Waste planning process with Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS), culminating in a strategic…
WasteCap Resource Solutions is an environmental non-profit dedicated to turning waste into resources. Founded in 1996, WasteCap assists organizations in their Zero Waste journey, providing solutions and oversight for construction & demolition teams seeking to increase their material reuse and waste diversion efforts. Daniel Hartsig joined WasteCap Resource Solutions in 2017 as the Director of…
Camille attended the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated from Vermont Law School, where she focused her studies on environmental law. After graduating law school, Camille spent the next 10 years in the nonprofit sector working in fundraising for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and for Scripps Health in San Diego, California. Since…
Amanda is a Zero Waste consultant working with communities to build their Zero Waste Master Plans. Amanda lives in Gainesville, FL and has been instrumental in getting Gainesville and Alachua County on the path to Zero Waste through her volunteer work as co-chair of Zero Waste Gainesville. Amanda is also the Director of Zero Waste…
Josh Bradley has been in the Building Management industry since 2016 in the Bay Area. It wasn’t until 2019 when his new client presented their Zero Waste ambitions that he focused more on sustainability. They are currently in the TRUE Certification submission review process and are striving for Platinum!