Olivia Sanchez, MBA is the Recycling & Community Outreach Program Coordinator for the Department of Waste Resources for Riverside County. She began her career in the solid waste and recycling field in 1999 and worked in both the public and private sector. She has worked in grant management and program implementation in the areas of … Read more
Alejandra Warren is a sustainability consultant and intersectional environmentalist working on diverse Zero Waste, resource conservation and environmental justice projects across the Bay Area. She co-led efforts to pass the first single-use plastic ban in San Mateo County in 2018 and co-founded Plastic Free Future in 2020. Alejandra currently works on bilingual outreach and technical … Read more
Human Eco Consulting is a women-owned small business based out of Seattle, Washington. Led by founder Hannah Johnson, Human Eco focuses on designing net Zero Waste strategic frameworks and program implementation pathways for technology corporations and government entities. Human Eco was founded in 2016 and has completed projects ranging from Zero Waste event design and … Read more
As Manager, Environmental Programs and Retail Compliance Center, Kaela maintains programs for the Retail Compliance Center (RCC) and Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) as a whole that focus on helping retailers improve their performance through benchmarking, education, resources, and program management tools. Kaela also leads the RCC’s Zero Waste Network and Energy Management Network, which … Read more
Kevin Drew retired as the Senior Zero Waste Specialist for the City of San Francisco (City) with 35 years’ experience in the field, including overseeing the city’s Fantastic 3 source separated collection program capturing organics, recyclables and trash citywide from 400,000 residences and 40,000 businesses. He led the City’s efforts to sequester carbon through the … Read more
Bergen is a dedicated sustainability professional with a decade of interdisciplinary study and work experience committed to protecting the welfare of humans and the environment. As Built Environment Manager for the Americas at the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, Bergen is responsible for outreach, education, policy development and adoption of Cradle to Cradle Certified … Read more
Calvin LAKHAN, Ph.D, is currently co-investigator of the “Waste Wiki” project at York University (with Dr. Mark Winfield), a research project devoted to advancing understanding of waste management research and policy in Canada. Calvin has authored 27 academic papers, and more than 75 white papers and technical reports. His research interests include: 1) Evaluating the … Read more
Jason entered the Zero Waste arena as the co-founder of the Destination Zero program offered through Ingenium. The program is a consultative partnership that customizes diversion strategies and validates metrics to deliver effective solutions towards attaining zero waste targets and TRUE certification. Throughout his journey thus far, Jason has worked closely with University Hospitals, Biopharmaceuticals, … Read more
Adoma is an intern with the Center for Biological Diversity’s Population and Sustainability Program as well as a Senior at Yale University studying Environmental Science and Global Health. With a keen interest in global sustainability, Adoma’s research focuses on the nexus between environmental, social, and economic justice, investigating how current systems of production and waste … Read more
Samantha Sommer brings 15 years of industry experience helping businesses, governments, and communities transition to better systems that promote source reduction and reuse rather than better recycling and organics diversion. As the Director of Business Innovation at Upstream, Samantha is accelerating and promoting effective, doable, and cost saving reusable models and services focused in the … Read more