Bryan Ukena, CEO, Recycle Ann Arbor Bryan has 30 years of experience that span a cross-section of public and private solid waste fields, including collections, transfer, processing, financing and policy expertise. Prior to his appointment as CEO of RAA, Bryan served as Co- President of Eureka Recycling, the nation’s largest non-profit recycler located in Minnesota. … Read more
Nicole Kenney is the Senior Sustainability Manager for LifeLabs Design, Inc., a textile technology and apparel company that enables people to reduce their personal energy use through clothing. She serves as an executive committee member on the Prevention, Repair and Reuse Technical Council of CRRA (California Resource Recovery Association). She is an active member of … Read more
Vice President of Sustainability and Education, Earth Friendly Products Ph.D. – Sustainability M.E.M – Master of Environmental Management BAppSc -Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry) Dr. Afsharmanesh is the Sustainability Leader in implementing and spearheading a comprehensive climate-positive program that led Earth Friendly Products to became Climate Positive and Zero Waste Platinum certificated at all four … Read more
Bruce is a driver and promoter for sustainability change and believes that Culture, Communication and Collection are the 3 driving factors for achieving zero waste. This redefined concept called the “CleanRiver 3C Process” has been adopted and widely followed by organizations such as Google, Tesla, Facebook and Tim Hortons. A highly sought-after speaker, Bruce shares … Read more
Beets-Atkinson’s involvement extends into many projects over her long career that range from a sample waste analysis (approximately 200 pounds), with a building walk and recommendations to supporting a 5 day multiple locations waste analysis and extensive building assessment which included over 20,000 pounds of waste, a team of over 15 support staff, extensive recommendations … Read more
Amy Marpman is Director of Sustainability at SBM Management. As part of the corporate sustainability team, she provides advisement and support for SBM clients and site teams across the U.S. toward their zero waste goals. Amy has 15 years of experience as a waste and recycling professional, is Chair of the Queens Solid Waste Advisory … Read more
Angel Veza serves as ReFED’s Senior Manager of Capital, Innovation, & Engagement, working to catalyze the adoption of top food waste solutions. She originally worked in the education field teaching underserved communities. After working with students for 7 years, Angel received her Grade Diplome at the French Culinary Institute and worked through New York City’s … Read more
Eric has 20 years experience developing and deploying technical programs to delight customers.. Originally a Product Manager for leading eCommerce companies, Eric has led both technical and customer-facing projects at multinational, publicly traded companies such as TD Bank and IDEXX Laboratories, and at smaller startups. Eric serves as the Account Manager and Project Leader to … Read more
Young started with PLAN right after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. While on campus, they organized the fossil fuel divestment campaign, and worked for the Student Office of Sustainability. Young’s involvement with The People over Petro Co. & the fight to resist the petrochemical expansion of the Ohio River Valley led to … Read more
Heather has more than 25 years of experience in environmental work ranging from Zero Waste to toxic chemicals and habitat issues. At Zero Waste Washington, her focus has been on reducing upstream sources of waste and addressing downstream impacts, getting toxic chemicals out of products, eliminating plastic pollution, and building on the organization’s signature producer … Read more