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Dr. Joanne Brasch holds a PhD in Textile Economics and Environmental Analysis from the University of California, Davis, where she also received a Master’s degree in Textile Science and a Bachelor’s degree in International Agricultural Development. With more than 13 years of academic work experience, Joanne has held lecturer and research appointments at UC Davis, CSU Sacramento, and Donghua University in Shanghai, China. She was the Sustainability Researcher for the UC Davis Health System, leading projects on waste mitigation and environmentally preferable purchasing on campus. Her topics of interest include global commodity systems, supply-chain sustainability, and environmental protection. She currently works as Special Project Manager at the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) and has worked for its national spinoff, the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC), to lead projects that promote a circular economy using Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). She presents to groups, large and small, regularly and leads pubic meetings in accordance with Bagley-Keene as Dr. Brasch is appointed by California Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to two advisory committees for carpet and mattress recycling with the position of Vice Chair on both. She made Waste360’s “40 under 40” list for 2021.
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