Profile
Mr. Whelan has been Director of the City of Albuquerque’s Solid Waste Department since 2017, and is an accomplished leader with extensive project management skills. He has roots in Las Cruces, NM where he started his professional career as a teenager working for his grandfather’s sanitation company, Silva Sanitation. He began by assembling roll-out collection containers, cleaning containers, and riding on the collection trucks. Previously he served as the Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Whelan has over 11 years of experience in finance and accounting, including auditing for City, County and Tribal Governments. Prior to the City of Albuquerque, he worked for six years with REDW, LLC one of the largest certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwestern United States. Mr. Whelan holds two Bachelor’s degrees from New Mexico State University, one in Accounting and the other in Finance Administration. Sessions