WasteExpo 2023: Speaker list

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Omar Abou-Sayed

Chief Executive Officer
GeoEnvironment Technologies (a division of Advantek Waste Management Services)

Adele Abrams

President
Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC

Stuart Ahlum

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
SuperCircle

Jennifer Ahluwalia

Vice President of Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability
GFL Environmental Inc.

Jessica Aldridge

Director of Sustainability and Zero Waste Programs
Athens Services

Dr. László Aleksza

CEO
ProfiKomp Környezettechnika Zrt., L., and Zsuzsanna Üveges, Szent István University

Arthur Alexander

FEL Driver
Waste Connections

Tracy Allensworth

Director of Experience, Inclusion and Diversity
Waste Connections

Aubrey Alvarez

Co-founder and Executive Director
Eat Greater Des Moines

Lyndsi Alvarez

CEO
Precision Waste Solutions

Richard Anthony

Principal
Richard Anthony Associates

Matthew Aronson

Chief Revenue Officer
Verdant Technologies

Gustavo Arriaga

Recology

Laura Askin

Owner
LKACo, LLC

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Nikhil Balachandran

CEO
Zabble Inc.

Erin Banfield

Director of Municipal Services
Casella

Anne Barr

Executive Director, Sonoco FRESH Initiative
Clemson University

Ryan Begin

CEO and Co-founder
Divert Inc.

Christine Beling

Project Engineer & Team Leader for the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) program
US Environmental Protection Agency-New England-Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division

Vincent Benini

Chief Commercial Officer
Positive Energy

Craig Bennett

Director of Safety - Programs and Analysis
Waste Management Safety Services

Craig Benson

Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton

Founder
Astrapto LLC

Bridgett Biggs

West Area Safety Manager
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Gary Bilbro

Regional Manager
EcoSafe Zero Waste

Elaine Blatt

Senior Program and Policy Specialist
Oregon DEQ Materials Management Program

Kristie Blumer

Courtney Boelter

Partner Account Administrator
Sourcewell

Joanna Bolado

Operations Director
4MyCiTy

Stephanie Bolyard

Senior Engineer to the Assistant Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Suzie Boxman

Director of Programs
EREF

Meaghan Boyd

Alston & Bird

Greg Bracci

Vice President - Americas
Envirosuite

Ryan Brandos

Senior Key Account Manager
Lytx

Kim Braun

President
Braun Consulting Services

Megan Brillault

Principal; Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Attorney
Beveridge & Diamond, PC

Emily Broad Leib

Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic; Deputy Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Harvard Law School

Thomas Brooks

Chief Technology Officer
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)

Louise Bruce

Managing Director, Center for Sustainable Behavior and Impact
The Recycling Partnership

Dave Bryla

Waste Zero

Curt Bucey

Executive Vice President
Strategic Materials, Inc.

Ryan Buhay

Account Executive
ReCollect Systems

Martin Bureau

Vice President, Innovation
ALTRA

Jean Buzby

USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Brendan Buzer

Director of Product Management
Lytx

Marc Byers

Founder & President
Byers Scientific

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Becky Caldwell

Executive Director
Construction and Demolition Recycling Association

Bill Camarillo

Chief Executive Officer
Agromin

Andy Campbell

Supplier Development Supervisor
Sourcewell

Bob Cappadona

Vice President – Resource Solutions
Casella

Tony Cardamone

Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Concorde, Inc.

Steve Carl

President
Progressive Environmental

Pam Caron

Senior Vice President, Waste & Recycling Practice
Risk Strategies Company

Chris Carver

Controls Specialist
SCS Engineers

Lewis Carver

Vice President of Waste-to-Energy Process Optimizaiton and Ash Hauling
WIN Waste Innovations

John Casella

Chairman and CEO
Casella

Mr Harland Chadbourne

Director of Purchasing
Waste Pro USA

Jiannan (Nick) Chen

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
University of Central Florida

Lillian Childress

Closed Loop Partners

Roderic Chube

OSHA

Rich Cohen

Advisor and Founder
Compost Stewardship Institute

Cheryl Coleman

Senior Vice-President, Advocacy & Sustainability
ISRI

Daniel Collins

Retired Supervising Civil Engineer
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Joshua Connell

Co-Founder and Director
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)

Cory Connors

Director of Sustainable Packaging
Landsberg

Craig Cookson

Senior Director of Plastics Sustainability
American Chemistry Council

Ryan Cooper

VP of Circular Economy Solutions and Organics Recycling Lead
Rubicon Global

Lana Coppolino Suárez

Associate Chief, Materials Management Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Keyna Cory

President
Public Affairs Consultants, Inc.

Emily Coven

Founder, CEO
Recyclist

Shannon Crawford Gay

Director, Recycling and Environmental Policy
WM

Molly Crouch

North American Corporate Director of Sustainability
Sodexo Live! North America

Jasmine Crowe-Houston

CEO
Goodr

Marieke Curley

COO
WIN Waste Innovations

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Spence Davenport

Director of Processing Advancement
The Recycling Partnership

Luc De Baere

President
DRANCO Inc.

Thales Demarchi

Environmental Technologies Specialist
International Trade Administration; U.S. Department of Commerce

Matt DeNafo

President of Centralized Maintenance and Facility Management
Atlantic County Utilities Authority

Dr. Jonathan Deutsch

Professor of Food and Hospitality and Program Director of Food Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Drexel University

Bob Dick

Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers

Bert Dierick

Sales Engineer
DRANCO nv

Resa Dimino

Managing Principal
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)

Christopher Dipnarine

Founder & Executive Director
4MyCiTy

Lewis Dubuque

Vice President of Chapter Management
National Waste & Recycling Association

Jennifer Duet

Sales Strategy Manager
Athens Services

Billy Dufala

Co-founder and Director of Residencies
Recycled Artist In Residency

Hendrik Dullinger

VP Business Development
EFS-plastics Inc.

Tracee Dundas

Programs Coordinator / Founder and Creative Director
Dress for Success / New Orleans Fashion Week

Todd Dunderdale

Senior Area Sales Manager - West
Komptech Americas

Ethan Dunn

Principal
BSG Tire Recycling

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Jacqueline Ebner

Sustainability Advisor
Re:Dish

Evan Edgar

Principal
Edgar & Associates

Neil Edgar

Senior Project Manager / Executive Director & Co-founder
Edgar & Associates / California Compost Coalition

Gage Edwards

Content Producer
Waste360

Jeannie Egan

PTR Baler & Compactor/Reithmiller Scholar
Environmental Research & Education Foundation

Daniel Elliott

Principal
GKG Law, P.C.

Jennifer England

Senior Director of Partner Success
Food Rescue Hero

Susan Eppes

Corporate Safety Manager
Waste Connections

Robb Espinosa

Balcones Resources, Inc.

Clay Ezell

Co-Owner, Collection and Business Development
The Compost Company

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Ed Farewell

Regional Vice President
Recology

J.C. Faulk

Founder
An End to Ignorance, Inc./Bmore Community Food

Christian Ferguson

Solid Waste and Recycling Planner
Tetra Tech

Laura Ferrante

Owner
Waste Alternatives

Elaine Fiore

Environmental Educator
Food Conservation Alliance/Broward County Public Schools

Jim Fish

President and Chief Executive Officer
WM

Kevin Fitzgerald

Director of Safety
Recology, Inc.

Tim Flanagan

President
SWANA

Will Flower

Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs
Winters Bros. Waste Systems

David Fluker

President and CEO
Soldier Fly Technologies, Inc.

Ryan Fogelman

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Fire Rover

Megan Fontes

Executive Director
NERC

Colleen Foster

Environmental Officer
City of Oceanside - Water Utilities Department

Rick Fraumann

Director of Sales
Texas Disposal Systems

Juri Freeman

Managing Principal
RRS

Ms Sara Fuentes

Co-founder and President
SmartWaste Inc.

Cameron Funk

Chief Sustainability Officer
CheckSammy

Casey Furlong

Environmental Specialist
InSinkErator

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Jeff Galad

Chief Revenue Officer
Recycle Coach

Christine Gallagher

Sustainable Operations Manager, TRUE Advisor
Ahold Delhaize

Bob Gardner

Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers

Melissa Gauger

Director, Product Management and Strategy
Navistar, Inc.

Anne Germain

COO & SVP of Technical and Regulatory Affairs
National Waste & Recycling Association

Brad Goins

Project Director / Sales Engineering / Ventes &Marketing
Machinex Technologies

Peter Goldwasser

Executive Director
Together for Safer Roads

Fern Gookin

Director of Sustainability
Revolution Recovery

Jason Gorrie

President
JMG Engineering, Inc.

Thomas Gratz

Sales Manager
Hitachi Zosen Inova USA LLC

Kevin Green

District Manager
Waste Connections

Judi Gregory

Founder
Grow2Zero FARMS

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Kelly Haggerty

Advisor
New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Council (Nola FPAC)

Terrill Haigler

Chief Executive Officer
YaFavTrashman, LLC

Patti Hamilton

Vice President, Brand & Culture
Coastal Waste & Recycling

Nathan Hamm

Vice President
SCS Engineers

Brenda Haney

Solid Waste Director
City of Lubbock, Texas

John Hanselman

Chief Strategy Officer
Vanguard Renewables

Jay Hansen

President and CEO
California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy

Mike Hart

President & CEO
Sierra Energy

Ellen Harvey

Executive Vice President
EL Harvey & Sons

Roxy Hasior

Solid Waste Engineer
GHD

Chris Hawn

CEO
Machinex

Leon Hayes

Chief Operating Officer
Superfy

Scott Hecker

Senior Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Jerry Hendrix

Chief of Staff
City of Kyle

Ryan Hendry

Chief Product and Technology Officer
Inflection Poynt

Briana Henry

CEO & Director of Design + Development
NOLA DDM

Eric Herbert

Founder and CEO
Zero Waste Energy, LLC

Gary Hilberg

Chief Sustainability Officer
Local Bounti

Selin Hoboy

Vice President, EHS & Compliance
GFL Environmental

Michael E. Hoffman

Incoming President & CEO
National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)

Tammy Holtzman

District Manager
Waste Connections

Ed Hood

Area Landfill Director
GFL Environmental

Laura Hubbard

Dir of Municipal Sales
Wastequip, Inc.

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Dan Israel

Compost Crew

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Sammie Jackson, II

Food Sourcing Coordinator
Second Harvest Food Bank

Barrett Jensen

Government Affairs Manager
Waste Connections of Colorado

Michael Jensen

Senior Counsel/Director of Regulatory Affairs
WM

Anne Johnson

Vice President of Global Corporate Sustainability
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)

Jenny Johnson

VP/Director Waste & Recycling
LaBella Associates

Lainika Johnson

Founder
TrashLogic

Matthew Jozwiak

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rethink Food

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Priya Kadam

Senior Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Brad Karst

North American Sales Manager / MSW & Organics Sector
Machinex Technologies, Inc.

Stephanie Katsaros

Founder & President
Bright Beat

Bill Keegan

President
Dem-Con Companies

Michael Keleman

Manager of Environmental Engineering
InSinkErator

John Kemp

CP Group

JD Kemper

Vice President of Marketing
Republic Services

Vernon Kerns

Semi Roll-off Driver
Veit Disposal

Johan Kers

Co-founder and CEO
Birch Biosciences

Mitch Kessler

President
Kessler Consulting, Inc.

Joe Kilsheimer

Executive Director
Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition

Charlie Kimmel

President and CEO
Kimmel & Associates

Kristin Kinder

Vice President of Research and Waste Stream Sustainability
Wastequip

Katie Kinney

Vice President Marketing
U.S. Office Division of Brookfield Properties

Rachel Kirkman

Senior Director - Environmental Compliance
GFL Environmental

Pete Kistner

Senior District Manager, King George Landfill
WM

Shawn Kreloff

Founder & CEO
Bioenergy Devco

Dan Kurtz

Waste Connections

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Matt Lamb

VP Sales and Marketing
Porous Pave Inc.

Tim Langlois

Sr. Director of Operations, Solutions
Casella

Diana Lara

Executive Director
Food Finders

Chad Larson

Physical Scientist
Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Learakos

Executive Director
Abound Food Care

Mike Ledieff

Division Manager
Caglia Environmental

Ken Lee

Owner
Celebration Sanitation

Tammy Lee

Owner and Office Manager
Celebration Sanitation

Michelle Leonard

Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers

Michael Leopold

CEO
Convertus Group

Erin Levine

Resource Recovery Manager
World Centric

Jessica Levine

Diversity and Inclusion Manager
The Recycling Partnership

Jonathan Levy

Director, Government Relations
AMP Robotics

Jonathan Levy

Project Director
Go2Zero Strategies

Vickie Lewis

President
VMX International

Paul Ligon

Senior Vice President of Sustainable Growth
Casella

Diana Lloyd-Jones

Account Manager
Compost Manufacturing Alliance

Robert Longo

Vice President and Managing General Counsel
WM

Robert Lubin

Managing Director
Corporate Fuel Advisors

Richard Ludt

Director of Environmental Affairs
Interior Removal Specialist, Inc.

Amity Lumper

Co-President
Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.

Evan Lutz

President
Hungry Harvest

James "Andy" Lynch, MscFPE

CEO
Fire Solutions Group

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Fiona Ma

Treasurer State of California

Kristian Macoskey

Vice President
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Shawn Mandel

Vice President – Safety
Waste Connections

Josh Mann

Public Sector Solutions Manager
Waste Management

Coryanne Mansell

Client Services Strategist
Center for EcoTechnology

Eugenia Manwelyan

Project Manager
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB)

Ryan March

President
GII Group

Katie Marchini

Chief Operating Officer
Replate

Anderson Marcio de Oliveira

Deputy Secretary
State of Sao Paulo - Secretary of Environment, Infrastructure, and Logistics

Joaquin Mariel

Chief Commercial Officer
Balcones Recycling

Jeff Martin

VP Global Sales Strategy
Safety Services

Martin Mattsson

Director, Strategic Accounts
Volvo Construction Equipment, North America

Celeste McMickle

Director - TRUE Certification
US Green Building Council

Lisa Barona McRoberts

Art Educator, Fashion Designer and Consultant
Lisa Barona McRoberts Designs, Inc.

LaToya Meaders

Owner
Collective Fare

Mike Melby

Vice President of Operations
Balcones Resources, Inc.

Leticia Mendoza

Director of Marketing and Communications
Texas Disposal Systems

Steve Menoff

Senior Vice President
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

Christopher Mikulewicz

Environmental Specialist II
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Sustainable Waste Management, Bureau of Solid Waste Planning and Licensing

Brad Miller

Market Development Manager
Eastman

Chaz Miller

CEO
Miller Recycling Associates

Cindy Miller

CEO
Stericycle

Jim Miller

CEO | Solid Waste Industry Leader
J.R. Miller & Associates, Inc.

Lisa Miller

Food Partnership Manager
Second Servings of Houston

Logan Miller

Region Recycling Manager
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Rachel Mitchell

Director of Human Resources
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed

Head of Subsurface Engineering Team
Advantek Waste Management Services

Mark Molitor

Director of MRF Operations
LRS

Bill Moore

President
Moore & Associates

Megan Morgan

Principal; Environmental litigation and regulatory attorney
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Brynn Mosello

Sustainability & Communications Director
Mazza Recycling

Andy Moss

Government Affairs Manager
Waste Connections

Susan Moulton

Sr. Director PSS
WM

Jason Munyan

Chief of Facilities Management
Delaware Solid Waste Authority

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Maurice Nalley

Vice President of Hauling Operations and Systems
Coastal Waste & Recycling

Jeremy Neigher

GM/VP of Core Technology
AMP Robotics

Mark Neitzey

Director of Sales
Van Dyk Recycling Solutions

Mike Newman

CEO
Returnity

Lars Ravn Nielsen

CEO
Gemidan Ecogi

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Michael O'Connor

Managing Partner
Rio Grande Waste Services, Inc.

Tyler Ohlmansiek

Director of E-Mobility Sales
Mack Trucks

Tracie Onstad Bills

West Region Waste Business Development Leader
HDR

Cory Oskardmay

Waste Reduction and Sustainability Consultant
Go2Zero Strategies

Rachel Oster

Owner & Principal
Diversion Strategies

Tori Oto

Food Law and Policy Clinic
Harvard Law School

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Veronica Pardo

Regulatory Affairs Director
Resource Recovery Coalition of CA

Mr. Mikey Pasciuto

Co-founder
Scrapp Inc.

Pete Pearson

Global Initiative Lead - Food Circularity
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

John Perkey

Deputy General Counsel – Compliance and Government Affairs
Waste Connections, Inc.

Jerry Peters

Corporate OSHA Compliance Manager
Rumpke Consolidated Companies

Cory Piché

Manager, Business Development
Food Cycle Science Corporation

Charlie Pioli

Founder & CEO
O-Town Compost

Charlotte Pitt

Director of Grant Development
The Recycling Partnership

Sam Podgorny

Senior Manager, Digital Solutions
Environmental Solutions Group

Brennah Pohlmann Moellendorf

Zero Waste Specialist
Go2Zero Strategies

Baraka Poulin

Engineered Compost Systems

Carlos Puebla Hermida

Director of New Projects
FCC Environmental Services, LLC

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Vita Quinn, MBA

Director of Management Services
SCS Engineers

Maite Quinn-Richards

Managing Director
Closed Loop Partners

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Amy Uong

Deputy General Manager
Sims Municipal Recycling

Mary Urban

Director Communications, Community Engagement & Marketing
WIN Waste Innovations

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Faith Zydowsky

Vice President
Sierra Container Group