2023 Program

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Monday, March 27

Collegiate Recyclers Coalition Workshop and Tour
@UNC Wilmington
Feletia Lee, Chief Sustainability Officer, UNC Wilmington
Dave VanDeventer, Associate Director of Recycling Services, Clemson University
Veda Anglin, Lead Sustainability Coordinator, Aramark and Keep New Hanover Beautiful
Sam Athey, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Plastic Ocean Project
Rob Clark, Water Quality Programs Manager, Cape Fear River Watch
Kevin Fisher, Procurement Manager, Sonoco Recycling
David Ingram, Sustainability Program Manager, City of Wilmington
Joe Suleyman, Environmental Manager, New Hanover County
Gus Wiley, Plant Manager, Sonoco Recycling
Keep Carolinas Beautiful Workshop Mallory Coffey, Director of Affiliate Development, Keep America Beautiful
Sarah Lyles, Executive Director, PalmettoPride

Tuesday, March 28

Workshops

HHW Council Workshop: HHW Resources at Your Fingertips Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director, Alamance County
Derrick Bell, Program Manager, NCDA&CS PDAP
Nan Kirlin, Recycling Coordinator, Gaston County Solid Waste and Recycling
Stuart Stapleton, ES Project Manager, ECOFLO
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Workshop Faith Gray, Political Science Pre-Law Major, UNC-Greensboro
Linda Thompson, Chief Diversity & Equity Officer, New Hanover County
Tori Carle, Waste Reduction Supervisor, City of Greensboro
General Session 1
Zero Waste to Landfill
Frank Baldwin, Strategic Accounts Manager, Terra Nova
Chris Dawkins, TITLE, Heritage Interactive Services
Zane Smith, Operations Support Manager, Waste Management
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Compostable Plastics...Friend or FoeJamie Brown, Product & Zero Waste Specialist-Midwest, Eco Products
Billy Crocker, Operations Manager, McGill Environmental
Eric Hudiburg, Membership and Marketing Manager, US Composting Council
Leslie Rodgers, Director of Sales & Marketing, Atlas Organics
Meredith Smith, Venue Sustainability Coordinator, LiveNation Entertainment
Breakout 2: Keepin' It RuralWill Sagar, Executive Director, SERDC
Sandy Skolochencko, Community Development Specialist, NC DEACS
Breakout 3: Overcoming Business Recycling Challenges - With BrewskiesMike Green, Recycling Business Specialist, NC DEACS
Pierce Schwalb, Sustainability Program Manager (Mills River), Sierra Nevada

Wednesday, March 29

General Session 2
Restoring Faith in Recycling
Tori Carle, Waste Reduction Supervisor, City of Greensboro
Alec Cooley, Senior Advisor, Busch Systems
Alyssa Kuhn, Sustainable Materials Management Project Manager, US EPA - Region 4
Cody Marshall, Chief Optimization Officer, The Recycling Partnership
Town Hall Meeting, Awards & LunchTown Hall Presentation
Breakout Sessions

Breakout 4: Foodservice Packaging Recycling
Scott Byrne, Director - Global Sustainability Services, Sonoco
Natha Dempsey, President, FPI
Ariel Kanupp, Waste Reduction Coordinator, Catawba County
Maggie Orozco, Communications Specialist, RRS
Matt Todd, Senior Consultant, RRS
Breakout 5: Using Digital Tools to Gain Program EfficiencyLeonard Huggins, GIS Coordinator, City of Charlotte
Jim Reingruber, Asst. Director SWM, City of Durham
Breakout 6: Integrating Waste Diversion Curriculum
Matt Collogan, Consumer Horticulture Agent, NC Cooperative Extension - New Hanover County Center
Angie Perry, Educator, SC DHEC Take Action SC
Kat Polk, Program Coordinator, Garbage to Gardens
Amy Schmitte, Environmental Programs Coordinator, Henderson County
Waste Wise Wednesday Breakouts:
WWW1: Feed Me FoamPaul Allen, Owner/Operator, Feed Me Foam
Feletia Lee, Chief Sustainability Officer, UNC Wilmington
Matt Todd, Senior Consultant, RRS
WWW2: New Life for TextilesBeth Stewart, Executive Director, Redress Raleigh
CT Anderson, Founder, Springclean
WWW3: Roof to RoadRaymond Hoffman, President, HNA Engineering PLLC
Jim Russell, Owner, The Caine Group
WWW4: Collegiate RecyclingModerator:
Jennifer Maxwell, Sustainability Program Director, Appalachian State University
WWW5: Curriculum Comes to LifeShannon Culpepper, Recycling & Education Specialist, Chatham County
Matt Collogan, Consumer Horticulture Agent, NC Cooperative Extension - New Hanover County Center
Laura McCoy, Recycling Educator, Keep Davidson County Beautiful
Angie Perry, Educator, SC DHEC Take Action SC
Amy Schmitte, Environmental Programs Coordinator, Henderson County
Christine Wittmeier, Organics Recycling Specialist, NC DEACS, Wake County Solid Waste Outreach Team
Bianca Howard, Outreach & Marketing Supervisor, Wake County Solid Waste Management Division
WWW6: Tire Recycling is Too Legit To Quit!Ashley Jenkins, Recycling Program Coordinator, SC Dept of Commerce
Woody Barnes, Environmental Health Manager II, SC DHEC
Michelle LaRocco, Manager - Environmental Services Division, Georgetown County
Dexter Matthews, Vice President - Government Relations and Environmental Affairs, Liberty Tire Recycling
John Patrone, Environmental Specialist II, NC DEQ
WWW7:EV Batteries, Computers, Electronics...Oh My!Scott Fister, Environmental Engineering Supervisor, Thomas Built Buses
Brett Henderson, Vice President, PowerHouse Recycling Inc.
John Mielke, Jouley Project Manager, Thomas Built Buses
WWW8: Dropping the Mic on Food Waste Drop-offsSrijana Guilford, Waste Strategy and Community Impact Consultant, Town of Cary
Betsy La Force, Communities & Transportation Senior Project Manager, Coastal Conservation League
Cassandra Lohmeyer, Recycling Coordinator, Buncombe County
WWW9: Emerging TechnologySam Dietrich, Chief Executive Officer, Prairie Robotics

Thursday, March 30

General Session 3
State of the States
Richard Chesley, Office of Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling Manager, SC DHEC
Anna DeLage, Recycling Market Development Manager, SC Dept of Commerce
Ashley Jenkins, Recycling Program Coordinator, SC Dept of Commerce
David Lambert, Economic Development Project Liaison , NC DEQ
Will Sagar, Executive Director, Southeast Recycling Development Council
Sallie Williams, Section Manager - Solid Waste Regulation Development, Planning, and Reporting Section, SC DHEC
Wendy Worley, Section Chief - Recycling and Materials Management, NC DEACS

Attendees may be eligible for CEUs from multiple organizations including SWANA, APWA, NC OEE and others. CRA is happy to sign off on any CEU forms to help you request CEU’s from applicable organizations. We are no longer able to obtain pre-approval for SWANA CEU’s due to changes in SWANA’s policies. You can email SWANA to request your CEU’s using the agenda of the program you attended and the required forms. Additional CEUs may be available for workshops and tours based on attendance. CRA is happy to provide proof and verification of attendance.