Executive Director

• Jun 2023 - Present

● Work with President and Board of Directors to update and implement 5-10 year strategic plan with 1-3 years of implementation methods● Identify and apply for funding opportunities● Research, design and deliver presentations to a variety of candidates within the solid waste industry for membership, certification, and potential strategic partnership opportunities● Responsible for hiring and now managing 2-person Communications team that creates email marketing campaigns (Mailchimp), social networking updates (LinkedIn), press releases with industry mags (Waste Dive, Waste Advantage, Waste 360) and updates and improvements to SWEEP’s website (Wordpress)● Work closely with software engineers at ReTRAC to improve SWEEP’s simplified online certification portal ● Curate and facilitate monthly, nationwide SWEEP webinars for materials management professionals (local governments and industry providers) Show less

Acting Executive Director & Program Manager

• Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

Community Programs Manager | Department of City Planning, OHCD

• Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

Worked on licensing and permitting process improvement for new food businesses (restaurants, food trucks, downtown kiosk vendors, and urban farmers) by collaborating with other City and County departments (i.e., Health, Police, Revenue, Zoning) to streamline process. Also, secured and administered $25K EPA Region 4 grant aimed at teaching new food businesses how to divert food from landfill via donation and composting.

Program Manager | Mayor's Office of Sustainability & Resilience

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2021

As part of the City’s Climate Action and Food Access Plans, helped secure and administer almost $500K in grant funding (NRDC, USDA, EPA, Microsoft) to aid in wasted food diversion from landfill via projects that focused on the acceleration of outreach and education (reduce), edible food recovery from commercial vendors to feed food insecure residents (reuse), and the creation of novel decentralized community composting systems that aid municipally-run urban agriculture projects (recycle).Created 8-week Sustainability Ambassador Leadership Program that gives participants a glimpse into the work being done in the Office, other City departments and by external partners to make the City more environmentally, economically, and equitably sustainable and resilient via ENERGY EFFICIENCY (green buildings), RECYCLING, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (water), URBAN AG & COMPOSTING, and TRANSPORTATION. Split up in 2 cohorts, graduates around 75 people each year. Each cohort completes a capstone project they decide on. Show less

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Specialist

• Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

Worked with business and multi-family customers to ready them for compliance with California's Commercial Organics Waste Recycling Law AB 1826 via in-person PowerPoint presentations, site audits to right-size bins for 3-source systems (organics, recycling, landfill), and creation of outreach and education materials using Adobe Creative Suites. Drafted service contracts totaling 2200 tons/year of diversion of recyclables and organics from landfill. Yearly reporting to CalRecycle. Partnered exemplary business recyclers with South Bay Cities Council of Governments or South Bay Business Environmental Coalition which allowed them to explore and pursue their facilities becoming water and energy efficient. Show less

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Specialist

• May 2015 - Nov 2015

Worked with staff in local governments to ready them for compliance with California’s Commercial Organics Waste Recycling Law AB 1826. Performed County building waste audits. Researched grant opportunities for anaerobic digester (AD) construction for private client as well as researched markets for AD byproducts (compost, liquid digestate, biofuel). Worked with staff in local governments to ready them for compliance with California’s Commercial Organics Waste Recycling Law AB 1826. Performed County building waste audits. Researched grant opportunities for anaerobic digester (AD) construction for private client as well as researched markets for AD byproducts (compost, liquid digestate, biofuel).