2019 Speakers

Bea Johnson and her family produce a mere pint of trash per year since 2008. Dubbed “The Priestess of Waste-Free ...

Mike Sangiacomo is President and Chief Executive Officer of Recology. Mike is responsible for overall strategic planning, resource development and ...

In June 2019, Leslie Lukacs was hired as Executive Director of Zero Waste Sonoma formally known of the Sonoma County ...

June Michaels, SONOMA Food Runners Bio Since she was a child, June was drawn to discovering solutions to fulfill needs ...

My name is Arsel Perez. I am a working college student with a passion for music, running, self-development, and community ...

Suzi Grady is the Director of Petaluma Bounty. A seasoned farmer, she has 15 years of experience in building community ...

Ambrosia Thomson: Waste Zero Specialist for Recology Sonoma Marin. Her area covers all of West Sonoma County and includes, Sebastopol, ...

Jackie Criger is a student at Santa Rosa Junior College where she is majoring in Environmental Studies. She plans to ...

Garen Kazanjian is the Waste Zero Specialist at Recology Sonoma Marin that is responsible for the Marin County portions of ...

Mary got her start greening as a girl in rural Vermont where there was no garbage pick up and everything ...

Casey Williams has been in the solid waste, recycling, and compost business since 2005 when he started with the Ratto ...

Marv has overall strategic and operational responsibility for ExtraFood's programs, staff, and execution of its mission. He works with ExtraFood's ...

Sunny Galbraith is an environmental activist with local climate action group 350 Sonoma and a high school science and math ...

Terry Taylor Terry is a fellow and past board member of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy, and ...

Brian Bauer, Resynergi Co-Founder, President and CEO. Mr. Bauer graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and ...

Samantha brings over ten years of professional experience in program development and implementation, specializing in zero waste, plastic pollution, ocean ...

D’Lynda grew up in a politically active family in the foothills of Anchorage, Alaska. She became an adult while living ...

Handline and Lowell’s Executive Chef and co-owner Natalie Goble's modern Californian cooking celebrates the region’s bounty and pays homage to ...

Celia Furber is the waste zero manager for Recology Sonoma Marin. The waste zero department is the education and outreach ...

I have been cooking since 1989, and have always worked with local farms to procure organic produce and artisan products ...

Mimi Enright was born & raised in the Bay Area and spent many happy days as a child exploring the ...

Justin Wilcock is the Community Outreach Manager for Sonoma County Resource Recovery (SCRR). He was been with SCRR since October ...

Lisa Coelho is a new hire to SCS Engineers’ Sustainable Materials Management team. Ms. Coelho is a Sustainable Materials Management ...

Kerry Parker has over a dozen years in materials management and source reduction experience working for the City of Alameda, ...

Xinci is the Organics Program Manager for Zero Waste Sonoma, also known as the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA) ...

Marshalle Graham has over 26 years of experience with CalRecycle. She has served on many leadership teams for various statewide ...

Mr. Dan Noble, Founder of Noble Bioresources, Inc., a bioproducts market & industry development firm, and Executive Director of the ...

Annie joined Oliver’s in 2017, bringing rich experience from Whole Foods Market and the County of Sonoma, where she focused ...

Eric Jackson has been a Costume Designer for Sonoma Arts Live, and for over 6 years a performer, Costume Designer, ...