About
Board of Directors
SWANA is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors (BOD) from across North America. This group is responsible for setting strategic direction and overseeing the association’s operations and policy positions.
The Board of Directors receives input from an Advisory Council made up of delegates from all SWANA chapters, technical divisions, private sectors, and from young professional members.
President
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Roe
Vice President
Ms. Lynsey K. Baer, S.C.,P.E.,BCEE
Treasurer
Mr. Kevin Roche
Secretary
Mr. John Welch
Past President
Ms. Tammy L. Hayes
Executive Director/CEO
Ms. Amy L. Burke
Private Sector Director
Ms. Susanne Passantino
Tech Division Director
Ms. Allison S. Trulock
YP Director
Mrs. Hailey Tatum, S.C.
Region 1 Director
Mr. Tom Koutroulis
Region 2 Director
Mr. Preston R. Lee, S.C.
Region 3 Director
Ms. Brenda A. Haney, P.E.
Region 4 Director
Ms. Tiffany Dunn
Region 5 Director
Mr. Daniel Cooper, PE
Region 6 Director
Mr. Philip Westmoreland, PE
Region 7 Director
Ms. Dana Blumberg
Region 8 Director
Ms. Carla Jordan
Region 9 Director
Ms. Debbie Hackman, S.C.
Region 10 Director
Mr. John Hawk
Region 11 Director
Ms. Mary P. Shanks
Region 12 Director
Mr. Achilles Mallari
Region 13 Director
Ms. Shannan McGarr
Advisory Council Leadership
Chairperson
Ms. Ramona Simpson, S.C.
Private Sector Delegates
Consulting
Mr. Steven Menoff
Finance
Ms. Ashley V. Evans, PE
Legal
Ms. Shelley E. Sayward
Manufacturing
Mr. Terry Schneider
Materials Recovery
Ms. Heidi Sanborn
Sales
Mr. David B. Kaminski
Services
Ms. Susanne Passantino
Young Professional Delegates
YP Chapter Liaison
Mrs. Hailey Tatum, S.C.
Technical Division Delegates
Chapter Delegates
SWANA Chapters are organized into geographic regions which are represented on the Board of Directors. View SWANA’s Region Map.
| Chapter | Region | Delegate |
|---|---|---|
| Central California Sierra Chapter | 1 | Mr. Kyle Loreto |
| Pacific Basin Chapter | 1 | Mr. David Lore, S.C. |
| Northern California Gold Rush Chapter | 1 | Mr. Joe La Mariana |
| Southern California Founding Chapter | 1 | Mr. Tom Koutroulis |
| Colorado Chapter | 2 | Mr. Neil C. Nowak, P.E. |
| New Mexico Chapter | 2 | Ms. Sonia Samir |
| Arizona Chapter | 2 | Ms. Cristina Polsgrove |
| Utah Beehive Chapter | 2 | Mr. Preston R. Lee, S.C. |
| Oklahoma Indian Nations Chapter | 3 | Mr. Timothy Stephens |
| Texas Lone Star Chapter | 3 | Mr. David Vartian |
| Mississippi Chapter | 4 | Mr. Jimmy Sloan |
| Louisiana Chapter | 4 | Ms. Yolunda Righteous |
| Arkansas Chapter | 4 | Ms. Nicole Riley |
| Georgia Chapter | 4 | Ms. Susan Janssen, S.C. |
| Alabama Chapter | 4 | Mr. Sebastian Langford |
| Florida Sunshine Chapter | 5 | Mr. Daniel Cooper, PE |
| Caribbean Puerto Rico Chapter | 5 | Ms. Hanna K. Rodriguez Morales, S.C. |
| North Carolina Chapter | 6 | Mr. David Scott Bost, S.C. |
| Tennessee Volunteer Chapter | 6 | Mr. William Brock |
| Kentucky Chapter | 6 | Mr. Antonio Baldon |
| South Carolina Palmetto Chapter | 6 | Mr. Philip Westmoreland, PE |
| Virginia Chapter | 6 | Mr. Robert L. Hundley, Jr. |
| New Jersey Chapter | 7 | Mr. Gary L. Conover, S.C. |
| Pennsylvania Chapter | 7 | Mr. Christopher A. Toevs, PE, M. Eng. |
| Mid-Atlantic Chapter | 7 | Ms. Dana Blumberg |
| Southern New England Chapter | 8 | Mr. Barry Van Laarhoven |
| New York Chapter | 8 | Ms. Carla Jordan |
| Northern New England Chapter | 8 | Mr. Paul Schmidt |
| Ohio Buckeye Chapter | 9 | Mr. James A. Skora, CHMM, S.C. |
| Illinois Land of Lincoln Chapter | 9 | Mr. Steven Schilling, P.E. |
| Indiana Hoosier Chapter | 9 | Ms. Debbie Hackman, S.C. |
| Wisconsin Badger Chapter | 9 | Ms. Julie Ketchum |
| Michigan Chapter | 9 | Mr. Matt Williams |
| Minnesota Chapter | 10 | Ms. Rachel Shumaker, S.C. |
| Missouri Chapter | 10 | Mr. Keith R. Connor |
| Kansas Sunflower Chapter | 10 | Mr. John Hawk |
| Iowa Chapter | 10 | Ms. Mary Wittry |
| Nebraska Cornhusker Chapter | 10 | Ms. Lori Calub, P.E. |
| Alaska Chapter | 11 | Mr. Mark W. Spafford |
| Beaver Chapter | 11 | Ms. Jenifer Stuber |
| Washington Evergreen Chapter | 11 | Ms. Mary P. Shanks |
| Northern Lights Chapter | 12 | Ms. Sheri Praski, S.C. |
| Pacific Chapter - BC and Yukon | 12 | Mr. Achilles Mallari |
| Atlantic Canada Chapter | 13 | Mr. Sebastian Hultberg, PE |
| Quebec Chapter | 13 | Ms. Anne-Marie Halle |
| Ontario Chapter | 13 | Ms. Shannan McGarr |
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