Board of Directors

SWANA is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors 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.

Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027)

President

Lynsey Baer, SC, PE, BCEE
Chief of Engineering, Delaware Solid Waste Authority

Vice President

Kevin Roche
Chief Executive Officer, Ecomaine

Treasurer

John Welch
Director, Department of Waste & Renewables, Dane County

Secretary

Hailey Tatum, SC
Engineering Project Manager, WM

Past President

Elizabeth Roe
President, Eco Partners

CEO

Amy Burke, FASAE, CAE
CEO, Solid Waste Association of North America

Private Sector Director

Susanne Passantino
Market Director, Government Affairs, Republic Services, Inc.

Tech Division Director

Allison Trulock
Managing Director, Solid Waste Practice, NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC

Young Professionals Director

Currently Accepting Applications by July 12
Apply for the SWANA YP Board representative position.

Region 1 Director

Tom Koutroulis
Director, Orange County Waste & Recycling Headquarters

Region 2 Director

Preston Lee, SC
Executive Director of Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District

Region 3 Director

Brenda Haney, PE
Director of Solid Waste, City of Denton, Texas

Region 4 Director

Jeff Smith
Solid Waste Superintendent, Houston County Solid Waste Disposal Facility

Region 5 Director

Daniel Cooper, PE
Vice President - Project Director, SCS Engineers

Region 6 Director

Scott Bost
Training Director, NCSWANA Chapter Waste Disposal

Region 7 Director

Dana Blumberg
Vice President, SCS Engineers

Region 8 Director

Carla Jordan
Director, Ontario County

Region 9 Director

Debbie Hackman, SC
Executive Director, Jackson County

Region 10 Director

John Hawk
General Manager, McPherson Area Solid Waste Utility

Region 11 Director

Mary Shanks
Sustainable Development Project Manager, Herrera Environmental Consultants

Region 12 Director

Achilles Mallari
President, Sierra Waste Services Ltd.

Region 13 Director

Sebastian Hultberg
Director of Solid Waste Division, Southeast Regional Service Commission

Advisory Council

Advisory Council Chairperson

Ramona Simpson, SC
Operations Manager, Environmental/Fleet, Town of Queen Creek

Private Sector Delegates

Consulting

Steven Menoff
Senior Vice President, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Finance

Ashley Evans, PE
Director, GHG Reduction & LF Capital Management, WM

Legal

Shelley Sayward
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Manufacturing

Terry Schneider
CEO, CP Global

Materials Recovery

Heidi Sanborn
Executive Director, Stewardship Action Foundation

Sales

David Kaminski
Senior Vice President, QED Environmental Systems, Inc.

Services

Susanne Passantino
Market Director, Government Affairs, Republic Services, Inc.

Young Professionals Delegates

Young Professionals Chapter Liaison

Technical Division Delegates

Collection & Transfer

Tracy Nestor
Senior Manager of Operations Technology, Republic Services

Communication, Education & Marketing

Shakeel Balroop, SC
Principal Independent Consultant, Recycling and Solid Waste

Landfill Gas & Biogas

Bruce Fahs
CEO, Elkins Earthworks, LLC

Landfill Management

Ravi Kadambala, PhD, PE, BCEE
Division Director, Technical Services & Environmental Affairs
Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management

Planning & Management