Advocacy
Core Advocacy Group
SWANA’s Core Advocacy Group was established to encourage communication and collaboration among the different parts of SWANA’s overall structure. Membership consists of Chapter Liaisons, the Technical Division Advocacy Committee, SWANA Executive Staff and the General Counsel. This group is intended to ensure consistency among SWANA advocacy positions at the federal, state, provincial and local levels, where appropriate and possible. The Core Advocacy Group also serves as a resource for information and updates to the chapter and technical division members they represent.
Technical Division Advocacy Committee
| Technical Division | Advocacy Rep | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Landfill Gas & Biogas (Committee Chair) | Amy Banister | Waste Management |
| Communication, Education & Marketing | Carol Simmons | Charleston County Solid Waste Department |
| Collection & Transfer | Jim Miller | JRMA Architects Engineers |
| Sustainable Materials Management | Maia Corbitt | Booth, Ahrens, & Werkenthin P.C. |
| Landfill Management | Nathan Mayer | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County |
| Waste Conversion & Energy Recovery | Greg Gesell | HDR |
| Planning & Management | Constance Hornig | Constance Hornig Law Offices |
Chapter Liaisons
| Chapter | Advocacy Liaison |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Phil Davis |
| Alaska | Lori Aldrich |
| Arizona | Peter Klimoski |
| Arkansas | Wendy Bland |
| Atlantic Canada | Darlyne Proctor |
| Central California Sierra | Eric Zetz |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain | Neil Nowak |
| Florida Sunshine | Reginald Ofuani and Ramon Rivera |
| Georgia | Murray Griffin |
| Illinois Land of Lincoln | Christopher Peters |
| Indiana Hoosier | Debbie Hackman and Curt Publow |
| Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations | Bill Schmitt |
| Kansas Sunflower | Michael Tabor |
| Kentucky | Vacant |
| Louisiana | Vacant |
| Michigan | Joseph Munem |
| Mid-Atlantic | Jake Shepard |
| Minnesota Land of Lakes | Jason Haus |
| Mississippi | Kate Victor |
| Missouri | Keith Connor |
| Nebraska | Vacant |
| Nevada Great Basin | Brendan Kallaus |
| New Jersey | Megan Sartor |
| New Mexico Roadrunner | Shirlene Sitton |
| Chapter | Advocacy Liaison |
|---|---|
| New York | Debra Smith and Bruce Howie |
| North Carolina | Vacant |
| Northern California Gold Rush | Larry Sweetser |
| Northern Lights | Sheri Praski |
| Northern New England | Vacant |
| Ohio Buckeye | Kathy Trent |
| Oklahoma | R. Fenton Rood |
| Ontario | Emil Prpic |
| Beaver Chapter (Oregon & Idaho) | Andrea Fogue |
| Pacific Basin | Jude Hofschneider |
| Pacific Chapter - BC & Yukon | Karen Storry and Mark Watt |
| Pennsylvania Keystone | Charles Raudenbush |
| Puerto Rico and Caribbean | Jorge Alexis Melendez |
| Quebec Chapter | Michel Binette |
| South Carolina Palmetto | Arthur Braswell and Marcia Papin |
| Southern California Founding | Susan Moulton and Frank Caponi |
| Southern New England | Brian Card |
| Tennessee Volunteer | Vacant |
| Texas Lone Star | Jeffrey Reed |
| Utah Beehive | Nathan Rich |
| Virginia Old Dominion | Tim Torrez |
| Washington Evergreen | Becci Piepel |
| Wisconsin Badger | Meleesa Johnson |
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