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 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | James Peck |
| Arkansas | Wendy Bland |
| Atlantic Canada | Ken Kelly |
| Central California Sierra | Eric Zetz |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain | Neil Nowak |
| Florida Sunshine | Keith Howard |
| Georgia | Murray Griffin |
| Illinois Land of Lincoln | Christopher Peters |
| Indiana Hoosier | Curt Publow |
| Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations | John Foster |
| Kansas Sunflower | Mike Tabor |
| Minnesota Land of Lakes | Jason Haus |
| Mississippi | Wylie Kapp Perry, Jr. |
| Nevada Great Basin | Derek Muaina |
| New Jersey | Brian Henning |
| New Mexico Roadrunner | Michael Crepeau |
| New York | Bruce Howie |
| North Carolina | Joseph Readling |
| Northern California Gold Rush | Larry Sweetser |
| Chapter | Advocacy Liaison |
|---|---|
| Northern Lights | Sheri Praski |
| Ohio Buckeye | Kathy Trent, R. Fenton Rood |
| Ontario | Emil Prpic |
| Oregon Beaver | William Tiffany |
| Pacific Chapter - BC & Yukon | Mark Watt |
| Pennsylvania Keystone | Charles Raudenbush, Jr. |
| Puerto Rico Caribbean | Lillian Mateo-Santos |
| Quebec Chapter | Marion Audouin |
| South Carolina Palmetto | Marcia Papin, Arthur Braswell |
| Southern California Founding | Susan Moulton, Frank Caponi |
| Southern New England | Philip Goddard |
| Tennessee Volunteer | Vacant |
| Texas Lone Star | Jeffrey Reed |
| Utah Beehive | Nathan Rich |
| Virginia Old Dominion | Jacob Shepherd, Tim Torrez |
| Washington Evergreen | Becci Piepel |
| Wisconsin Badger | Meleesa Johnson |
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