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 Board made up of delegates from all SWANA chapters, technical divisions, private sectors, and from young professional members.

SWANA Board of Directors

President
Ms. Tammy L. Hayes

Vice President
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Roe

Treasurer
Ms. Lynsey K. Baer, S.C.,P.E.,BCEE

Secretary
Mr. Kevin Roche

Past President
Mr. Art Mercer

Executive Director/CEO
Ms. Amy L. Burke

Private Sector Director
Ms. Susanne Passantino

Tech Division Director
Ms. Allison S. Trulock

YP Director
Ms. Hailey Tatum, S.C.

Region 1 Director
Mr. James D. Moore, S.C.

Region 2 Director
Mr. Preston R. Lee, S.C.

Region 3 Director
Mr. Timothy Stephens

Region 4 Director
Ms. Tiffany Dunn

Region 5 Director
Mr. Daniel Cooper

Region 6 Director
Mr. Philip Westmoreland, PE

Region 7 Director
Mr. Gary L. Conover, S.C.

Region 8 Director
Ms. Carla Jordan

Region 9 Director
Mr. John Welch

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 Board

Advisory Board Leadership

Chairperson
Ms. Elizabeth Osborne, 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
Ms. Hailey Tatum, S.C.

Technical Division Delegates

TDCT
Mr. Donald J. Birnesser, S.C., P.E.

TDCEM
Mr. Shakeel Balroop

TDLFG
Mr. David B. Kaminski

TDLFM
Dr. Ravi Kadambala, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

TDPM
Ms. Ramona Simpson, S.C.

TDRSW
Ms. Allison S. Trulock

TDWE
Mr. Greg H. Gesell

Chapter Delegates

Chapter	Region	Delegate
Central California Sierra Chapter	1	Mr. James D. Moore, S.C.
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
New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter	2	Ms. Shirlene Sitton
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
Louisiana Chapter	4	Ms. Yolunda Righteous
Georgia Chapter	4	Ms. Susan Janssen, S.C.
Alabama Chapter	4	Mr. James M. Thornton, S.C.
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
New Jersey Chapter	7	Mr. Gary L. Conover, S.C.
Northern New England Chapter	8	Mr. Kevin Roche
Southern New England Chapter	8	Mr. Barry Van Laarhoven
New York Chapter	8	Ms. Carla Jordan
Wisconsin Badger Chapter	9	Mr. John Welch
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.
Michigan Chapter	9	Mr. Matt Williams
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