Initiatives
Safety Ambassadors
SWANA Safety Ambassadors serve as safety leaders in all 47 chapters in the United States and Canada. They organize and speak at chapter events about how to reduce accidents and injuries, and are the go-to person for safety resources within their region. See the list below for your Chapter’s Ambassador. If none is listed, the position is currently vacant.
This program is sponsored by Caterpillar.
The SWANA Safety Ambassador program is a proud recipient of the 2016 Dive Awards: Safety Initiative of the Year.
Alabama Chapter
Sebastian Langford, S.C.
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the City of Huntsville
Atlantic Canada Chapter
Ms. Andrea Trask
Manager of Solid Waste
Municipality of East Hants
Beaver Chapter
Mr. Jeff Merwin
Compliance and Infrastructure Manager
Deschutes County
Central California Sierra Chapter
John Costa, S.C.
Operations Manager
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter
Ms. Cathleen P. Hall, S.C.
Solid Waste Director
Pitkin County
Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter
Mr. Aaron Byrne, S.C.
Solid Waste Director
Summit County
Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter
Mr. Chris Anderson
Area Manager of Disposal Operations
Waste Management, Inc.
Florida Sunshine Chapter
Mr. Earl Gloster
President Earl Gloster Consulting LLC
Georgia Chapter
Ms. Christine Hug
Geosyntec Consultants
Illinois Land of Lincoln Chapter
Mr. Dominic Remmes
Region Engineer
Waste Connections, Inc.
Indiana Hoosier Chapter
Ms. Debbie Hackman, S.C.
Executive Director
Jackson County
Indiana Hoosier Chapter
Mr. Curt Publow, S.C.
Environmental Manager
South Side Landfill, Inc.
Indiana Hoosier Chapter
Todd W. Wilson
Region Safety Manager-Louisville
Rumpke Waste & Recycling
Iowa Chapter
Mr. Nolan Moore
EHS Coordinator
Waste Commission of Scott County
Kansas Sunflower Chapter
Mr. Austin Thomas Quick
Project Manager
SCS Engineers
Michigan Chapter
Jennifer Bowyer
Senior Project Manager
Tetra Tech Inc.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Mr. David W. Horne, S.C.
Chief - Solid Waste
Cecil County, MD - Public Works Dept.
Minnesota Land of Lakes Chapter
Chris Guillemette
Veit Container Corportation
Mississippi Chapter
Mrs. Amberlyn Liles
Superintendent
City of Oxford, Mississippi
Nebraska Cornhusker Chapter
Allison Majerus
Solid Waste Planner
HDR
New Jersey Chapter
Dr. Arie P. Kremen
Tetra Tech - Metuchen, NJ
New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter
Mr. Rafael A. Leos, S.C.
Deputy Director
South Central Solid Waste Authority
North Carolina Chapter
Mr. Jordan Weiner
Regional EHS Manager
GFL Environmental
Northern California Gold Rush Chapter
Mr. Guy Petraborg, P.E., G.E.
Principal Engineer
Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Northern Lights Chapter
Ms. Rana Mandour
Project Engineer
Tetra Tech Canada
Northern New England Chapter
Mr. Al Sabino
Vice President
Casella
Ohio Buckeye Chapter
Kendra Elizabeth Catherman
Region Safety Manager
Rumpke
Oklahoma Indian Nations Chapter
Mr. Jerry L. Schuber, Sr., S.C.
Director of Solid Waste and Recycling
City of Broken Arrow
Pacific Basin Chapter
Donald Perron, S.C.
Guahan Waste Control, Inc.
Pacific Basin Chapter
Mr. Jeff Sablan, S.C.
Operations Manager
Guahan Waste Control, Inc.
Pacific Chapter - BC and Yukon
Mr. Kevin Johnstone
Environmental Engineering Technologist
Ecowaste Industries Ltd.
Pennsylvania Keystone Chapter
Ms. Elizabeth Osborne, S.C.
Landfill Superintendent
Chester County Solid Waste Authority
South Carolina Palmetto Chapter
Mr. Manuel J. Hernandez, P.E., BCEE
Executive Vice President
Progressive Environmental Services, LLS
South Carolina Palmetto Chapter
Mr. Edwin H. Marr
Assistant Executive Director
Horry County Solid Waste Authority
Southern California Founding Chapter
Mr. Jorge Hernandez
North Region Deputy Director
Orange County
Southern New England Chapter
Young Min Cho
Senior Engineer
Geosyntec Consultants
Tennessee Volunteer Chapter
Mr. James Nathaniel Ridley, S.C.
Assistant Director
City of Franklin
Tennessee Volunteer Chapter
Mr. Eddie R. Anderson
General Manager
Stringfellow Inc.
Texas Lone Star Chapter
Mr. David Vartian
Superintendent
City of University Park
Utah Beehive Chapter
Jeremy Kroshus
Account Regional Manager
Atmos Technologies
Washington Evergreen Chapter
Mr. Travis A. Pyle, Mr.
Business Unit Manager
Great West Engineering
Wisconsin Badger Chapter
Mr. David Hagenbucher
Site Supervisor/Operations Manager
Marathon County
Wisconsin Badger Chapter
Mr. John A. Peralta
Marathon County Solid Waste Department
Wisconsin Badger Chapter
Mr. John A. Peralta
Marathon County Solid Waste Department
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