First Look at Upcoming Elections

SWANA will be distributing two sets of ballots in mid-May—one to all active members for the officer elections and another to all private and small business members to vote on several actively-contested Private Sector Director seats on the Advisory Board. Voting will run from May 16 to June 2 with results announced later in June.

Slate of Officers

During its winter meeting, SWANA’s Board of Directors authorized candidates for consideration to fill officer positions for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022. The candidates are:

• For President, Timothy S. Flanagan, Project Director, SCS Engineers, Pleasanton, California
• For Vice President, Art Mercer, Supervisor of Landfill Operations, Region of Halton, Oakville, Ontario
• For Treasurer, Tammy L. Hayes, Principal, CDM Smith Inc., Tampa, Florida
• For Secretary, Elizabeth Roe, President, Eco Partners, Carmel, Indiana
• Advancing to Past President, Brenda A. Haney, Solid Waste Director, City of Lubbock, Texas

A biography for each candidate will be available on the SWANA website. 

All active SWANA members are eligible to vote in this election.

Private Sector Directors

12 individuals are competing for the four open Private Sector Director positions.

Seven total private sector directors serve on SWANA’s 70-member Advisory Board and associated standing committees (Finance, Planning & Membership, and Policy) to represent the interests of members working in similar areas of focus.

• Lisa Skumatz, President/Principal, SERA, Superior, Colorado – incumbent
• Michael Hoffman, Managing Director, Stifel, Baltimore, Maryland
• Jill Gaffigan, Senior Consultant, Geosyntec, Kennesaw, Georgia
• Steve Menoff, Senior Vice President, Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC), Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
• Phil Bresee, Senior Consultant, MSW Consultants, Hagerstown, Maryland
• Jeremy Morris, Principal Engineer, Geosyntec, Columbia, Maryland

Manufacturing of Solid Waste Management Equipment and Systems (Manufacturing)

• Terry Schneider, CEO, CP Global, San Diego, California - incumbent

Sales of Solid Waste Equipment and Systems (Sales)

• Dave Kaminski, Senior Vice President, QED Environmental Systems, Clayton, California – incumbent
• John Van Ness, Area Sales Manager, Otto Environmental Solutions, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Ramon Rivera, Owner, Diamond Systems, Cocoa Florida

Contract Solid Waste Management Systems Services (Services)

• Susanne Passantino, Senior Area Municipal Services, Manager, Republic Services, Sun Valley, California – incumbent
• John Goodwin, Senior Vice President – Engineering, Synagro Technologies, Baltimore, Maryland

Biographies for each of these candidates will also be included on the SWANA website.

Voting for private sector directors is limited to active private sector and small business members. A separate ballot will be distributed, though the timing of voting for officers and private sector directors runs concurrently from May 16 to June 2.

Members who don’t receive appropriate ballots electronically by the start of business May 17 can email Deputy Executive Director Sara Bixby at sbixby@swana.org to receive an individual ballot. The individual ballot will be available no earlier than noon EDT May 17.