SWANA’s Leadership Changes with the Fiscal Year

SWANA’s elected leadership changed on July 1, bringing new officers and several new Board members into top governance roles for the Association.

SWANA is now led by:

• President Art Mercer, retired from the Region of Halton
• Vice President Tammy Hayes, Principal- Corporate Conferences Manager, CDM Smith
• Treasurer Elizabeth Roe, President EcoPartners, Inc.
• Secretary Lynsey K. Baer, Chief of Engineering, Delaware Solid Waste Authority
• Past President Tim Flanagan, Project Director, SCS Engineers

Additionally, seven Board seats transitioned to new Directors:

• Region 3 Director Tim Stephens, Solid Waste Supervisor, City of Enid, OK (Region 3 includes the Oklahoma & Texas chapters)
• Region 7 Director Gary Conover, Vice President, ACUA Solid Waste Division, New Jersey (Region 7 includes the Mid-Atlantic, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania chapters)
• Region 9 Director John Welch, Director, Dane County, WI, Department of Waste & Renewables (Region 9 includes the Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin chapters)
• Region 13 Director Linda Churchill, Senior Environmental Engineer, Region of Waterloo, Ontario (Region 13 includes the Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada chapters)
• Professional Services Director Susanne Passantino, Market Director – Government Affairs, Republic Services, Inc.
• Technical Divisions Director Allison Trulock, Managing Director – Solid Waste, NewGen Strategies
• Young Professional Director Hailey Tatum, Engineer 1, Waste Management

Visit this webpage to click on a region and see the SWANA chapter contacts.

The 21-member Board of Directors is responsible for setting strategic director and overseeing the Association’s operations and policy positions. For a full list of Board members and the Advisory Board members who represent each chapter and constituency groups represented by the Board members visit SWANA’s Governance page. On this page, you can also access SWANA’s currentForward, TogetherStrategic Plan and an infographic that further outlines SWANA’s governance structure.