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SAVE THE DATE!
Date: September 12, 2024
Time: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Discovery Cube Orange County, 2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705
An existing and timely program is being finalized. Tours of the Discovery Cube will be provided to attendees. You don’t want to miss this one!
Attend the SoCal SWANA Chapter’s Annual Business Meeting as part of the September 12, 2024 workshop at the Discovery Cube to vote for the slated executive board:
President: Michelle Leonard, SCS Engineers
Vice President: Haley Kunert, HF&H Consultants, LLC
Treasurer: Matt Cleary, City of San Diego
Secretary: Brad Gust, SCHAEFER PLASTICS
Corporate Director: Susan Moulton, WM
Corporate Director: John Carlton, HDR
Corporate Director: Laith Ezzet, HF&H Consultants, LLC
Public Director: Tom Koutroulis, OC Waste & Recycling
Public Director: Rowena Romano, City of L.A.
Public Director: Erin Rowland, City of Long Beach
Public Director: Ayumi Takayasu, City of Anaheim
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SWANA Certification: Professionalism, Recognition, Knowledge, Achievement, Leadership
SWANA certification is recognized by numerous states as the standard for solid waste employees.
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Certification empowers you with the latest information, creates networking opportunities with fellow professionals, and identifies you as an asset to the industry.
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In order to prepare the next generation for the environmentally and economically sound practice of solid waste, SWANA has developed several scholarship and internship programs for students studying in fields related to solid waste management.
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SoCal SWANA Chapter wants to recognize SWANA members for valuable and distinguished contributions to SWANA, the individual’s employing organization, the general public and the field of Solid Waste Management in general. Nominations for the award will be accepted from SWANA members and non-members. However, the nominee must be a SWANA member.
If you know or work with someone whose contributions fit the qualifications listed above, please submit your nomination with a detailed justification not to exceed one page by clicking on the link here. The award once approved by the board will be presented at one of our workshops.
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