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The WCRC staff and board of directors in November 2007

Front row: Emma Johnson, Eva Dale, David Stitzhal, and Todd Carey   
Back row: Elizabeth Schrag, Suellen Mele, Christine Hanna, 
Margaret Shield and Laura Blackmore 

WCRC Staff 

Suellen Mele, Program Director, joined the WCRC staff in 2003.   Previously, she worked for over ten years for local governments on recycling and moderate risk waste issues.  Suellen’s experience with non-profit organizations includes working as the administrative coordinator of a shelter for battered women and assisting with fundraising for a number of organizations.   She earned a Bachelors from Wesleyan University and a Masters in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon.  Suellen currently coordinates WCRC’s electronics producer responsibility campaign and sits on the Washington Solid Waste Advisory Committee. (Contact: suellen@wastenotwashington.org or 206-441-1790) 

Todd Carey, Office Administrator and Project Manager, joined the WCRC staff in 2003 and has worked in the recycling field since 1994.  Previously, he worked at the King County Solid Waste Division, where he assisted in the expansion of a county program rewarding recycling.  Before that, Todd was a coordinator for the 1994 Telephone Directory Recycling Campaign, and helped produce a recycled office paper guide for WCRC.  Todd has a B.A. in Economics from Whitman College and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in Public Policy from Willamette University.  Todd currently oversees overall office activities and is working to expand a multi-county computer reuse and recycling project, known as the “Take It Back Network.”   (Contact: toddc@wastenotwashington.org or 206-441-1790) 

Eva Dale, Project Manager, joined WCRC’s staff in the summer of 2006 as the manager of the Pharmaceuticals Take-Back Project.  Prior to joining WCRC, she was a researcher under an EPA grant at the University of Washington examining the health effects of air pollution.  She has been an advocate for environmental health and social justice for more than 15 years, beginning with creating the first recycling program at her high school. In addition, she directed a large-scale soup kitchen in Olympia. With other organizations, Eva conducts anti-oppression trainings and provides outreach and education on local environmental justice issues. She has a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies from Antioch College in Ohio and an M.S. in Environmental Health-Toxicology from the University of Washington.  (Contact:  eva@wastenotwashington.org or 206-441-1791)

WCRC Board of Directors

Laura Blackmore, Chairperson, is interested in the connections between product stewardship and issues such as water quality and climate change.  Her professional experience includes several product stewardship initiatives and studies, including Ecology's Beyond Waste planning process and modeling the infrastructure needed to collect leftover paint.  A Senior Manager at Cascadia Consulting Group, Laura enjoys working on the policy and planning aspects of product stewardship and water resources management.  She is currently the WCRC board chairperson.

Christine Hanna is director of strategic initiatives for Sightline Institute, a regional, Seattle-based sustainability think tank with roots in production and consumption. She currently oversees program development and special projects for Sightline, and since 2002 has served as its development director and managing director. Christine is also founder of the Design for Life Network, a new resource for people working to advance better product design. Christine has economics and business degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Washington. Before bringing her entrepreneurial spirit to the "big picture," she worked with a variety of internet and technology start-up companies in the Seattle area. She joined the board in August 2006.

Emma Johnson, Treasurer, works in her professional life for the Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology.  Her job responsibilities include administering local waste reduction and recycling grants, moderate risk waste reduction and technical assistance, medical waste issues, pharmaceuticals product stewardship, and business technical assistance with the Technical Resources for Engineering Efficiency (TREE) team.  She is also a new candidate for a Master’s of Public Administration at the Evans School, University of Washington - a two year program.  Included in her studies and interests are travel (Brazil, especially), worm bins, environmental advocacy and justice, whitewater kayaking, and anything that gets her outside.  She joined the WCRC board in July of 2005 and is currently the board treasurer.

Elizabeth Schrag, Vice-Chair, joined the waste reduction/recycling effort as a citizen activist in 1988.  She coordinated citizen input on Washington’s initial recycling legislation in King County and statewide.  She supervised Governmental Affairs for WCRC (then called Washington Citizens for Recycling) from 1989 to 1995 and functioned as lobbyist for the organization.  Her work included actions with other citizen and interest groups and successful input and passage of many pieces of recycling legislation. Buffy is currently the board vice-chair.

Margaret Shield is the coordinator of the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition of Washington State, an alliance of environmental and health organizations working together to eliminate persistent toxic chemicals.  (WCRC is a coalition member.)  Before moving into the environmental health arena, Margaret worked in diverse positions in science, continuing education and public health at the University of Washington and the University of California.  Margaret has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Washington and conducted research in molecular biology and developmental toxicology. While she sometimes misses being at the lab bench, she enjoys the complex challenges of working to advance public policy to ensure a healthy environment for all, and to promote an idea that just makes sense - producer responsibility.  Margaret joined the WCRC board in August 2006.

David Stitzhal, Secretary, is owner of Full Circle Environmental Inc., a consulting firm specializing in recycling, waste prevention and waste management since 1993. He has served as co-chair of the mayor-appointed Seattle Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and was the former Project Director for waste reduction and recycling programs at Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation. He is also author of numerous published articles and speaks nationally on waste-policy issues. David joined the WCRC board in 1999 and is currently the board secretary.

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