Eight AOR members have stepped forward to make a run for the five open positions on the AOR board. Candidates will have an opportunity to address the membership during the annual meeting at the upcoming Sustainable Oregon Conference in Bend, 10/26 - 10/28.

Nominations will also be taken from the floor. All members with voting priveleges will have the opportunity to vote as we will be using electronic balloting.

What is the name of your business or organization? 
Organically Grown Company, known in the industry as OGC. 

 Name: Brian Boshes

 In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?: Portland State University

Name: Sophia Davis

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?: Portland State University. I also work for the PSU waste management program called Community Environmental Services (CES).

What is your name? Jeff Merwin

Where do you work and what do you do? Landfill Manager for Crook County in Prineville Oregon

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? At the landfill we offer a wide variety of no cost to public recycling options that are convenient and user friendly.

Name: Jayme Perman

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering? Western Washington University 

Tell us about your major or current career path:  I am currently majoring in Polymer Materials engineering, formerly known as Plastics & Composites engineering

What is your name? Terence M. Shumaker

Where do you work and what do you do? Retired college instructor. Co-chair of West Linn Sustainability Advisory Board.

What is the name of your business or organization?  Mattress Recycling Council

What does your business/organization do? We are the stewardship organization that will bring mattress recycling throughout Oregon!

Tell us about your business/organization's recycling/sustainability practices. MRC is one of the largest mattress recycling organizations in the world. Since 2015, we have recycled over 10 million mattresses and box springs and look forward to implementing OR SB1576.

AOR is participating in the BottleDrop Give Blue Bag Fundraisers 2nd Annual Earth Day Give!

What is the name of your business or organization? Oregon State University Materials Management

What does your business/organization do? Help OSU achieve its carbon reduction and broader sustainability goals by preventing, reusing and recycling while advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) throughout the work we do.