What is your name? Beth Finnson

Where do you work and what do you do? Retired dental hygienist

Tell us how you enbrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? At home I use all my containers to separate garbage, recycle, compost and glass. also take plastics and styrofoam to drop off sites

What motivates you to recycle and live sustainably? to have a healthier world for future generations

What is your name? DeAnn Welker

Where do you work and what do you do? Marketing Manager, Solid Waste, at JRMA

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? I think about recycling and sustainability in everything I consume, use, reuse, and discard. Now I even think about it professionally. I am working toward the Recycling 101 certificate, and learning that I could do so much more.

Kristin Leichner, AOR's Conference Chair, and Gregg Hayward, AOR's Education Chair, sat down with Peggy LaPoint for a segment of her Talking Trash podcast.

Have a listen here!

What is your name?: Mikey Strauhal 

Where do you work and what do you do?: I work globally; currently the Americas and I design waste management systems for companies. I specialize with events with a focus on music and art festivals.

After serving 3 years as AOR's Fundraising Chair, Alex Bertolucci accepted a new job outside our industry and vacated his seat in October. Alex did a tremendous job and made selling raffle tickets look like a piece of cake. AOR posted its search for a new fundraising chair in early November, and received several applications to fill the position. It was a tough choice, but the Board appointed Lexi French to serve as our new Fundraising Chair. Please welcome Lexi to the board!

What is your name? Sandra Hungate

Where do you work and what do you do? I'm the Vice President of VERDE and Recycling Perks. VERDE is our environmental marketing/outreach agency, and Recycling Perks is our residential outreach platform. I oversee the team and all operations.

The AOR Board would like to thank Alex Bertolucci for his hard work and time dedicated to serving on the AOR Board. We wish him the best of luck in his newest endeavors!

What is your name? Mia Hocking

Where do you work and what do you do? Hillsboro School District Hillsboro, OR; Resource Conservation Manager

What is your name? Catherine Chertudi

Where do you work and what do you do? Consultant for water and waste issues after retiring from the city of Boise, Idaho

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? As an environmental professional I practice what I have promoted and developed through more than 35 years working in Idaho. Water conservative landscaping at my home, recycling, composting and waste reduction practices are part of my daily life. We also have an energy efficient home.