Dairy Distillery founder Omid McDonald is an eclectic serial entrepreneur whose past startups range from medical devices to software for DJs. An engineer and prolific coder, Omid has several patents and academic articles to his credit. Omid saw an opportunity to pursue his dream of starting a distillery when he learned of the problem of […]
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Mortimer Capriles
Mortimer Capriles is the Director of Sustainability and Innovation at Goodwill Industries of Alberta since January 2018. His responsibility includes leadership of all sustainability projects, including sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement. Capriles is also responsible for the Goodwill Impact Centres in Edmonton and Calgary. The Goodwill Impact Centre is an amazing concept where millions and […]
Erin Wildeboer
For the past 15 years, Erin has been helping residents of Strathcona County become aware of their environmental impact. Thinking outside the cart to create behavior change is her specialty and she takes pride in coming up with creative solutions to problems in the waste world. Her latest endeavor, The HodgePodge Lodge, is a community […]
Tracey Spack
Dr. Tracey Spack has worked in the field of environment and health for the last 18 years, currently as the Director of the Plastics Regulatory Affairs Division where she is responsible for developing and implementing regulations to control and manage plastic waste and pollution, including the Single Use Plastic Prohibition Regulations published on June 22, […]
Gabrielle Betts
Bio coming soon.
Alison Abbink
Alison Abbink is the Waste Reduction lead for the City of Edmonton, where she has been working since 2012 in a variety of capacities, including climate adaptation, red tape reduction, and water and waste utilities. During this time, she has supported a range of strategic projects, including the development of the 25-year Waste Strategy, a […]
Brian Bastien
Brian Bastien is the President and CEO of Product Care Recycling – a not-for-profit organization operating 22 programs across 12 jurisdictions. The programs offer safe disposal solutions for a variety of products including paint, flammable liquids, and light bulbs. During his 15 years living in Alberta, Brian worked with the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation, […]
Edward Gugenheimer
Ed Gugenheimer joined the Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) in 2019 as our Chief Executive Officer, bringing over 27 years of experience in executive leadership, fiscal governance, and operational expertise. Since joining, Ed has been instrumental in leading ARMA’s strategic success, including bringing life to our vision of Inspiring a Future Without Waste, adopted in […]
Michael Hancharyk
Michael is a prairie born graduate of the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Environmental Science. He’s worked with municipalities across the prairies to improve waste diversion and truly believes that sustainable education is the key to living a holistic lifestyle. Currently, as the Environment Manager with City of Leduc, he is working on […]
Adetoyese Oyedun
Dr. Adetoyese (Toye) Oyedun is a professional chemical engineer and experienced research project manager with over 15 years of expertise in project management, operational process development, process integration, and research engineering in environmental sustainability, including waste management and wastewater treatment. He earned a Master’s degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering with Process Systems Engineering from Imperial […]