Susan Chapman Biography Brief - Chair
Susan Chapman serves as the Recycling Program Development Coordinator for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County. With over 17 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Chapman has had the privilege to be a part and learn from a leader in the industry. Her experience includes all aspects of program development such as the pre-planning, implementation, marketing, education and evaluation for residential and commercial sectors; community and public education programming; and fiscal planning and budgeting. Ms. Chapman is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University with a BS in Organizational Management.

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
Phone: (561) 640-4000
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Don Ross

Don Ross Biography Brief - Vice Chair
Don is a solid waste consultant specializing in collection and transfer operations for Kessler Consulting, Inc. Mr. Ross holds a BS in Business Management and has 23 years of experience managing solid waste collection and transfer operations for both private and public sector organizations. Prior to moving to Florida with his family, Mr. Ross held a variety of management level positions with private sector waste companies, including 13 years with Waste Management, Inc., where Mr. Ross was the Connecticut Market Area Director of Operations. At Waste Management, Mr. Ross was responsible for three collection hauling companies, three solid waste transfer stations, and $60 million in annual revenues.

Kessler Consulting, Inc.
Phone: (813) 971-8333
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Kim Brunson Biography Brief - Treasurer
Kim Brunson has worked for Publix for 30 years. Her career has led her through Retail, Corporate Purchasing, Information Systems, and Facilities. She currently serves as the Recycle and Solid Waste Manager for Facility Services, where she has spearheaded an 8% increase in Publix's corporate recycling rate over the last four years. Her innovative Trash Into Cash campaign and implementation of Recycling Training and education programs have helped raise awareness and change behavior company wide. Kim's commitment to Publix's mission and treating the customer like "Queens and Kings" has earned her a solid reputation in her field.

Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Phone: (863) 688-7407
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Rob Eck

Rob Eck Biography Brief - Secretary
I am a graduate of Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science in Business with Cum Laude honors in 2003.  I am married with a 3 and a half year old boy named Finley with one on the way.  I joined Rehrig Pacific Company in June of 2008 where I took over as the local environmental sales representative for the state of Florida.  I work on a daily basis with both residential and commercial refuse and recycling programs for private haulers and municipalities.  It is my responsibility to inform customers on innovative programs such as single stream recycling, RFID integration, cart maintenance, incentive based recycling and overall product knowledge and information.  In June of 2010 I was promoted to East Region Environmental Services Manager where I now cover the Eastern United States selling our services that complement our roll out carts.  I have a passion for working with people to help solve their problems and come up with creative solutions that can have long term positive results.

Rehrig Pacific Company
Phone: (352) 461-3788
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Larry Dalla Betta Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Larry has been in the Environmental & Recycling Industry for 23 years, having worked in this business in Chicago, Mississippi, Kansas City and Florida. Larry has been working with Waste Management of Florida for six years and serves as Florida’s Public Affairs environmental specialist covering the state of Florida. His main focus is municipal contract’s and all recycling and diversion operations. Larry is Board Member and Sponsorship Chair of Recycle Florida Today, Inc.

Waste Management
Phone: (813) 394-1325
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Daniel Dietch Biography Brief - Board of Directors
After receiving an undergraduate degree in Geology and Anthropology from Skidmore College, Daniel worked as an archaeologist in Israel and throughout New England.  During this time, he was fascinated by the wastes left behind by various cultures.  He found his calling in solid waste and seized an opportunity to manage the development of a proprietary in-vessel composting technology for municipal solid waste.  Wanting to learn about commodity recycling, he then managed 25 neighborhood recycling centers in California.  In the late 1990’s, he returned to the east coast to attend Cornell University where he received a Master's degree in environmental management.  He later earned a MBA from the University of Miami.  He is now employed by CH2M HILL and provides strategic solid waste consulting to federal, municipal and commercial clients worldwide.  Daniel actively participates in his profession and his community.  He has served on RFT’s Board since 2004 and as a judge for SWANA’s Planning and Management Excellence Awards since 2006.  In March of 2010, Daniel was elected as Mayor of Surfside, FL, where he lives with his wife and two children.

CH2M Hill
Phone: (305) 443-6401
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Betsy Dorn

Betsy Dorn Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Betsy Dorn is a Senior Consultant with StewardEdge. Betsy has over 20 years of consulting experience, in addition to six years of experience managing a multi-faceted recycling program for a large urban county in North Carolina. For her entire professional career, she has specialized in recycling program planning and evaluation, and recycling market development. Betsy holds an undergraduate degree in Biology and a Master of Science Degree in Public Health, in Environmental Sciences and Engineering – both received from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

StewardEdge, Inc.
Phone: (407) -648-3515
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Dee Dee Green

Dee Dee Green Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Dee Dee Green is the Recycling and Education Outreach Coordinator for Escambia County Division of Solid Waste Management (DSWM), Recycling Operations.   She coordinates Education Outreach Programs, conducts landfill and recycling center tours, gives presentations to schools and community groups for landfill and recycling programs and helps manage other recycling/diversion programs.  Dee Dee received her Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Conservation in Forestry from the University of Florida in 2003.   GO GATORS! Dee Dee has been with the DSWM since May 2007.  Previous to County employment, Dee Dee worked with the Total Maximum Daily Load Program for Florida Department of Environment Protection (FDEP) as a micro biologist and field biologist for two years.  Prior to FDEP she worked with Escambia County’s Neighborhood & Environmental Services Department as an Urban Forester for two years.  Dee Dee also served with the United States Navy for four years active duty, four years reserves, and one-year active reserves.

Escambia County
Phone: (850) 937-2159
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Steve Lengefeld

Steve Lengefeld Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Steve has been an SP employee since 1988, Ft Pierce Division manager for 6 years, South Florida Region manager for 9 years, and Florida Fiber Supply Manager for 5 years. Steve is currently the South Region Fiber Supply and Procurement Manager responsible for all outside suppliers to Dublin as well as marketing and procurement for all Florida plants. Steve is the longest running Board member for RFT. Steve is currently a member of the; Solid Waste Association of North America, and an Associate Member of the Community Papers of Florida. Steve is a past member of the; National Safety Council and the Florida Hotel and Motel Association. Steve has been a guest speaker for RFT, SWANA, FLAPPA, and the Florida Green Lodging Certification program.

SP Recycling
Phone: (321) 427-0001
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Jennifer Nelson Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Jennifer Nelson has Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. With 17 years experience working at 4 Goodwills in Austin, TX, Houston, TX, Santa Rosa, CA, and now in Ft. Myers, Jennifer has a wealth of knowledge in the reuse and recycle business. In December of 2008, Jennifer was hired as the VP of Retail and Operations for Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and in February of 2010, she accepted a new role in the organization as the Senior Director of Donation Acquisition and Green Projects.  In this role, her focus is to improve GWSWFL’s recycling and landfill reduction efforts that will increase post retail revenue while reducing trash expense. The revenue generated from her new initiatives will allow Goodwill to continue its mission of providing job related services to people with disabilities or other disadvantaging conditions.
Jennifer is very passionate about landfill reduction and waste diversion within Goodwill and the community.  She is a graduate of the Senior Leadership Program from Goodwill Industries International and mother to a 6 year old girl named Piper.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida
Phone: (239) 995-2106
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Jim Reece Biography Brief - Board of Directors
Employed with Okaloosa County 22 years, Jim oversees the County’s Recycling Program covering both rural and urban residential collection in accordance with State and federal guidelines.  Currently this  includes the management of two FDEP Innovative Recycling Grants totaling $355,000. Also acting as Program Manager for the Household Hazardous Waste Program serving Okaloosa County and ten surrounding counties (500,000 residents) through ten FDEP Cooperative Arrangement Grants.  Since 1992 has managed a permanent HHW facility and a satellite drop-off location for local residents while conducting 15 mobile collections in ten counties across the Panhandle of Florida collecting over a million pounds of HHW annually. 

Okaloosa County Recycling Office
Phone: (850) 609-6168
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Phil Bresee

Phil Bresee Biography Brief - Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Chair
Phil Bresee is an ex-officio member of Recycle Florida Today’s Board of Directors, having served as the organization’s chair from 2007-09, and vice chair from 2005-07. He has 20 years of experience managing recycling programs at the county level. Since 2004 Phil has served as the Recycling Program Manager for Broward County, where he directs a wide range of programs and projects including the county’s residential recyclables processing contract, multifamily recycling initiatives, planning and research studies, recycling services for county’s public schools, government offices and parks, and electronics recycling program services. Before joining Broward County, Phil managed recycling programs in his home state of Maryland, most recently as the Recycling Division Chief for Howard County, a suburban jurisdiction located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. He also served on the board of the Maryland Recyclers Coalition, including as its president in 2003. Phil pursued a MBA and earned a BS in Political Science from Towson State University in Baltimore.  

Broward County
Phone: (954) 474-1820
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