NWRA Women’s Council elects new leadership

Earlier this year, the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Arlington, Virginia, Women’s Council elected its board for 2022.   

The officers and board members for 2022 are:  

• President Pam Caron, Risk Strategies Co., Cleveland;  

• Vice President Tammy Holtzman, Waste Connections, The Woodlands, Texas;  

• Treasurer Allia Saydjari, WIN Waste Innovations, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;  

• Secretary Kerri Mead-Bell, Anchor Disposal, Clayton, North Carolina;  

• Fundraising Chair Amanda Curtis, American Waste Control, Tulsa, Oklahoma;  

• Membership Chair Eileen Brito, Big Truck Transportation, Tampa, Florida;  

• Marketing Chair Samantha Podgorny, Environmental Solutions Group, Chattanooga, Tennessee:  

• Professional Development Chair Jocelynn Clindaniel, Municipal Equipment Inc., Earth City, Montana;  

• 60th Anniversary Chair Laura Askin, LKACo LLC, Philadelphia;  

• Scholarship Chair Tammy Holtzman, Waste Connections; and  

• Past-president Faith Zydowsky, Sierra Container Group, Pasadena, California.  

“With the departure of Peggy Macenas and then Katie Raverty-Evans transitioning to the National Waste & Recycling Association, I am honored to be elected as president of the NWRA Women’s Council,” says Pam Caron. “For nearly 20 years, the women’s council members and the board have worked hard to foster the professional development of our members in the waste industry while striving to increase their business, financial and leadership skills through education, workshops, mentoring and networking.”  

In addition, the women’s council offers scholarships to students in pursuit of a career in the environmental industry. This year, the women’s council will award $60,000 in scholarships to reflect the National Waste & Recycling Association’s 60th Anniversary.   

For more information, contact Katie Evans at kevans@wasterecycling.org.