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2021 Keynote Speaker
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Amy Aussieker, Executive Director of Envision Charlotte
Amy has spent 25 years of her career influencing and bringing together individuals, companies and groups to reach a variety of milestones including large fundraising efforts, substantial sales achievements and most importantly, meaningful community goals. Over the last six years, Amy has led one of the most effective sustainability nonprofits in Charlotte – Envision Charlotte. With her leadership, the organization has successfully implemented groundbreaking projects that have positively impacted the community and been internationally recognized. Over her career she has been honored with many awards including Business Journal’s Top Women in Business as well as being named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Charlotte. |
Plenary Speaker
Heidi K. McAuliffe, Esq., Vice President, Government Affairs
Heidi McAuliffe is the Vice President of Government Affairs for American Coatings Association. She is the primary advocate for the coating’s industry on trade, infrastructure and chemicals management issues as well as ACA’s product stewardship program, PaintCare, in the Capitol and the nation’s statehouses. Heidi also previously served ACA as Senior Counsel, specializing in consumer products, dangerous goods transportation, and environmental issues, serving as the Official Representative to United Nations for transport issues for the coatings industry. She has currently assumed co-responsibility for coordinating the World Coatings Council and she is the Executive Director of the Graffiti Resource Council as well as PaintPAC. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Heidi attended St. Mary’s College in South Bend, IN and earned her law degree at the University of Cincinnati.
Featured Session: Paint Stewardship Update
Paint stewardship is a win-win for the residents, businesses and local governments in Missouri. The paint industry program, PaintCare, is based upon a model that establishes a convenient network of collection sites that residents can drop off paint without paying any fees. PaintCare then contracts with transporters who visit the collection sites and transport the leftover paint to processors who recycle as much of the collected material as possible. A significant portion of the collected leftover paint is diverted from landfills and is recycled into paint and other products. Missouri residents will benefit from having multiple, convenient drop off points; Businesses that have leftover paint can also take advantage of PaintCare’s services; and local governments benefit as PaintCare pays for the end-of-life management of this product (rather than the local government). This discussion will focus on the model law that makes this program possible and the efforts to pass the law in states across the country.
Heidi K. McAuliffe, Esq., Vice President, Government Affairs
Heidi McAuliffe is the Vice President of Government Affairs for American Coatings Association. She is the primary advocate for the coating’s industry on trade, infrastructure and chemicals management issues as well as ACA’s product stewardship program, PaintCare, in the Capitol and the nation’s statehouses. Heidi also previously served ACA as Senior Counsel, specializing in consumer products, dangerous goods transportation, and environmental issues, serving as the Official Representative to United Nations for transport issues for the coatings industry. She has currently assumed co-responsibility for coordinating the World Coatings Council and she is the Executive Director of the Graffiti Resource Council as well as PaintPAC. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Heidi attended St. Mary’s College in South Bend, IN and earned her law degree at the University of Cincinnati.
Featured Session: Paint Stewardship Update
Paint stewardship is a win-win for the residents, businesses and local governments in Missouri. The paint industry program, PaintCare, is based upon a model that establishes a convenient network of collection sites that residents can drop off paint without paying any fees. PaintCare then contracts with transporters who visit the collection sites and transport the leftover paint to processors who recycle as much of the collected material as possible. A significant portion of the collected leftover paint is diverted from landfills and is recycled into paint and other products. Missouri residents will benefit from having multiple, convenient drop off points; Businesses that have leftover paint can also take advantage of PaintCare’s services; and local governments benefit as PaintCare pays for the end-of-life management of this product (rather than the local government). This discussion will focus on the model law that makes this program possible and the efforts to pass the law in states across the country.
Plenary Speaker:
Jennifer Mackey, Bunzl Distribution USA, LLC
Jennifer Mackey joined the Bunzl team as Director of Sustainability in the fall of 2019. She leads the development of commercial sustainability solutions for Bunzl North America and supports the Sales, Category Management and Sourcing teams in execution of these strategies.
Prior to Bunzl, Jennifer was Marketing and Sustainability Manager at Spartech, a plastics converter. She gained 12 years’ experience in the plastics industry leading sustainability initiatives at Spartech and PolyOne. She developed and implemented key strategies and systems to drive sustainability in product development, commercial activities and facility environmental management practices. Her product development work involved projects to improve recyclability, optimize recycled content and utilize bioplastics in products and packaging.
Jennifer holds a Ph.D. from Penn State with a dissertation on the topic of international corporate social responsibility and an MBA in finance from University of Stirling-United Kingdom. She has served on the Board of the Missouri Recycling Association for the past 5 years.
Jennifer Mackey, Bunzl Distribution USA, LLC
Jennifer Mackey joined the Bunzl team as Director of Sustainability in the fall of 2019. She leads the development of commercial sustainability solutions for Bunzl North America and supports the Sales, Category Management and Sourcing teams in execution of these strategies.
Prior to Bunzl, Jennifer was Marketing and Sustainability Manager at Spartech, a plastics converter. She gained 12 years’ experience in the plastics industry leading sustainability initiatives at Spartech and PolyOne. She developed and implemented key strategies and systems to drive sustainability in product development, commercial activities and facility environmental management practices. Her product development work involved projects to improve recyclability, optimize recycled content and utilize bioplastics in products and packaging.
Jennifer holds a Ph.D. from Penn State with a dissertation on the topic of international corporate social responsibility and an MBA in finance from University of Stirling-United Kingdom. She has served on the Board of the Missouri Recycling Association for the past 5 years.
Workshop: Cannabis – A GROWING Industry in Missouri ~ How it Impacts Waste, Recycling, & Composting
Lyndall Fraker
Lyndall Fraker is the Director for the Section of Medical Marijuana Regulation with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. He is responsible for the implementation of Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. Director Fraker’s priorities are to make medical marijuana accessible for qualifying patients, uphold safety and quality standards for medical marijuana, and to regulate the medical marijuana industry to comply with Missouri law and keep Missouri communities safe. Director Fraker served eight years as Missouri State Representative of the 137th District.
He was first elected in 2010 and served as Chairman of the Financial Institutions, Local Government and Utility Infrastructure committees. Prior to his election to the House, he was elected Northern Commissioner of Webster County after completing a 17 year career in Wal-Mart management. Lyndall is also a home builder and real estate developer in the Marshfield area.
Additional Speaker: Rachel Greathouse, Total Organics Recycling
Lyndall Fraker
Lyndall Fraker is the Director for the Section of Medical Marijuana Regulation with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. He is responsible for the implementation of Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. Director Fraker’s priorities are to make medical marijuana accessible for qualifying patients, uphold safety and quality standards for medical marijuana, and to regulate the medical marijuana industry to comply with Missouri law and keep Missouri communities safe. Director Fraker served eight years as Missouri State Representative of the 137th District.
He was first elected in 2010 and served as Chairman of the Financial Institutions, Local Government and Utility Infrastructure committees. Prior to his election to the House, he was elected Northern Commissioner of Webster County after completing a 17 year career in Wal-Mart management. Lyndall is also a home builder and real estate developer in the Marshfield area.
Additional Speaker: Rachel Greathouse, Total Organics Recycling
