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Jazmine Mejia-Muñoz, M.S., Water Quality Program Manager, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Jazmine Mejia-Muñoz is a Water Quality Program Manager at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation on detail for the Water Quality Protection Program at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). There she implements innovative solutions to critical issues affecting the interface of land and marine resources, through stakeholder engagement and education. As part of her interdisciplinary approach, she participates in rangeland restoration efforts, through the Healthy Soils Program. Here she works to demonstrate that land-based practices can improve ocean health by reducing atmospheric carbon and diminishing the rate of ocean acidification and warming.
In an effort to reduce land to sea marine debris sources, Jazmine leads collaborative efforts to find end-of-life solutions for agricultural field plastics. She works with agricultural stakeholders, including growers, the University of California Cooperative Extension, Washington State University, and California Polytechnic State University to conduct trials of Soil-Biodegradable-Mulch (BDM). Together, the team is researching BDMs as an alternative to non-degradable mulch used vastly in agriculture fields within the MBNMS watersheds. Additionally, with support from The Nature Conservancy and key stakeholders, Jazmine is also working on identifying and communicating ways to increase the recycling rate of drip irrigation tape used in agricultural fields across California’s Central Coast.
Eugene (Gene) Jones, Executive Director, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc. (SWIX)
Gene Jones serves as Executive Director of Southern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX), a non-profit organization which has been operating since 1981 assisting businesses and municipalities with their waste management issues.
In addition, Gene is a serial entrepreneur and brings over 38 years of experience with waste management and recycling in senior executive level positions. Over the past 38 years, he has successfully founded, built and sold several businesses including Environmental Management & Consulting Services, Inc., Advanced Derived Fuels, LLC, Hazardous Substance and Waste Management Research, Inc., Environmental Industry Conference Management, LLC, FieldClean of Florida, LLC, Lawncare Equipment Sales and Services, LLC. and his latest venture, the Florida Industrial Hemp Company, LLC.
Gene is based in Florida and specializes in building strategic relationships with waste recycling firms and brings a vast network of associations in the recycling sector from his work in organizing conferences such as;
Conferences:
• the Florida Remediation Conference,
• the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show,
• the Waste Conversion Technology Conference & Trade Show,
• the Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show,
• the New Life for Closed Gas Stations Conference and Exhibition,
• the International Symposium on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites,
• the National Conference on Waste Exchange and Resource Reuse,
• Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition,
• Florida Industrial Hemp Conference & Exhibition, and
• PFAS Forum.
Associations:
• Florida BioFuels & BioEnergy Association, Inc.,
• Recycle Florida Today, Inc.,
• International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals, Inc.,
• Florida Brownfields Association, Inc., and
• Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc.
Gene is a Martial Arts practitioner and has his 8th degree black belt in Shaolin GoJu and a 5th degree black belt in Nisei GoJu. Gene is also the Author of Instant Self-Esteem: Empowering Self-Confidence and The Mindful Sensei.
Gene is also the inventor of the Soap Bag Saver, which he designed for the reuse of leftover soap bars.
Ted Kaiser, President, Dock 7 Materials Group, LLC
Ted Kaiser is the President and founder of Dock 7 Materials Group, LLC, a global plastics recycling business with over $7 million in annual sales. The company specializes in feedstock supply of scrap, resins, and recycled plastic, particularly from the agricultural sector. Dock 7 focuses on the agricultural plastics sector and deals in all types used for farming, irrigation, transport, and packing. Ted and his team have a wealth of experience in bringing these materials to market through solving complex logistical and collection challenges. In 2013, Ted was named a “Rising Star” under the age of 40 by Plastics News and has been published in multiple publications including Resource Recycling’s Plastics Recycling Update. He currently serves on the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Conference advisory board and Dock 7 is a Silver Sponsor for the annual Plastics Recycling Conference.
Mark Hudson, Executive Director, Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC)
Mark Hudson has been the Executive Director for the Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) since March of 2018. Prior to his current role, Mark had been in various leadership positions in the Ag industry for 11 years. He spent 8 years with two multi-national crop protection companies working as VP of Operations for Adama North America and as VP of Supply Chain for Cheminova which was later acquired by FMC. Following this, Mark was the General Manager for ag manufacturing service provider, Tri-Rinse. During his tenure with Adama and Cheminova, Mark also served for 5 years on the executive board of the Ag Container Recycling Council where he works full time today. Prior to the Ag industry, Mark spent 16 years in operations leadership roles in the industrial polyester fibers and fabrics industry. He has an education in chemical engineering (Clemson Univ) and business management (Duke Univ). Mark has been married to his wife, Amy, for 27 years and they have three children.
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