The Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) is an organization of more than 200 public and private section professionals committed to the advancement of the Solid Waste Management Industry in Colorado and the greater Rocky Mountain region.

In 1979, the founding members and initial organization of the Chapter was accepted into the Colorado Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association and the articles of incorporation were filed with the Colorado Secretary of State on 1983. The name of the organization was changed in 1986 to the “Colorado Rocky Mountain Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association” and changed in 1994 to the current configuration, “Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).”

2022 COLORADO CHAPTER OFFICERS

  • Neil Nowak

    SWANA Colorado President

    SCS Engineers

    Project Director

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  • Josh Rembusch

    SWANA Colorado Vice President

    Byers-Scientific

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  • Ken Arguello

    SWANA Colorado Treasurer

    City and County of Denver

    Administrator 1

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  • Cathy Hall

    SWANA Colorado Past President & International Advisory Board Rep

    Pitkin County

    Solid Waste Manager

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  • Melissa Hinman

    SWANA Colorado Secretary

    Trihydro Corporation

    Lead Project Engineer

2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Christopher Anderson

    Waste Management District Manager DADS

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  • Darla Arians

    CDPHE

    Producer Responsibility Program Lead

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  • Dan Bacehowski

    HDR Waste Sector Environmental Practice Lead

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  • John Briest

    Weaver Consultants Group Principal

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  • Aaron Byrne

    Summit County Resources Allocation Park Solid Waste Director

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  • Chris Gronquist

    Republic Services Operations Manager

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  • Joshua Lee

    Joshua Lee

    Associate Civil Engineer Burns & McDonnell

  • Jesse Masten

    Eagle County Solid Waste and Recycling Division Chief

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  • Jacob Midkiff

    Weaver Consultants Group Project Manager

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  • Jill Parisi

    CO DPHE Environmental Protection Specialist

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  • John Rembusch

    Byers Scientific Vice President of Business Development

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  • Lisa Skumatz

    Skumatz Economic Research Association CEO- Principal/President

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  • Cathryn Stewart

    Swift River Environmental Services Geologist & Project Manager

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  • Kelsey Waage

    Waste Connections Environmental Engineer

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