As the community recycling expert, Catelyn inspires inquiring minds to reduce their environmental impact, practice waste reduction, and support local sustainability initiatives. An enthusiastic educator, she annually delivers customized, award-winning curriculum that challenge and engage more than 800 students to be better stewards of the waste they generate. A dedicated researcher and grant writer, Catelyn supports her municipality in an administrative capacity by exploring and advocating for potential growth opportunities, spearheading the City’s recent Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan for the Solid Waste and Recycling Division. During her tenure, Catelyn has initiated special recycling collection programs for electronics and expanded polystyrene to increase diversion.
Catelyn is SWANA Certified as a Technical Associate of Recycling Systems and currently serves as Vice Director of SWANA’s Sustainable Materials Management Technical Division. Catelyn also serves as the Young Professionals (YP) Representative for the Lone Star Chapter (TXSWANA).