Southern California Waste Management Forum
2024 / 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Philip Mainolfi (2026)
HF&H Consultants, LLC
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 360
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 251‐0231
E-mail: pmainolfi@hfh-consultants.com
VICE CHAIR
Susanne Passantino (2026)
Republic Services, Inc.
9200 Glenoaks Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352
Phone: (818) 683-1607 | Cell: (818) 974-5136
| Fax: (866) 224-0985
E-mail:spassantino@republicservices.com
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Teri Cohan Link (2026)
Managing Partner, LINKCO
Phone: (310) 202-7707
E-mail: linkco@gmail.com
PAST PRESIDENT
Nick Morell (2026)
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
1955 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, CA 90607
Phone: (562) 908-4288 ext. 2444
E-mail: nmorell@lacsd.org
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DIRECTOR
Bill Camarillo, CEO, Agromin (2025)
201 Kinetic Drive
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: (805) 485-9200 Cell: (805) 207-5650
Email: bill@agromin.com
Website www.agromin.com
DIRECTOR
Thomas R. Coates, MA (2025)
Program Director
California Carpet Stewardship Program
Email: tcoates@carpetrecovery.org
Phone: 951-205-6745
DIRECTOR
David Davis, MSW Consultants (2027)
Solid Waste Consultants to Local Government
41760 Ivy St., Suite 203, Murrieta, Ca 92591
(951) 694-4001 office | (951) 973-0023 direct
(951) 704-9776 mobile
email: dave@msw-consultants.com
website: www.msw-consultants.com
DIRECTOR
Bernadette Halverson (2027)
City of LA, Bureau of Sanitation
1149 S. Broadway, Ste. 800
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 485-3634 | FAX: (213) 485-2961
E-mail: Bernadette.Halverson@lacity.org
DIRECTOR
Mike Mohajer P.E. (2027)
Commissioner, Los Angeles County
SWMC/IWM Task Force
P.O. Box 3334, San Dimas, CA 91773-3334
Phone: (909) 592-1147 Cell: (626) 437-7701
E-mail: mikemohajer@yahoo.com
DIRECTOR
Melissa Morgan, MPA (2025)
Public Services Manager, City of Highland
27215 Baseline
HIghland, CA 92346
Phone: (909) 864-6861
Email: mmorgan@cityofhighland.org
DIRECTOR
Mark Patti (2026)
Mattress Recycling Council
Southern California Program Coordinator
Cell: (661) 302-8888 | Office: (571) 482-5442
E-mail: mpatti@mattressrecyclingcouncil.org
Website: www.mattressrecyclingcouncil.org
DIRECTOR
Isabel Rios (2025)
Director, Partner Relations
Discovery Cube
2500 N Main St., Santa Ana CA 92705
Phone: (714) 263-3865
E-mail: irios@discoverycube.org
www.discoverycube.org
DIRECTOR
Christopher Sheppard (2027)
Los Angeles County Public Works
Phone: (626) 458-3592
E-mail: csheppard@dpw.lacounty.gov
DIRECTOR
Cynthia Vant Hul, MPA, DBE, SBE, WBE (2025)
Mariposa Eco Consulting
1618 Fairway Oaks Ave., Banning, CA 92220
Phone: (909) 560-0542 | FAX: (909) 243-2218
E-mail: cynthia@mariposaecoconsulting.com
Website: https://www.mariposaecoconsulting.com/
DIRECTOR
Konya Vivanti (2027)
Environmental Programs Manager
City of Lakewood
5050 Clark Ave., Lakewood CA, 90712
Direct Phone: (562) 866-9771 ext. 2507
Office Phone: (562) 866-9771 ext. 2500
kvivanti@lakewoodcity.org