Mississippi “Magnolia” Chapter of SWANA
2020 Fall Conference

Natchez Convention Center
211 Main Street
Natchez, Mississippi 39120
October 13-15, 2020
with MOLO Course Oct. 12-15, 2020

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

11:00 AM                  Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

1:00 – 1:15 PM         Welcome and Opening Remarks – Charlie Bock, MS Chapter Board President, MDEQ

1:15 – 1:30 PM         Welcome to Natchez – Dan Gibson, Mayor

1:30 – 1:45 PM         SWANA Safety Update – Amberlyn Liles, MS SWANA Safety Ambassador, City of Oxford Environmental Services

1:45 – 2:30 PM         “Taking Safety Seriously” – Panel Discussion

Moderator: Amberlyn Liles
Shannon Harrop, tarpARMOR
Dusty Zeigler, Humdinger Equipment, TANA
Jamie McCoy, River City Hydraulics

2:30 – 3:00 PM         Disaster Debris Management – Pam Swingle, EPA Region 4 via video conference

3:00 – 3:30 PM         Networking Break

3:30 – 4:00 PM         Dangers of Lithium Batteries and Proper Disposal – Amanda Patton, Environmental Compliance and Safety Inc.

4:00 – 5:00 PM         Chronic Wasting Disease – Proper Disposal and Why it is So Important – William McKinley, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

5:30 – 7:30 PM         Meet and Greet at Natchez Brewing Company

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

7:30 AM                    Registration

8:00 – 8:30 AM         Ways Preventative Maintenance Can Be Used in Preventing Downtime – Todd Garley, Tri-State Truck Center, Inc.

8:30 – 9:30 AM         COVID-19 and the Impact on Waste Operation Pick-up – Panel Discussion

Moderator: Charlie Bock
Shea Mask, Chief Compliance Officer, RES
Dan Ball, Area Engineering Manager, Waste Management
Ray Laughter, Director of Environmental Services, Desoto County
Murry Toney, Director of Solid Waste, Amite County

9:30 – 10:00 AM       Networking Break

10:00 – 10:10 AM     Chapter Annual Membership Meeting

10:10 – 10:40 AM     Foundations of Personnel Management: Personnel Issues – Reed Thomas, Pickett Industries

10:40 – 11:40 AM     1-hr Ethics – Kate Victor, MS Chapter Board Legal Counsel, Panola County

11:40 – 12:10 PM     Landfill Gas: A Practical Approach – Juene Franklin, Franklin Engineers & Consultants, LLC via video conference 

1:00 – 5:00 PM        Networking Events

Golf and clay shoot options available

6:00 PM                    Networking Banquet provided by Pickett Industries

Thursday, October 15, 2020

7:30 AM                    Registration

8:00 – 8:30 AM         Everything You Need to Know About a Spill – David Ruhl, Neel-Schaffer

8:30 – 9:30 AM         Prevention is Key in Managing Landfill Fires – Michael Gettinger, Certified Fire Protection Specialist

9:30 – 10:00 AM       Networking Break

10:00 – 11:00 AM     COVID-19 in the Workplace / First Aid in the Field – Kim McDaniel, Merit Health Natchez

11:00 – 12:00 PM     Workplace Violence and Active Shooter – TBD, Adams County

MOLO COURSE

Monday, October 12, 2020

8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM            Course Introduction, Sessions 1-4

9:30 AM                                Break

3:00 PM                                Break

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM             Review Sessions 1-4, Sessions 5-8

9:30 AM                                 Break With Vendors

3:00 PM                                 Break With Vendors

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM              Review Sessions 5-8, Sessions 9- 13

9:30 AM                                  Break With Vendors

10:00 AM                                Break for Chapter Business Meeting

3:00 PM                                  Break With Vendors

Thursday, October 15, 2020

8:00 AM                                  Course Review (no exam to be administered)