MS “Magnolia” Chapter of SWANA 2022 Spring Conference
April 12-14, 2022

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
875 Beach Blvd

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

11:00 AM
Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

1:00 – 1:15 PM
Welcome and Introductions
Jennifer Jackson, MS SWANA Board President

1:15 – 1:30 PM
SWANA Safety Update
Amberlyn Liles, MS SWANA Board Safety Ambassador, City of Oxford Environmental Services

1:30 – 2:30 PM
Ethics
Tom Hood, Executive Director, MS Ethics Commission

2:30 – 3:00 PM
Litter Facts / Inmate Litter Collection Program
Michelle Williams, MDOT

3:00 – 3:30 PM
Networking Break

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Operations for Success
John Abercrombie, LaBella Associates

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Buzzard Studies in Relation to Landfills and Transfer Stations
Dr. Scott Rush, Mississippi State University

4:30 – 5:15 PM
MDEQ Regulatory Update
TBD, MDEQ

5:30 – 7:00 PM
Networking Event – Meet & Greet
Hors d’Oeuvres and drinks at the Beau Rivage Pool (2nd Floor)

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

8:30 AM
Registration

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Sustainability Data on Every Dumpster
Tony Gianni, Trimble, Inc.

9:30 – 10:00 AM
How Do You Grow a Productive Workforce in Today’s Environment?
Jim Wamble, Plum Creek Environmental Technologies
Dr. Courtney Taylor, Accelerate MS

10:00 – 10:30 AM
Engine Aftertreatment and DPM Maintenance
TBD, Burrough’s Diesel

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Medical Waste Processing and Handling
Will Fountain, GreenServ

11:00 – 11:30 AM
Networking Break

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Leachate Management and Phytoremediation
Carol Martinson, Providence Engineering and Environmental Sciences

12:00 – 12:30 PM
Landfill Operations and Management Mapping Systems
Raymond Hoffman, LOMMS

12:30 – 1:00 PM
Battery Electric Vehicles (Refuse Trucks): Where We are and Where We are Going
Dana Counts, Mack Trucks

Networking Events (see “Networking Events” tab on conference page for more information)

2:00 – 5:00 PM
Luau and Crawfish Boil at Point Cadet Plaza
121 Cadet St., Biloxi, MS

2:00 – 6:00 PM
Golf at Sunkist Country Club
2381 Sunkist Country Club Rd, Biloxi, MS (228-388-3961)

Thursday, April 14, 2022

7:30 AM
Registration

8:00 – 8:45 AM
Mississippi Geology
James Starnes, MDEQ

8:45 – 9:15 AM
HDPE Innovations
TBD, ISCO Industries

9:15 – 10:00 AM
Topic, TBD
TBD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:00 – 10:30 AM
Networking Break

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Class I and Class II Rubbish Operations
Kayra Johnson, FC&E Engineers

11:00 – 11:30 AM
Supply Chain and Labor Issue Impacts on Landfill Construction Costs
Jeff Breedlove, Promus Engineering

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Wetlands and Section 404 Permitting
Cori Gavin, Eco Restore

For more conference information and to register, check out the conference event page.