| Michelle
Minstrell Joins GBB as Project Manager
(Fairfax, VA – June
15, 2007) - Gershman, Brickner & Bratton,
Inc. (GBB) is pleased to announce that Michelle Minstrell
has joined the firm as Project Manager. Ms. Minstrell has
over 12 years of professional experience in recycling and
solid waste management and a total of more than 23 years
of community involvement in recycling.
She has worked in the public sector
for town and county governments and educational institutions,
for non-profit organizations, as well as in the private
sector. Her
expertise includes landfills, transfer stations, construction
waste, commercial/institutional waste, universal/special
waste, special collection events, materials marketing, crew
training, and hauling operations. She is a respected
source for construction waste recycling and reuse opportunities.
“We are pleased to welcome Michelle to our team and
look forward to working with her,” said Harvey Gershman,
GBB President. “In addition to her credentials, Michelle
is a dynamic person that brings enthusiasm and commitment
to the important environmental work we do at GBB. ”
Ms. Minstrell, who is based at GBB’s headquarters
in Fairfax, Virginia, has experience that spans the country,
working with projects and positions in Washington State and
North Carolina. Additionally, she has surveyed solid
waste and recycling operations on her international travels
to countries such as Australia and Japan.
She is active in local, state, and
national recycling and solid waste associations serving
on the Washington State Recycling Association and Carolina
Recycling Association conference committees, holding the
Carolina Green Building Council Chair position, and assisting
with production of the National Recycling Coalition annual
congress daily newsletter. She
has participated as a speaker, moderator, and reporter for
many recycling and solid waste conferences, meetings, and
presentations.
"This opportunity to learn from industry veterans while
assisting clients with their solid waste management and recycling
challenges is very exciting," noted Ms. Minstrell, "I
am honored to become part of the well-respected GBB team
and look forward to adding my skills and knowledge to their
repertoire."
Prior to joining GBB, Ms. Minstrell was Recycling Specialist
for the Town of Chapel Hill, NC; Recycling/Solid Waste Manager
for North Carolina State University; Universal Waste Recycling
Specialist for EcoLights Northwest/Total Reclaim; and Assistant
Market Manager for TrashBusters of Washington. She also served
as Personnel Manager for the Mercer Island High School community
recycling center, Student Representative on Recycling Committee
and Recycling Assistant for The Evergreen State College,
and volunteered as Waste Sort Captain and Master Recycler
for the City of Olympia and Thurston County.
GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm
founded in 1980 that works on solid waste collection, processing,
recycling and disposal issues, and assists in planning, procuring,
and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services
at the local, state and national levels for both the public
and private sectors. For more information on the firm and
its products and services, visit www.gbbinc.com or call 1-800-573-5801.
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