Reuse Sector Speakers Bureau

Having a conference or meeting? Need an interesting key note speaker, or a panelist that can share their expertise in reuse? Then the Reuse Alliance can gladly connect you with speakers that offer a wide array of knowledge and experiences in the field of reuse.  If you would like to book one of our speakers, please contact us.

Dave Bennink – Reuse Consulting, based in Washington. (Deconstruction specialist; Can share his experiences on bringing decon into the mainstream.)

Mary Lou Van Deventer – Urban Ore, based in California.  (Reuse Center Specialist; Can speak about the triple bottom line benefits of her multi-material reuse facility.)

MaryEllen Etienne – Reuse Alliance, based in New York & North Carolina. (Materials Exchange/Reuse Sector Specialist; Can share her experiences running virtual materials exchanges and building a national support network for the reuse sector.)

Justin Green – Build It Green, based in New York. (Building Materials Reuse specialist; Can speak about his BMR center, as well as the public policy issues that relate to it.)

Donna Hunnewell – Lowell Wish Project, based in Massachusetts.  (Reuse Center specialist; Can share how her ‘goods bank’ is transforming lives.)

Norm Ruttan – iWasteNot Systems, based in Ontario Canada. (Materials Exchange specialist/Ecologist; Can share his experiences developing virtual exchange software, as well as a growing network of materials exchanges across North America.)

Neil Seldman – Institute of Local Self Reliance, based in Washington DC.  (R&D specialist, Can share their research on the economic and environmental impacts of reuse.)

Harriet Taub - Materials for the Arts, based in New York. (Reuse Center specialist; Can offer her experiences running a reuse center that offers nonprofit cultural organizations and public schools vital resources. )


Full Bios Coming Soon!