Two State Chapters Name New Presidents

Two USCC chapters are bringing in new presidents this spring, and we welcome them!

Ryan Duckett, Virginia Composting Council

Ryan Duckett, PE, is a Senior Project Engineer at SCS Engineers in Virginia. He also serves as the President of the Virginia Composting Council and a board member of the Solid Waste Association of North America, Old Dominion Chapter. As a consulting engineer, he works on various design projects, feasibility evaluations, financial analyses and planning efforts to support materials management programs and assets, such as composting and other organics processing, collection systems, drop-off and transfer facilities, MRFs, and landfills. He supports work involving Sustainable Materials Management (SMM), Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), and broader sustainability issues throughout the mid-Atlantic and nationwide. Ryan can be reached via the SCS Engineers website at www.scsengineers.com/about-scs/staff.

Muriel William, North Carolina Composting Council

Muriel Williman has been a Solid Waste professional for 25 years, focusing on waste reduction and material management through recycling and composting practices and markets. She worked for 18 years in Orange County, NC, leading the state with 64% waste reduction through comprehensive waste reduction programs and communications, especially composting: indoors and out, for events, in businesses, local government, and commercial collections. She has influenced local and regional programs, practices and policy to incorporate food waste reduction and composting strategies. She is now Senior Assistant Solid Waste Manager for the City of Durham, NC, where she oversees the daily operation of the city’s Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, which holds a regional Transfer Station, Convenience Center, and Type 1 composting facility.