CREF Says Farewell to Wayne Howard

After over five years on the staff of the Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF), Wayne Howard is stepping out of his role as Program Manager for the Foundation. In 2017, Wayne joined the CREF, formerly CCREF, with a primary focus on expanding the Compost Operator Training Courses (COTCs), creating webinars and training videos, and expanding online offerings. During his tenure, the Foundation has offered around 25 in person trainings across the country educating over 1,000individuals with the COTC curriculum. CREF has hosted half a dozen webinars and online educational trainings targeting composters and researchers alike. In the past two years, the Foundation and USCC have launched the online learning management platform COMPOSTU which Wayne had a hand in creating.

Wayne will be moving on to work for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, a post similar to his now second most recent position as a Review Engineer, NC DEQ - Division of Water Resources that he held for 14 years.

Wayne brought more than just a wealth of knowledge related to waste treatment, water resources, and multimedia production to CREF. His pleasant demeanor, ability to talk to absolutely anyone, and his love of movies, cosplay and pop culture made him the life of any gathering. We at CREF and USCC wish Wayne well on his next venture.