Susan has over thirty years as a solutions strategist in the environmental and sustainability field, and served for 12 years on the Cedar Grove Composting leadership team in the Seattle area.

Susan’s collaborative and business centered philosophy links compost manufacturers, product development teams, end users and municipalities together in effective engagement models that minimize contamination in feed stocks while expanding the diversion and capacity for viable compost feed stocks eligible for organics recycling.

Janet joined CMA as Compliance Director in 2019. After 14 years in private law practice, Janet joined CMA to combine her passion for civil justice and her commitment to real-world solutions to environmental challenges.

She received her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2006 and has been an active volunteer and organizer for many social and environmental causes. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the National Lawyers Guild.

Kelvin is President of his own consulting firm, Green Bottom Line, that focuses on sustainable materials and packaging development, commercialization, testing and certification. He is also founder and CEO of Gen3Bio, a startup company focused on producing biobased chemicals and subsequent bioplastics from microalgae.

For ASTM, Kelvin is the chair of the ASTM D20.96 subcommittee that deals with biodegradation and biobased standards for plastics and is Vice-Chair of Products for D20 Plastics, which oversees other subcommittees include D20.95 Plastics Recycling. Kelvin is also on the USDA Biopreferred Program Technical Advisory Council and is on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Recycling Coalition.

Jeffrey P. Gage developed a large percentage of the composting infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest over the past 38 years. Established the Tilth Alliance Master Composter program, established land use codes for composting in King County, designed and permitted Cedar Grove Compost in Maple Valley, performed pathogen research on the public safety of composted zoo manures. Established the Legislative imperative in the Waste Not Washington Act for the Clean Washington Center and the state’s explicit support for developing compost markets. Designed and piloted the curbside recycling collection program for Pierce County. Designed, built and operated the Pierce County Compost Facility which received an Environmental Excellence Award from U.S. Conference of Mayors.  Fought with other composters the State Compost Quality regulations, and formed the Washington Organic Recycling Council (WORC) all within his first 5 years in the nascent compost  industry. 

Jeff continued to serve his community as President of WORC for 6 years, board member of the US Composting Council Board for 7 years, The Tahoma Food System board and president for 3 years. and represented WORC on the State Fertilizer Advisory Committee to help establish marketing claims for compost soil amendments. He led the charge against Dow Agrosciences on the public use of Clopyralid on lawns and was a prime developer of the Soils for Salmon campaign resulting in establishing post construction soil standards in Puget Sound. Collaborative training has always been his primary focus and has helped develop WORC’s and the USCC’s operator training programs. 

Trey Xander is CMA’s Client Relationship Manager. His background spans sustainable structural engineering, environmental conservation, project management, media production and marketing. He works with manufacturers and distributors to grow sustainability in foodservice packaging and keep material streams clean in the circular economy. His approach is simple: listen first, then find solutions that turn shared goals into measurable results.

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
— Francis of Assisi