Members, It’s Time to Vote!
MassRecycle is happy to announce that it’s time to vote in the Board of Directors: both new and renewals. Our new Directors will be signing up for two year terms. Current Directors who are ready to renew will serve another term.
If you are a paid member in good standing, please join us on October 22nd at Wachusett Mountain Ski Resort for our Fall Social that will include our Annual Members’ Meeting. If you cannot make the Annual Members’ Meeting, please vote online no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, October 16th, 2026 through an online ballot (will be sent to you via email from admin@massrecycle.org.)
Please read further to learn about the candidates.
Candidates:
Jessica Caban
Jessica Caban is the Assistant Project Manager of Recycling & Waste Enforcement for the City of New Bedford. She leads community education and outreach on waste reduction and compliance, while supporting enforcement efforts that strengthen recycling and waste programs across residential, commercial, and industrial properties citywide.
Rob Gogan
Rob Gogan retired as Manager of Harvard Recycling and Waste Services in 2020. He serves on MassRecycle’s Product Stewardship Council and chairs the Tours and Podcast Committees. His goal for MassRecycle is to support, connect and mentor the thousands of sustainable materials management professionals in our state. His goal is to coordinate at least one tour and podcast every two months.
Taylor Millspaugh
Taylor Millspaugh is a Municipal Market Manager at WIN Waste Innovations, specializing in building and maintaining relationships with municipal post-collection customers throughout New England. She is passionate about supporting communities through strong partnerships and sustainable waste management solutions. Taylor spends her time between Maine and Rhode Island with her husband, Gabe, and their elderly Italian Greyhound, Penny.
Stephen Mullis
Stephen is the Northeast Territory Manager with Rehrig Pacific Company which covers CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT. His goal is to help municipalities and haulers become more efficient, safer, and more profitable year after year. Growing up in Marshfield MA and now living in Charlestown MA and becoming involved in the waste/recycle world he has joined the MassRecycle team to better our future through learning and educating. He is excited to get started with MassRecycle and become a trusted advisor to his peers.
Waneta Trabert
Waneta Trabert is the Director of Sustainable Materials Management for the City of Newton. She is also chair of the Massachusetts Product Stewardship Council to advance extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy in Massachusetts. With 15 years of experience in materials management, she has worked on electronics EPR compliance and packaging waste through roles at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Product Stewardship Institute. Earlier in her career, she managed hazardous waste at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Katie Weatherseed
Katie Weatherseed is the Sustainability Outreach and Program Manager for the Town of Brookline. In this role, she is responsible for the implementation, promotion, communication and monitoring of Town initiatives pertaining to sustainability. Katie has worked in the public sector since 2018, and previously served as the Zero Waste Program Manager for Brookline, where she led many of the Town’s waste diversion and waste reduction programs in collaboration with local organizations, along with state and municipal partners. As a MassRecycle Board Member, Katie is particularly passionate about the intersection of climate change mitigation, material circularity, and sustainable waste management.