Each fall, our members nominate and elect diverse, welcoming candidates for our board of director election to help lead our membership.
Recycle Colorado's board is a working board, meaning elected members are active in the day to day operations and decision making for the organization. Board members serve 1-3 year terms, with multiple spots opening each year.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination and had a conversation with a member. Your encouragement is what helps us put some of the best leaders in Colorado waste diversion on our board.
Meet our New Board of Directors
Brienna Atkinson-Kerr
OI Glass
Brienna Kerr-Atkinson has a decade of experience working in sustainability in both the government and private sector. In her current role, she serves as the Global Sustainability Strategy & Customer Engagement Lead for O-I Glass, a leading glass container manufacturer in the state of Colorado; translating sustainability goals into data-driven solutions that increase recycled content and reduce emissions. Brienna aims to use her expertise in the glass industry to improve the circular economy of glass in Colorado, while expanding and improving Colorado’s recycling systems. In addition, she brings an economic lens to sustainability to bridge the gap between what is best for our community and what is best for business.
Brienna most recently served as the VP of the policy committee, working to progress and protect recyclability in Colorado. Raised in the front range, she spends her free time outdoors in our mountains backpacking, snowboarding, and hiking, driving her passion to protect the beauty and nature of Colorado.
Jimena Baldino
City of Aspen
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Jimena Baldino is a Sustainability Programs Administrator with the City of Aspen’s Environmental Health and Sustainability Department. In her role, she develops, implements, and manages programs and policies that advance the City’s waste diversion, recycling, composting, and sustainability goals. Her work includes overseeing Aspen’s recycling and composting initiatives, coordinating special recycling collection events, supporting regional waste diversion partnerships, managing bilingual outreach and education efforts, approving public special events, and leading updates to municipal codes and regulations related to municipal solid waste.
Jimena works closely with residents, businesses, event organizers, property managers, waste haulers, and community partners to advance practical solutions that reduce waste, increase diversion rates, and support a more sustainable and resilient community. Through collaboration, education, and program development, she helps further the City of Aspen’s greenhouse gas reduction and waste diversion goals. Jimena also leads public engagement initiatives, develops educational resources, and partners across departments and organizations to implement projects that advance Aspen’s climate, sustainability, and environmental objectives.
Passionate about environmental stewardship, community engagement, and behavior change, Jimena believes that successful sustainability programs are built through collaboration, education, and equitable access to resources. As a bilingual professional, she is committed to making sustainability initiatives accessible and meaningful to diverse audiences and helping empower community members to take action toward a more sustainable future.
Julia Lennon
We Don't Waste
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My name is Julia Lennon, and I am the Director of Education & Advocacy at Denver based food recovery nonprofit We Don’t Waste (WDW). WDW’s vision is that food goes to people, not landfills, and is accessible to all. This deeply aligns with my own personal mission to divert waste from landfill whenever possible, and belief that food is a human right. Since I learned about “reduce, reuse, recycle” in elementary school, I have been passionate about helping our planet through preventing and reducing waste.
I received my BA from Northeastern University in Environmental Studies & International Affairs. During my time in university, I interned with Ceres, where I was tasked with researching food waste as a topic for investors to pose to companies to set sustainability goals to manage and reduce their waste. This helped me to realize the intersection of food and the environment is really where my interest lies, and when I moved out to Denver and found We Don’t Waste I was excited to work in this space of food waste recovery.
I am a newer member of Recycle Colorado, and excited at this opportunity to grow in my role, deepen my understanding, and make more connections! I am especially interested in making connections between compost haulers and food recovery organizations across the state to reduce the amount of edible food that ends up not being consumed. I have valued my time so far as a Recycle Colorado member, and enjoyed participation in lobby days over the last few years. I have been involved in waste diversion in Denver over the past 8 years while I have worked at WDW. I was a member of Denver’s Sustainability Advisory Council’s zero waste committee from 2022-2024, and learned a lot about local waste diversion organizations and policies. In advocating for food access and food waste reduction in Colorado, I have built relationships with state legislators, edited draft policies, and testified for bills. I have been active in attending the Recycle Colorado policy committee and organics policy subcommittee meetings, and am very excited about the proposed organic waste diversion bill that prioritizes and encourages edible food to people. I have talked with advocacy partners about a bill like this for years and would be so proud to see it pass in 2027!
Rachel Setzke
Eco-Cycle
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Rachel Setzke (she/her) has been with Eco-Cycle since 2019. In her role as Senior Policy Advisor, she researches trends and best practices in recycling, organics diversion and use of compost, Zero Waste and circularity in order to support Eco-Cycle’s education and advocacy work. Her work has focused on providing policy and program solutions at the community and state levels as well as studying diversion access, trends and scalable solutions across Colorado and the US. Rachel is a lead author of the annual State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado Report and an author of the Municipal Blueprint for Compost Expansion. Rachel has helped draft, advocate for, and implement state laws including the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, Producer Responsibility for packaging and batteries, and two compost bills. She is an active member of Recycle Colorado’s Board, Greater Colorado Council, and Policy Committee, as well as multiple national groups working on Extended Producer Responsibility. Rachel was born and raised in Colorado and has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years.
Scott Hutchings
WM
Scott Hutchings is Director of Government Affairs for WM, where he leads legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder engagement efforts across the Four Corners region, including Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and portions of Texas. With more than 30 years of experience in public policy, government relations, and stakeholder engagement, he specializes in building collaborative solutions to complex environmental and sustainability challenges.
Throughout his career, Scott has worked closely with state and local governments, industry leaders, community organizations, and environmental stakeholders to develop practical policies that advance sustainability goals while meeting the needs of businesses and residents. His approach focuses on finding common ground, fostering partnerships, and ensuring diverse perspectives are reflected in policy development and implementation.
Scott currently serves on several boards and leadership organizations, including the Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise Fund and the Board of Governors of the National Waste & Recycling Association. He has also held leadership positions as Chairman of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Waste & Recycling Association. Through these roles, he has helped advance initiatives related to recycling, resource recovery, infrastructure development, and environmental stewardship.
Prior to joining WM, Scott served in a variety of government and public policy roles, including positions with the Colorado Governor’s Office, the Colorado House of Representatives, the Denver City Council, and numerous state and local public initiatives. These experiences provided a strong foundation in public policy development, constituent engagement, and coalition-building.
Scott earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Metropolitan State University of Denver. He is passionate about advancing Colorado's circular economy and believes strong collaboration among government, industry, nonprofits, and communities is essential to increasing recycling, reducing waste, and creating long-term environmental and economic benefits.