As an independent director of an employee-owned enterprise, play a crucial role in ensuring effective governance, strategic decision-making, and Recology's overall success in its mission for a world without waste. Important to provide an unbiased and objective perspective and impartial judgments on company matters. Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements, including compliance with all applicable laws and safety standards, as well as being a leader and model in the industry for best practices in the waste management and recycling industry. Visit www.recology.comKEY ACHIEVEMENTSContribute to the development and review of Recology's long-term strategic plans to help assess risks and opportunities. Participate in the oversight of financial reporting, the audit processes, and internal controls to ensure transparency and accountability in financial matters. Uphold and promote ethical conduct by supporting executive management policies and procedures to create and sustain a corporate culture that prioritizes integrity. Finally, set an example of ethical behavior in all interactions with Recology.

As a member of the Board, advise executive leadership to ensure the integrity and safety of StandardC's analytics and transaction management platform for banks, insurance companies, payroll processing, and other financial institutions and service providers effectively and sustainably serve compliance-intensive industries. Financial Institutions and service providers also benefit from StandardC Credential, the automated due diligence for initial application, data capture, onboarding, ongoing monitoring services, business underwriting, and customer relationship management. StandardC Credential can be enriched specifically to meet the specific regulatory and business requirements of any financial institution or enterprise. Visit www.StandardC.ioKEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Leverage legal, regulatory, and community advocacy expertise to strengthen and sustain the StandardC marketplace to ensure KYC, Bank Secrecy Act, and other compliance requirements consistent with evolving state/federal laws and guidance governing financial institutions and other service provides to compliance-intensive industries.

Deliver strategic guidance and thought leadership for the premier carbon offset registry in the North American market, focusing on developing assessment and quantification programs to help evaluate emission reduction initiatives. KEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Work closely with the Executive Director and other Board Members to review new carbon reduction protocols to ensure protocol development in a manner that is socially equitable.

Played a critical leadership role involving strategic growth planning, program innovation and restructuring, stakeholder engagement, and daily operational oversight of multimillion-dollar credit/funding initiatives for Californian communities.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS★ Spearheaded efforts to provide low-cost financial assistance to public entities across California for infrastructure and economic development projects, with $6B in new funding being issued during tenure. ★ Devised and implemented a state-wide outreach plan to educate organizations and agencies on best practices and compliance, to qualify for low-cost infrastructure funding, resulting in 100% utilization of program funds allocated to agencies.★ Expanded funding eligibility for government agencies in underserved communities by redesigning direct financing programs (including the Infrastructure State Revolving Fund program) with rigorous underwriting standards and interest rate subsidies. ★ Implemented numerous innovative programs to expand credit/funding access for underserved communities and businesses, including the CLEEN Center, the Jump Start program, and the California Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program.★ Managed the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP) and expanded small business eligibility for the program, leading to $2.7B in loans being issued to small businesses in California with ~$1.6B in loan guarantees.★ Oversaw the allocation of $84M in US Treasury funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was managed as a subset of SBLGP and generated 1.7K+ loan guarantees amounting to $477M in guarantees.

Provided strategic direction, operational leadership, and regulatory oversight to ensure the integrity of financial services provided by 600+ state-licensed depository financial institutions with $670B+ in total assets. KEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Drove promotional initiatives for “Bank On California,” a voluntary banking and credit union initiative focusing on providing unbanked and under-banked households with access to mainstream financial products and services.

Served as outside general counsel for financial institutions on various corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters, and represented the institutions in complex transactions, bankruptcies, and reorganization initiatives. KEY ACHIEVEMENT★ Represented a wide range, from corporate to non-profit organizations, including providing representation and counsel for financial institutions in relation to bankruptcy, reorganization, and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the financial crisis.