Personnel

Community Waste Disposal appoints new president

Community Waste Disposal (CWD), based in Dallas, has appointed Jason A. Roemer as president, effective Oct. 25.

With Jason Roemer’s appointment to president, after 40 years as CWD’s first and only president, Greg A. Roemer, has taken the title of CEO.

Jason Roemer, who is Greg Roemer’s son, is a 2008 graduate of MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, and a 2012 graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in management/marketing. He continued his education at Oklahoma State, receiving his MBA in 2014 with a focus/specialty in financial risk management.

In 2014, Jason Roemer began his career at a firm specializing in health and safety compliance for major oil and gas refineries. He joined CWD in May 2017, starting as a municipal coordinator tasked with maintaining the contracts of several of CWD’s municipal clients and seeking new municipal opportunities. Jason Roemer learned the business rapidly, Greg Roemer says, earning the respect and admiration of fellow CWD teammates and client partnership personnel. One of his early successes was in 2019 when he signed and transitioned six new municipal contracts.

In October 2021, Jason Roemer was promoted to vice president with a greater focus on CWD’s operations.

Greg Roemer started CWD in 1984, with two employees, one truck and zero customers. Today, the company describes itself the largest locally owned and operated solid waste hauler in the Dallas Metroplex.

American Waste Control adds vice president of digital transformation

American Waste Control, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has added Zion Spencer to its executive team as vice president of digital transformation. He has more than 15 years of experience driving organizational change, according to the company, and will lead initiatives aimed at modernizing operations, improving customer experience and fostering innovation through technology.

Founded by Kenneth Burkett, American Waste Control has grown from a one-man operation to a company with more than 250 employees and a fleet of 230 trucks. The company introduced Oklahoma’s first material recovery facility (MRF) and waste-to-energy landfill, which now generates clean energy for more than 20,000 Oklahomans.

“As Kenny and I welcome Zion Spencer as our new vice president of digital transformation, his leadership will play a pivotal role in positioning American Waste Control for continued success,” American Waste Control Vice President Paul Ross says. “Zion’s expertise will drive growth and enhance our customer experience by embracing technology, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation in the waste and recycling industry.”

Spencer’s background in digital transformation and process optimization will be instrumental as American Waste Control continues to invest in advanced technologies and sustainable solutions.

“Customers are at the heart of every major decision at American Waste Control,” Spencer says. “We’re committed to leveraging digital technologies that enhance their experience and adapting to their evolving needs.”

GBB announces new project manager

Becky Caldwell has joined Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. (GBB), Vienna, Virginia, as a project manager. 

As a solid waste management professional, Caldwell has spearheaded initiatives for regional development and environmental and fiscal sustainability, leveraging more than 25 years of experience as a consultant and in the public sector.

Before becoming a consultant in 2020, she was solid waste planning manager for the Greater Nashville Regional Council. Caldwell previously worked for the Sanitation and Environmental Services Department in Franklin, Tennessee, for 19 years, starting in an entry-level position and progressively being promoted until her appointment to department director. She also is the former executive director of the Tennessee Recycling Coalition.

“Becky’s extensive hands-on and strategic expertise in sustainable materials and waste management will be invaluable in helping our clients achieve their ambitious sustainability goals,” GBB Chairman and President Harvey Gershman says.

Caldwell holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s in business administration from Eastern Kentucky University. She can be reached at bcaldwell@gbbinc.com.