Six NCRA members have been nominated to serve on the 2027 – 2028 Board of Directors. There are six two-year positions open. Two are new; four or five are incumbents.
The Meet the Candidates Night will be held October 15 at 5:30pm. Voting opens Monday, November 16 and ends Monday, December 6 at 11:59pm.
Early on November 16, custom voting links will be emailed to all current members. If you do not receive a SimplyVoting email that day, please confirm your membership is up-to-date using this simple 4-step system. If there is an issue, please contact the office.
Results will be presented to the board for ratification in early December, then to the candidates via email and later to the membership via the December newsletter.
NCRA BOARD OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES, 2026
Click each picture to access the associated candidate statement. Many include a LinkedIn link at the bottom of the page.
Eli Forrester
Hi! I’m Eli Forrester, and I’ve spent more than a decade keeping products and materials at their highest and best use. I’m from San Francisco and work as the Sustainability…
William Neil
I would be honored to serve on the NCRA Board. I’m the founder of EarthSort, an app that tells residents which bin an item goes in under their city’s rules….
Sarah Koplowicz
Hello fellow NCRA members! I started my journey working in trash in 2007, when I worked as Zero Waste Coordinator at the UC Davis R4 Recycling Program. As a lifelong…
Reka Abraham
If we’ve not yet had the pleasure of meeting, hello, my name is Reka (pronounced “Ray-kah) Abraham. I am currently on the NCRA Board. During my first term, I served…
Xinci Tan
I’m Xinci with Zero Waste Sonoma. I have served two terms as a NCRA board member and would like to serve one more before stepping down. In the time that…