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Sarah Koplowicz. Senior Consultant. R3 Consulting Group, Inc. (Term 2025 – 2026)

Sarah has been working in solid waste management for over 17 years, with a focus on zero waste programs and policies. She helped establish the UC Davis Zero Waste system campus wide and spent 10 years working in event production providing zero waste management to millions of people. She also previously worked at the San Francisco Green Business Program helping hundreds of local businesses reduce their footprint. In 2019, Sarah completed a Master of Science in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco.

Since joining R3, Sarah has worked with more than 50 jurisdictions in California providing a wide range of support for legislative compliance, contract procurement and negotiations, C&D facility evaluations, researching industry best practices, and much more. Sarah is honored to serve NCRA as a Board Member and has been participating in NCRA events since 2014, including being an organizing member of the Zero Waste Youth Convergence planning committee. She is passionate about all things zero waste, the magic of compost, gardening, trying new recipes, and spending time with her cat.

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Casey Fritz. Senior Planner, Zero Waste Marin & County of Marin Waste Management Division (term ends 12/2025)

Casey grew up in the Bay Area and has worked in the Zero Waste field since she graduated from UC Berkeley in 2017. Throughout her career she has worked for a non-profit to implement zero waste programs at schools, and on the outreach and education teams at both Marin Sanitary Service and Recology in San Francisco. These roles helped to deepen her knowledge of how waste is handled and further her passion for helping people reduce what they send to landfill. In 2023 Casey completed a Master of Science in Environmental Management degree at the University of San Francisco, and wrote her Masters’ thesis on the lifecycle emissions of our food system and how local governments can reduce those climate impacts.

Casey currently works for the County of Marin as a Senior Planner, where she manages the outreach programs for the Zero Waste Marin Joint Powers Authority. This includes managing the Zero Waste Marin Schools Program, the edible food recovery program, social media channels, pilot programs such as bringing Repair Fairs to Marin County, and Zero Waste Marin’s Local Task Force. Casey is honored to serve on the NCRA Board to connect with other folks who are passionate about advancing zero waste solutions.

Freddy Coronado-Barraza, Residential Zero Waste Assistant Coordinator, San Francisco Environment Department and Advisor to Zero Waste Youth USA (Term: 2024 – 2025)
Freddy Coronado is a proud member of the San Francisco Bay Area Latinx, Zero Waste and queer communities. He works for the San Francisco Department of the Environment as the Residential Zero Waste Specialist where he implements San Francisco’s Zero Waste policies and programs across the residential sector.  His nine plus year Zero Waste experience includes working with multifamily buildings, property managers, large refuse generators, event producers, and affordable housing properties.

In the past he has worked on projects with Cascadia Consulting, Envirolutions, Recology and Gigantic Idea Studio. Freddy also assisted the City of Sausalito with the implementation of its Single-Use Plastics Ban Ordinance.  Since 2014, Freddy has been an active member of Zero Waste Youth USA, where he is now an advisor to the youth-led organization.