Michele Young

Senior Management Analyst, County of Santa Clara

Michele worked in the solid waste industry for over 25 years with the City of San Jose Environmental Service Department and now the County of Santa Clara, where she supports the County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, including solid waste services, the County Green Business and Compost Education Programs, and supporting the county's 15 cities, who are navigating new and exciting program opportunities. Her previous experience includes managing large solid waste contracts, community and research scale composting programs, public outreach and customer service implementation and staff training, and Organics Management, including large scale composting, anaerobic digestion, and biomass to energy solutions.