Our People
Since our inception, we have been a women-led team with decades of combined experience in the sustainability space, reaching across both the private and public sector.
Our expertise has always been anchored in a shared commitment to building healthier, more sustainable relationships between our society and the natural world.
At the heart of SRRI’s work is the belief that circularity should be easy, open to everyone, and beneficial to every member of the community.
Core Staff
Rosemary Cooper
Executive Director
Strategist and Innovator | Circular Economy, Sustainability and Climate Action
Michelle Kaczmarek
Program Manager (2023-2024)
Research and Policy | Repair, Community Climate Initiatives, Information Practice
Alice Henry
Program Manager (2019-2024)
Researcher and Connector | Social Innovation, Economic Development, Circular Economy
Tamara Shulman
Senior Program Manager (2023-2024)
Convener, Researcher, and Strategist I Zero Waste, Circular Economy, Food Systems
Marcelle Moreira dos Santos
Program Coordinator (2023-2024)
Advocate and Social Entrepreneur | Sustainability, Circular Textiles, and Community Resilience
Steering Commitee
2024
Lyndsay Poaps
Former Executive Director
Recycling Council of BC
Louise Schwarz
Co-founder & Co-owner
Recycling Alternative, Regenerative Waste Labs, False Creek Fabrication, Terraforma Systems
Meg O’Shea
Sustainability & Circular Economy Strategist
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Canada Plastics Pact
Former Steering Committee Members
Catarina Moreno
Non-Profit Interim Leadership and Transition Consultant
Brock McDonald
Recycling Council of BC
Michelle Bonner
Vancity
Vanessa Timmer
OneEarth Living
Chris Diplock
The Thingery
Dagmar Timmer
OneEarth Living
Bryan Buggey
Invest Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission
Advisors
David Van Seters
President
Sustainability Ventures
Keith Ippel
Co-Founder and CEO
Spring Activator
Markus Terho
Project Director
Sitra
Sari Laine
Specialist
Sitra
Lindsey Boyle
Founder and Strategist
Circular Citizen
Minto Roy
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Social Print Paper Ltd.