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.