Women of Waste Pro

20 Year Spotlight/Women of Waste Pro Frank and Vanessa Kramer Lake City, FL Couples who work well together at home and in the office are few and far between, but for Frank and Vanessa Kramer, they wouldn’t want it any other way. “We do our best when we’re together,” said Vanessa, Office Manager of Waste…

Women of Waste Pro Penny Thacker Landfill Manager Cherokee C&D Landfill, GA Penny Thacker began her career in the waste industry “completely by accident.” Today, after more than a decade in the industry, Penny is now headed into the next chapter of her life: retirement. Up until 2004, Thacker worked as a receptionist for an…

Women of Waste Pro Heather Badger-Felmet Division Manager Palm Coast, FL Heather Badger-Felmet has just about done it all. Since joining Waste Pro in 2009, she has dipped her toe in nearly all aspects of the waste industry except driving and shop work. She began in accounts receivable, dabbled in accounts payable, did some dispatching,…

  Women of Waste Pro Samantha Barreiro Regional Human Resources Manager Central Florida Working in waste is all Samantha Barreiro has known. At just 18 years old, Samantha began working for the Fort Myers, FL Division during her freshman year at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she earned a BS in Business Management. “I realized…

Women of Waste Pro Lisa Cunningham Claw Truck Driver Southaven, MS Lisa Cunningham doesn’t care about working in a male-dominated industry – she’s done it most of her life. “I like challenges,” she said. “I was an auto technician for 26 years before I became a garbage truck driver. I didn’t find it to be…