People and talent professionals in Waste management
WM shows up in four of these waste management HR careers, as the current employer of two talent acquisition leads and an earlier stop for the top HR people at Casella Waste Systems and WIN Waste Innovations. The others hold HR titles at Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental, Miller Waste Systems and Interstate Waste Services, which suits anyone hiring for field operations, handling labor relations or merging HR after an acquisition.
Professionals to explore
Anita Meiman
LinkedInExperience: HR Manager Southeast Market · Rumpke Waste & Recycling
HR Manager Southeast Market at Rumpke Waste & Recycling since 2011, Anita Meiman was HR Manager at Emerson Power Transmission (2009-2010), and at TSS Technologies was HR Manager (2006-2008) and HR Generalist (2002-2007). Anita was also HR Generalist at Eagle Manufacturiing LLC (2002-2007), so questions on HR for one market of Rumpke fit.
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Bernadina Gaspar
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Talent Acquisition & Operations · GFL Environmental Inc.
At GFL Environmental Inc., Bernadina Gaspar has been Manager, Talent Acquisition & Operations since 2026, after Manager, Talent Acquisition- Corporate & Early Talent (2024-2026) and Senior Recruiter - Environmental Services - North America (2023-2024) there. Bernadina is also Director of Sales and Operations at GASPAR ELECTRICAL GROUP (since 2023) and was Assistant Branch Manager at AppleOne Employment Services (2023), a fit for corporate and early-career hiring.
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Burk Chuter
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Human Resources · Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Since 2026, Burk Chuter has been Vice President, Human Resources at Casella Waste Systems, Inc., after a series of WM roles: Sr. Director, People Business Partner (2021-2022), Vice President, HR Business Partners & HR Operations (2022-2024), Vice President, HR Business Partners & Learning and Development (2024-2025) and Vice President, HR Business Partners & Labor Relations (2025-2026). Burk cites labor relations, succession planning and workforce planning.
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David Freemantle
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager People and Culture · Miller Waste Systems Inc.
Miller Waste Systems Inc. is where David Freemantle holds two current titles, Senior Manager People and Culture (since 2024) and Manager, Rewarrds and Recognition - Human Resources (since 2003), and was Regional Human Resources Manager, Eastern Divisions there (2022-2024). David lists employee and labour relations, recruitment and retention, WSIB claims, and pension and benefits work in the waste processing and collections business.
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Desiree Akel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Talent Acquisition - Field Operations · WM
Field operations hiring at scale is the fit for Desiree Akel, Director of Talent Acquisition - Field Operations at WM since 2025. Desiree's other WM titles were Talent Acquisition Senior Manager, East Tier (2023-2025), Talent Acquisition Senior Manager, Field Operations - RPO (2021-2023), Talent Acquisition Manager, Field Operations (2019-2021) and Senior Talent Advisor Senior Talent Advisor - Sales Talent Acquisition Team Leader (2012-2019).
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Iveth Dias
LinkedInExperience: Director of Human Resources · Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
Mergers and acquisitions and keeping the workforce stable through change are the expertise Iveth Dias describes, as Director of Human Resources at Interstate Waste Services, Inc. since 2024, after the same title at Circular Services (formerly Balcones Recycling) (2022-2024). At Sims Limited, Iveth was Regional Human Resources Manager (2014-2022), Human Resources Generalist (2013-2014) and Human Resources Assistant (2012-2013).
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Jamie Roman
LinkedInExperience: Sr Talent Advisor · WM
Jamie Roman has been Sr Talent Advisor at WM since 2011, supporting recruiting for WM sites across the United States and leading a team of Talent Advisors. Jamie was a Contract Recruiter at Axcess Financial - Check-n-Go (2010-2011) and Friedmans Jewelers (2006-2007), and a Regional Recruiter at Mattress Giant (2006-2009) and CJ Schwan's (2000-2003), a fit for multi-site recruiting questions.
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Pamela Hobbs
LinkedInExperience: CHRO · WIN Waste Innovations
Pamela Hobbs has been CHRO at WIN Waste Innovations since 2019 and was VP Human Resources at American Red Cross (2015-2019). Pamela also held Vice President, HR, West Region at Republic Services (2007-2015) and Region HR Manager at WM (1998-2006), which puts HR jobs at Republic Services and WM behind the CHRO seat, a fit for questions on top-level HR in the industry.
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Rachel Mitchell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Human Resources · Rumpke Waste & Recycling
Rachel Mitchell is Senior Vice President Human Resources at Rumpke Waste & Recycling (since 2021). At Kao EMEA & Americas, Rachel was Vice President, REO, Human Resources EMEA (2017-2021), Senior Director, Human Resources, EMEA (2017) and Human Resources, Director, UK (2013-2017), and was Regional HR Director at Staffmark (2004-2013). Rachel cites organizational design and employer branding, a fit for reshaping HR at a waste company.
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Sue Netherton
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - People,Training & Development · Waste Connections
Training sits in Sue Netherton's current title, Senior Vice President - People,Training & Development at Waste Connections since 2022, held after Vice President - Human Resources there (2007-2022). Sue was Human Resources Manager at Carpenter Technology Corporation (1993-2007). Nearly two decades of HR at one waste company make Sue a fit for questions on training programs.
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Choose the right perspective
Pamela Hobbs, Sue Netherton and Rachel Mitchell hold the most senior titles and fit company-wide HR questions. Burk Chuter is the pick for labor relations, Iveth Dias for acquisitions, Desiree Akel, Jamie Roman and Bernadina Gaspar for recruiting, and David Freemantle or Anita Meiman for regional and market-level HR.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you recruit and keep CDL drivers for collection routes when logistics companies want the same people?
- 02What does HR need to do in the first weeks after a waste company buys a local hauler?
- 03How do you handle union negotiations and safety training across many collection districts?
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