Chairman
Brad White - Superintendent
City of Naples Solid Waste Dept
50 Riverside Circle
Naples, FL 34102
Office - 239-213-4700
Fax - 239-213-4775
Vice Chair
Christine Busch
Sunshine Recycling Services of SWFL
PO Box 0348
Estero, FL 33929
Office: 239-390-9529
Fax: 239-390-9539
For the past decade, I have been part of an industry studying waste streams and promoting recycling efforts of SWFL businesses for Sunshine Recycling Services. My career has proudly brought me to become actively involved with organizations such as Keep Collier Beautiful. As a mother of our future generation, environmental and beautification programs that KCB promotes has become a part of my personal life as well.
Treasurer
Bryan Simmering
First Citizens Bank
Bryan Simmering is a native of Florida and 22 year permanent resident of SWFL. Bryan has served the community over the last 10 years as a Commercial Banker with the last three being a part of the First Citizens Bank family.
Bryan is an active volunteer for Keep Lee County Beautiful, and past board member for Fun Time Childhood Development in Naples. He and his wife Cassandra are active donors for a wide variety of charitable organizations.
Bryan and his wife of 10 years have two beautiful children. Their family enjoys taking advantage of the natural amenities SWFL has to offer including the beaches, golf and water sports.
Being a native of SWFL, Bryan wants to preserve the environment to the standards he grew up enjoying. That is the sole motivation for Bryan’s affiliation and current board appointment with Keep Collier Beautiful
Secretary
Nancy J. Brander
239-206-1582
239-206-1582 fax
My background is that of a Mom who raised two children in the countryside of Ada, Michigan. I spent many years tour guiding at Blandford Nature Center and Meijer Botanical Gardens. When my children were pre-school I would bring them along so they would learn and enjoy the trails filled with trees, scrubs, lichens, mushrooms and Michigan’s small wildlife. Their early training has been passed on to my grandchildren. My career had been in Microbiology: Medical/Environmental. I’m a Spartan and my education came from Michigan State University. Go Green!
I feel privileged to contribute to Keep Collier Beautiful. We live in a pristine area with abundant foliage and wildlife. We need to preserve the best of what nature has to offer. Trash and waste cannot be a part of the picture. The solution of recycling, and pickup education is helping to keep our “Beautiful Collier Beautiful”.
Director
Gary Julian- Recycling Coordinator
City of Naples Solid Waste Dept.
50 Riverside Circle
Naples, FL 34102
Office 239-213-4700
Fax - 239-213-4775
From upstate New York, a resident for sixteen plus years. Married, Three Sons – My Three Sons / Associates Degree - Applied Science. Rescues Feral Cats, Loves golf, tennis, wake boarding and superbikes. Also Loves Keeping America Beautiful
Director
Jennifer Nelson
Goodwill Industries of SW Florida
4940 Bayline Drive
North Fort Myers, FL 33917
Phone: 239-995-2106 x203
c - 239-822-8708
Jennifer Nelson has Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. With 17 years experience working at 4 Goodwills in Austin, TX, Houston, TX, Santa Rosa, CA, and now in Ft. Myers, Jennifer has a wealth of knowledge in the reuse and recycle business.
In December of 2008, Jennifer was hired as the VP of Retail and Operations for Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and in February of 2010, she accepted a new role in the organization as the Senior Director of Donation Acquisition and Green Projects. In this role, her focus is to improve GWSWFL’s recycling and landfill reduction efforts that will increase post retail revenue while reducing trash expense. The revenue generated from her new initiatives will allow Goodwill to continue its mission of providing job related services to people with disabilities or other disadvantaging conditions.
Jennifer is very passionate about landfill reduction, waste diversion, and environmental causes within the community. She is a graduate of the Senior Leadership Program from Goodwill Industries International and mother to a 6 year old girl named Piper.
Director
Jim Pilon, Atty.
Siesky, Pilon & Potter
1000 Tamiami Trail, N.
Naples , FL 34102
Phone: 239-263-8282 x303
Fax: 239-263-7611
jpilon@spplaw.com
Director
Jim Wheatley
Choice Waste, NSYC
cell: 239-784-2061
Director
Keeth Kipp
MWaste, Inc.
801 Anchor Rode Drive
Naples, FL 34103
239-434-1888
Director
Larry Berg
Waste Management of Collier County
4500 Exchange Ave.
Naples , FL 34104
0 - 239-325-3208
Fax: 239-649-8004
lberg@wm.com
Director & Webmaster
My love for the environment and Florida flora is evident in the art I create—I design and dye silk and run my company, Leigh Designs. Formerly I taught art in public school before I earned my Masters Degree in Fibers and also had a 20+ career in the computer industry doing research and marketing in the Boston area. I served as environmental chair at a local yacht club assisting KCB with Bay and Coastal cleanups from the water before I joined this important organization.
Director
Rachel Kleist
Health Educator
Collier County Health Department
239-252-6852
I was born and raised in Naples, Florida. After attending college in Gainesville for five years, I finished my education at Florida Gulf Coast University and moved back to Naples in 2008. I have worked for the Collier County Health Department since November 2008. As a Health Educator in the Tobacco Control Program I work with the community to identify strategies to effectively reduce tobacco use and access to tobacco products. I also coordinate the Tobacco-Free Collier Partnership to promote policy change in Collier County and decrease exposure to secondhand smoke. Another component of the Tobacco Control Program is the Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) clubs in Collier County. SWAT is a youth advocacy group that promotes leadership and community involvement. SWAT uses these avenues among teens to generate awareness about tobacco. I have volunteered at the Coastal Clean-Up since 2008 and am thrilled to continue to build a partnership
Director
Rory Amundsen
Sunshine Recycling Services of SWFL
PO Box 0348
Estero , FL 33929
0ffice: 239-390-9529
Fax: 239-390-9539
sunshinerecycling@yahoo.com
Director
Gary Julian- Recycling Coordinator
City of Naples Solid Waste Dept.
50 Riverside Circle
Naples, FL 34102
Office 239-213-4700
Fax - 239-213-4775
From upstate New York, a resident for sixteen plus years. Married, Three Sons – My Three Sons / Associates Degree - Applied Science. Rescues Feral Cats, Loves golf, tennis, wake boarding and superbikes. Also Loves Keeping America Beautiful
Executive Director
Jim Zimmerman
jzimmerman1@embarqmail.com
Home 239-774-7420
Cell 239-253-8413
Fax 239-774-7424
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Keep Collier Beautiful website. I am an Ohio native who attended Ohio State University after serving in the United States Army. After college I worked for Equifax for 33 years, starting as a field representative and retiring as a Regional Vice President in charge of field training. After retiring from Equifax in 1997 and moving to Naples, FLorida, I became active in the Conservancy as a Boat Captain and a trainer of boat captains. I have been a member of the Naples Cruise Club since 2006 and am Commodore for 2011. My hobbies are boating and scuba diving and donating blood on a regular basis (over 73 gallons so far).
