APR Staff
Steve Alexander
President & CEO
Kara Pochiro
VP of Communications
& Public Affairs
& Public Affairs
Curt Cozart
Chief Operating Officer
Kate Bailey
Chief Policy Officer
Kate Eagles
Program Director
Market Development Committee Lead
Market Development Committee Lead
Megan Byers
Program Director
Ruben Nance
Program Director
Preferred Design Recognition
Preferred Design Recognition
Rebecca Mick, Ph.D.
Program Director
Film & Packaging Innovation
Film & Packaging Innovation
Sarah Curran
Program Director
APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability
APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability
Pia Baker
Director of Marketing
Jill Smith
Director of Administration
John Standish, Ph.D.
Technical Consultant
PET Technical Committee Lead
PET Technical Committee Lead
Scott Trenor, Ph.D.
Technical Director
Olefins Technical Committee Lead
Olefins Technical Committee Lead
Richard Abramowitz
Director of Films & Flexibles
Film Committee Lead
Film Committee Lead
Alexei Kazakov
Technical Consultant
Films and Flexibles
Films and Flexibles
Elena Mantagaris
Senior Advisor
Canadian Initiatives
Canadian Initiatives
Rita Phillip
Program Director
PCR Certification
PCR Certification
Tan Sackett
Graphic Designer
Gabby Ryan
Meeting Coordinator
Rachel Nathanson
Member Services Manager
Jazlin Lopez
Digital Communications
& Analytics Associate
& Analytics Associate
APR Board of Directors
Chair: Roxanne Spiekerman, PreZero US
Vice Chair: Tom Frantz, Technimark
Treasurer: Michael Westerfield, Dart Container
John Caturano, Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.
Cherish Changala, Revolution
Jimmy Lawler, Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR)
Nicole Janssen, Denton Plastics
Ajit Perera, Talco Plastics
Dawn Gaines, Mohawk Industries
Scott Saunders, KW Plastics
Julie Zaniewski, PepsiCo