2019 SWANApalooza

Ramona Simpson, MPA
Environmental Programs Manager
Town of Queen Creek, Arizona


Ramona Simpson manages trash and recycling, air quality, hazardous waste and stormwater programs. She has been with the Town of Queen Creek for more than 12 years. She also is the past director for SWANA;s Communication, Education, and Marketing (CEM) Technical Division. She is a past Chair for the Maricopa Association of Government’s (MAG) Solid Waste Advisory Committee, a member of the MAG Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee and a member of the Arizona Recycling Coalition (AzRC). She is a winner of the AzRC Recycler of the Year award for her efforts in education and outreach for the Town of Queen Creek’s Recycling “Do More Blue” Program. Under her direction, the Town of Queen Creek also received the prestigious Arizona Forward’s Award of Merit for Environmental Excellence in Environmental Education and Communication for the Town’s “Do More Blue-Jeans” textile recycling campaign. She was instrumental in helping the East Valley Recycling Alliance receive the 2014 MAG Desert Peaks Award for Regional Partnership.

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