2025 Women’s Environmental Leadership Summit

Support / Inspire / Connect

Hosted by: Tennessee Recycling Coalition

Thursday, October 1st - 2nd, 2025 Franklin Hitlon
Cool Springs Hotel Conference Center


Agenda

 
October 1st , 2025

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm -Tour City of Franklin's Recycling & Solid Waste Program
(Register now) Meet at 417 Century Court Franklin, TN (were closed toe shoes) 

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration and Hotel Check-in

5:00- 7:00 pm Dinner on your own
 
7:30 pm An Evening with Rebecca Lynn Howard, Songwriter's Night & Reception 
Location: Meridian A Room Hilton Franklin Cool Springs 

October 2nd, 2025

Registration 8:30 am- 10:30 am 
8:30 am - 9:30 am- Breakfast

9:00 am-9:15 am Welcome & Introductions
Amber Greene, TRC Executive Director
Caleb Powell, TRC President 
Amy Katcher, Emcee

9:15 am-9:45 am Dale Smith Thomas
Join us for an unforgettable experience with Dale Smith Thomas – International Motivational Speaker and Best-Selling Author. 
9:45 am- 10:00am- TRC Summer Interns, Abbie & Autumn Greene 

10:00am-10:15 am Autographs and Pictures with Dale

10:30 am- 10:30 am Break & Hotel Check out

10:30am-11:00 am - Kathleen Gibi, Keep TN River Beautiful Executive Director

11:00-11:30 am- Sarah Tylutki, WM Sustainability Advisory Associate

11:30am- 12:00 pm- Optimizing Recycling Value, Lily Hull, Midland Davis 

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch (Speaker)

1:00 pm- 1:30- KTNB Program Overview, Monica Kizer, Keep TN Beautiful 

1:30 pm- 2:00 pm-PFAS, Emily Leonard, TDEC 

2:00 pm-2:15 pm Break

2:15 pm- 2:45pm-Ginna McWhirter, TDEC Small Business
Education & Outreach Coordinator 

2:45pm- 3:15pm- Plastic Pollution, Shabana Lalani & Mila Palmer, The Green Team

3:15 pm- 3:45 pm- C&D Waste Diversion and Source Reduction Strategies, Erica Weeks, Paladin, Inc

3:45 pm-Closing 



Mail all checks to TRC 
P.O. Box 23796 Nashville, TN 37202