APR Member Meeting

Overview

What Happens at an APR Member Meeting?

General Sessions occur at the beginning and end of the meetings. APR's President offers a "State of the APR" address and other presentations tackle topics of broad industry appeal.

Committee Meetings mostly happen on the middle day. All attendees may participate in any committee meetings they choose, with occasional exceptions that are marked on the schedule.

Workshops & Special Events occur throughout the meeting and are open to all attendees.

Receptions are a prime opportunity to network with other APR member companies. An attendee list is provided in advance of the meeting for your benefit.

Local Opportunities are unique at every meeting. Tour the MSS Optical Sorter facility in Nashville this June! Find the flyer in the Documents section below and email if interested.

Schedule

Speakers

Steve Alexander

President & CEO of APR

Kate Bailey

Chief Policy Director of APR

Curt Cozart

Chief Operating Officer at APR

Bruce Magnani

VP & Legislative Advocate at Houston Magnani & Associates

Duane Pozza

Partner at Wiley

Suzanne Shelton

President & CEO of Shelton Group

Caitlin Sickles

Partner & Senior Principal at Bracewell LLP

Steve serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, The Voice of Plastics Recycling®. As the international trade association representing the plastics recycling industry, membership includes independent recycling companies of all sizes, processing numerous resins, as well as consumer product companies, equipment manufacturers, testing laboratories, organizations, and others committed to the success of plastics recycling. APR serves the plastics recycling industry by providing technical and educational solutions with a goal of creating more good supply of material for recycling and enhancing the quality of the existing supply stream.

Steve also serves as President of Resource Recycling, Inc., a publishing and conference management firm. Resource Recycling produces the Plastics Recycling Conference, Resource Recycling Conference, as well as the E-Scrap Conference. It also publishes three trade journals: Resource Recycling, Plastics Recycling Update and E-Scrap News.

Previously, Mr. Alexander spent more than 20 years representing corporate and association clients on Capitol Hill and in State Houses across the country, including 10 years with Eastman Kodak Company, where he specialized in environment, technology and appropriations issues.

Bruce joined Houston Magnani and Associates in November of 2005 after most recently serving as Legislative Advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Magnani has 15 years of government relations experience and specifically has expertise in environmental issues, including air quality, Prop 65, transportation and Prop 42. Additionally, Mr. Magnani has experience in public and private works of construction, government procurement, public real estate transactions and construction labor issues. Mr. Magnani has a unique insight into how state government operates which is attributable to the six years he worked as a Government Relations Specialist for the Department of General Services under the Wilson, Davis and Schwarzenegger administrations. In 2004 he was appointed to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice as a business representative.

Suzanne is the CEO of Shelton Group, an ERM Group Company, the nation’s leading marketing communications agency entirely focused exclusively in the ESG space. She regularly counsels C-level executives at Fortune 1000 organizations on how to best define and leverage their sustainability approaches to drive business results. She currently serves on the board of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the executive advisory board of Cyclyx, and recently served on the board of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA). Ms. Shelton offers insights and inspiration on conference stages around the country, guest writes for the likes of Fast Company, Green Builder and GreenBiz, and directly manages a team of leaders who, collectively, have made Shelton Group a 30-year success story.

Resident in Bracewell’s Washington, DC office, Caitlin was promoted from principal to senior principal in the firm’s Policy Resolution Group in December 2022. She works with major corporations, industry associations and nonprofit organizations to advance their advocacy priorities and achieve their business objectives by enhancing the ways in which they communicate with their target audiences. Her focus includes branding and positioning, message development and delivery, media relations, spokesperson training and reputation management and crisis communications. Sickles leads the Policy Resolution Group’s digital communications program, designing and implementing comprehensive, multi-platform campaigns. Sickles has been included on the PR News “15 to Watch” list. She earned her B.A. in public relations and political science from Marquette University and her M.A. in communications from Johns Hopkins University.

Last Minute Member Registration

Member Price$450

Non-Member Registration

Public Price$450

Hotel Venue

Steps from bustling Broadway, our host hotel reflects the history and spirit of the city. Join us at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Music City.

The APR room block is now closed.

You may book directly with Renaissance or find alternative accommodations.

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