KARIN SIEG

Executive Director

B.S. Forestry, UW-Stevens Point. As an environmental educator for over 30 years, Karin has worked at youth camps, a nature center, and volunteer in her community.  For most of her career she has worked or volunteered with Recycling Connection, gaining extensive knowledge in recycling, solid waste, and nonprofit management. 

Karin has often served on numerous state and local committees related to recycling and organics management, which most recently included the WI Department of Natural Resources' Waste & Materials Management Study Group for three years. She has completed the Midwest Compost School program and is a Master Composter. She also served as adjunct faculty in waste management at UW-Stevens Point (2012-13) and continues as a guest lecturer and mentor to UWSP's students. 

Karin received the 2015 Christy Dixon Recycler of the Year Award from Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin. 

Karin’s other passions include pencil drawing, playing guitar or ukulele, and traveling with her husband and dog. 

SUSAN SCHULLER

Program Director

M.S. Natural Resources-Environmental Education, B.S. Biology/Chemistry from UW-Stevens Point. Certified TRUE Zero Waste Advisor. Susan has nearly two decades of experience providing professional development in environmental education including numerous courses, workshops, and presentations. Susan is an ad hoc instructor with the WI K-12 Energy Education Program at UW-SP. 

Susan has served on several boards and committees to advance environmental issues related to green schools, bird conservation, and environmental education.

Susan is passionate of connecting communities to their resources to help build a more sustainable and healthy world. Served Peace Corps Tanzania '98-'00. In her free time, Susan enjoys hiking, gardening, kayaking, and biking with her husband and two children.

TAYLOR REMINGTON

Project Coordinator

B.S. Biology from UW-Stevens Point. In progress M.S. Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems from UW-Stevens Point. Taylor has experience teaching high school science, providing professional development in her fields, and working in environmental education.

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Taylor also has experience working in the aquaponics industry recycling fish waste as nutrients for food production. She is an advocate for sustainability in all aspects of the food system, solid waste industry and beyond, and desires to help communities make connections to healthier consumption processes to better preserve our planet.

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Taylor incorporates her passion for sustainability into everything she does, but she is also passionate about gardening and caring for plants and fish, cooking and baking healthy foods, crafting, music, and spending time in nature by the water and in the forest along with her partner and their dog.

KELLY ADLINGTON

Project Specialist

B.S. Waste Management (UW-Stevens Point). Kelly has been working for Recycling Connections in various capacities since 2015, and brings her diverse level of skills and experiences to the organization. Currently her part-time work is focused with RC’s planning and coordination of the annual Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference.

In addition to her role with RC, Kelly is also a co-owner of Bucket Ruckus that collects organics curbside from homes and businesses in the Stevens Point area. Their goal is to keep this material out of the conventional waste stream so that it can be locally composted instead.

HOLLY FOLYER

Near Zero Waste Marketing Intern

Holly earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Marketing from Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin, in 2006. She has worked professionally in business and finance, gaining experience in marketing, value creation, operations, sales, IT, and relationship management.  She is currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin – Superior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management.  She was awarded the Enbridge Energy scholarship for academic merit in 2022 and has been listed twice on the Dean’s list.  Additionally, Holly is the current Digital Marketing and Communications Intern for the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

KYLE HEIMANN

Fall Intern

B.S. Soil and Waste Resource from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (in progress). Kyle is working with the Recycling Connections team on a reusable takeout container program in the Stevens Point area. Kyle will also be making appearances at events and waste audits organized by Recycling Connections. He has experience working in both the solid waste and wastewater industries through his internship experiences at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. On top of working internships, he has served in leadership roles both on campus and in the workforce. He strives to incorporate his knowledge of Waste Management and leadership towards his projects.

Kyle is also an extremely passionate outdoorsman. He partakes in activities like skiing, mountain biking, backcountry hiking, and other outdoor activities. This love for the outdoors fuels his relentless passion to live a more sustainable lifestyle and combat our global climate crisis.