Louisiana Solid Waste Association

The Louisiana Solid Waste Association met on July 26th, 2009 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for our annual membership meeting and to elect new officers. A dedicated group of individuals were chosen and we are proud to have them as leaders of our organization.

Elected Officers

Seated (l-r) Connie Henry, Fred Williams, Buddy Till, Yolunda Righteous,Bill Mollere
Standing (l-r) Gary Bonvillain, Jim Schooler, Bubba Wynn, Don Breaux, Buddy Veuleman

William J. “Bill” Mollere, LSWA President
Senior Consultant, C-K Associates
Baton Rouge, LA

As a senior consultant with C-K Associates, Bill reviews proposed work plans and contributes to the writing, editing and preparing of final reports for clients. He also assists in showcasing C-K��s qualifications, professional staffing and experience in solving environmental issues. Bill works closely with clients to meet their needs, ideas and suggestions, and assists in developing a finished Work Plan and Report that complies with all regulatory and environmentally sensitive areas.

J.A. “Buddy” Veuleman, LSWA Vice President
Independent Consultant for Employment
Negreet, LA

Independent consultant working with private and government waste industry.
He helps provide solutions dealing with compliance,operations,marketing and
enviromental issues for landfills and transfer stations.

Fred Williams, LSWA Treasurer
Superintendent, Department of Operational Services, Office of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, City of Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

Fred oversees the collection of garbage and trash for the City of Shreveport & Bossier City, which operates a 435-acre landfill site. He also monitors seven contracts for companies doing business with the City of Shreveport, Solid Waste Division, maintains a fleet of 65 Garbage Packers, and oversees 134 employees.

Connie Henry, Secretary
Office Manager, Tangipahoa Parish Office of Environmental Services, Tangipahoa Parish Government
Amite, LA

Connie oversees the scale employees and is responsible for account invoicing and receivables for the waste hauling companies that utilize the Tangipahoa Parish Landfill. She is also responsible for documenting all litter and illegal dumping complaints filed with the Office of Environmental Services.

H.L. “Buddy” Till, Jr., Charter Emeritus Member
James Construction Group

Buddy oversees and administers the Tangipahoa Parish Office of Environmental Services, which includes management of solid waste disposal, litter abatement, storm water management, recycling and ground water monitoring.

Don Breaux, Board Member
President, Don Breaux Consultants
Baton Rouge, LA

Don acts as president and manager of his consulting firm.

Yolunda Righteous, Conference Chairperson
Environmental Consultant, Providence Engineering & Environmental Group
Baker, LA

Yolunda is the senior project manager of Providence Engineering & Environmental Group. Her areas of expertise include: waste management and assessment, waste permitting and regulatory compliance, including grass roots, facilities, waste audits, solid waste permit modifications and renewals, hazardous waste post-closure permit renewals, hazardous waste permit renewals for operating facilities, Class 3 hazardous waste permit modifications, and pre-permit meetings for hazardous waste permit renewals.

James “Jim” Schooler, Board Member
Owner/President-JimBill Disposal, LLC
Lake Charles, LA

As president and owner, Jim oversees the operations and management of his business.

John “Bubba” Wynn, Board Member
WynnCo Environmental Group, LLC
St. Joseph, LA

As vice-president, Bubba oversees all operations of Transload America��s business.

Gary W. Bonvillain, Charter Emeritus Member
Chief Financial Officer, Dupre Carrier Godchaux Agency, Inc.
Sunset, LA

As company CFO, Gary manages all accounting and financial transactions for the Dupre Carrier Godchaux Agency.