Ahnika Hesbjerg
Problem Materials Program Specialist at Anoka County
Waste Reduction and Problem Materials Specialist
Experienced sustainable materials management professional with knowledge in industry standards within private, municipal, and local levels.
Anoka County
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Problem Materials Program Specialist
Overseeing household hazardous waste collection for Anoka County; including but not limited to managing the program budget, expanding material collection, administering contracts with various service providers, hosting public collection events, and providing educational resources for the community.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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University of Minnesota
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Recycling Project Coordinator
Project lead for twelve on-campus housing units to address high contamination and low recovery rates.
- Founded and coordinated the Sustainability Advocate Program: a 46 student volunteer program for students living within campus housing. Program provided waste reduction, reuse, and recycling education through peer to peer connection and social diffusion. 
- Improved structural and physical collection of waste within all 12 housing facilities to increase diversion rates.
- Developed and implemented training for campus staff to improve the recovery of materials within housing units.
- Though two years of targeted initiatives, waste stream contamination reduced 5% and diversion rate increase 17% within the recycling and organics waste streams.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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University of Minnesota
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Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Organics Management - MN GreenCorps
Assisted in implementing organics recycling & centralized collection for 62,000 students and staff within the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Atomic Recycling LLC
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Assistant Project Manager
Collected and organized data on recoverable construction and demolition material
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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University of Minnesota Duluth
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Undergraduate Student Researcher
University of Minnesota research to determine demographic sentiments about economic development along Park Point, Duluth Minnesota. 

Outcome provided an environmentally sensitive community an accurate representation of what concerns and issues they face and recommendations towards sustainable solutions.
Duluth
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Environmental Sustainability B.A
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Minnesota Duluth
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Environmental Sustainability Degree: Analysis of world's environmental and social problems and solutions to theses problems, understanding the barriers to implementing theses solutions. 

Minor in Economics Includes: Basic overview of economics, statistics, and mathematics
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Geography
International Baccalaureate
Birkerød Gymnasium, HF, IB & Kostskole
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Studied Biology, Geography and Danish while undertaking in-depth research into economic environmental effects of deforestation in Brazil within a micro thesis.

Focus discipline: Biology, Geography, and Visual Arts
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Environment
Women's Environmental Network
Membership Recruitment Coordinator
Environment
Minnesota United FC
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Green Team Ambassador
Educating game day spectators on organics & recycling during game days
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Tonya Johns
Financial Assistance Specialist at Anoka County
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Paul Talbot
Investigator at Anoka County
Anoka, MN
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Chad Erickson
Deputy Sheriff
Andover, MN
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Lisa Gray
Senior Social Worker at Anoka County Social Services
Minneapolis, MN
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Wolid Ahmed
Elections Specialist at Anoka County
Minneapolis, MN
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Ryan Kelzenberg, MA
Emergency Management Coordinator at Anoka County
Anoka, MN
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Shirley ONeill
retired at Anoka County
Minneapolis, MN
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Kristen Mihm
WIC Clinic Coordinator  at Anoka County
Forest Lake, MN
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Melanie Lee
Helping families through the child support process.
Minneapolis, MN
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Lisa Dummer
Probation Officer at Anoka County
Minneapolis, MN
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Diane Linngren
Administrative Services Assistant at Anoka County
Andover, MN
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Heidi Kurtz
Child Protection Investigator at Anoka County
Minneapolis, MN
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Brandon Cahill
Deputy at Anoka County
Elk River, MN
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Dan Frey
Engineer at Anoka County Highway Department
St Paul, MN
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Elizabeth Anderson
Visionary Operations Leader
Circle Pines, MN
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Inga Ewing
faith means hope
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Carlygrace Sunday
Environmental Product Compliance and Sustainability Specialist at Ethicon, Inc.
Morristown, NJ
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