WasteZero®

Leadership Team


John Campbell, Chairman of the Board

John Campbell is an entrepreneur with a track record of success who has now turned himself toward the goal of building the world's preeminent waste reduction company. Partnering with his friend Mark Dancy, John has been engaged with WasteZero as an investor and board member since 2006, and he began spending the majority of his time with the business in 2011.

Prior to his investment as a major shareholder in WasteZero and his appointment as Chairman of the Board, John Campbell was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Campbell Alliance, a leading specialized management consulting firm.  Campbell Alliance was sold in 2011 to inVentiv and Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. 

Mr. Campbell also founded the Pharmaceutical Institute, a provider of educational and information resources to companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector. Before that, Mr. Campbell was vice president of a US subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, where he provided leadership primarily within the Business Planning function for more than six years.  On special assignment, he co-founded HealthMatics, developers of an electronic health record used by thousands of physicians.  The enterprise was subsequently acquired by Allscripts.

In 2006, John Campbell was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mr. Campbell earned an MBA from William & Mary and received his BBA summa cum laude from Pace University.  He began his professional career with a New York-based investment firm, Lawrence Investing Company.

 


Ann Campbell, Board of Directors

Prior to investment as a major shareholder in WasteZero and appointment as a member of its Board of Directors, Ann Campbell was co-founder, board member, and President of Campbell Alliance, a leading specialized management consulting firm.  Campbell Alliance was sold in early 2011 to inVentiv and Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston based private equity firm. 

Before her 14 years at Campbell Alliance, Ms. Campbell was a Vice President with Bricker & Associates, an operational improvement consulting firm, which was acquired by Keane, Inc.  Prior to her career in management consulting, she held technical, sales, marketing, and management positions for IBM in both North Carolina and Chicago.

Ms. Campbell graduated with distinction from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, earning a Master of Management degree with concentrations in Marketing and Organizational Behavior.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematical Sciences with a concentration in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Mark Dancy, Board of Directors and President

Mark Dancy is the president of WasteZero, the nation's leading company that delivers programs to reduce waste, improve recycling rates, and generate revenue. Prior to his role as WasteZero's president, Mr. Dancy served the firm as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and as General Manager of Manufacturing. In May, 2012, Mark Dancy was recognized as a South Carolina Ambassador for Economic Development.

As an industry leader, Mr. Dancy frequently speaks at solid waste, recycling, and environmental programs and seminars nationwide and is considered to be one of the most knowledgeable hands-on waste reduction executives in the country. Mr. Dancy earned a BA in economics from the George Washington University in Washington DC, and his MBA from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.


Michael O’Donnell, Chief Financial Officer

Michael O'Donnell brings to WasteZero more than 35 years of financial management experience across global industrial, transportation, and technology businesses. He has served on the Board of Directors for NYSE-, London Stock Exchange- and Tokyo Stock Exchange-traded corporations and has spent considerable time mentoring seed-stage and start-up companies in the digital media, solar energy, and medical device industries.

As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. O'Donnell has guided several organizations through the various stages of acquisition, turn-around, transformation, and initial public offering. His efforts leading recapitalizations, restructurings, and an initial public offering have resulted in dramatically improved capital structures. Mr. O'Donnell has led numerous global operational improvement programs that have significantly improved operating performance, profitability, and cash flow.

Prior to joining WasteZero, as Electromotive, Inc.'s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Mr. O'Donnell led the highly successful sale of that global $2.0 billion private-equity-sponsored company. Before that, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Xerium Technologies Inc., he participated in the consolidation of legacy acquisition companies with a private equity sponsor and led the initial public offering of that company. Michael holds a BS in Business Administration at Franklin University and an MBA from Ashland University.


Stephen P. Lisauskas, Vice President Government Affairs

Steve Lisauskas brings more than 15 years of state and local government experience to WasteZero, where he now works closely with state government officials to help them prioritize waste reduction as a key, achievable, and impactful public policy goal that can create tens of thousands of green collar jobs, save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, and has significant environmental benefits.

Prior to joining WasteZero, Mr. Lisauskas served several cities and towns in senior management and leadership capacities. Past positions include Deputy Town Administrator in Natick, MA, Chief of Staff and Budget Director in the City of Haverhill, MA, and Chief of Staff in the City of Newburyport, MA. Most recently, Mr. Lisauskas was appointed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to lead the turnaround of the 155,000 resident City of Springfield. In this role, he restructured many public services and helped turn the City from one of 18 years of deficit to 5 consecutive years of surplus.

Mr. Lisauskas holds a BS degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.


Les Evans, Vice President Municipal Partnerships

Mr. Evans boasts more than 16 years of experience in resource management program sales. He has held sales management positions at several international companies where he developed domestic and international markets. His leadership roles within several major division startups have entailed planning, licensing, and co-marketing arrangements. Mr. Evans' efforts have saved countries millions of dollars in fiscal and environmental impact as he's worked to establish industry-wide environmental protocols.

Before joining WasteZero, Mr. Evans was the international sales manager for a division of Tyco International and the regional director of commercial product sales for Dramm Corporation, a manufacturing firm specializing in helping manage water and energy resources for public and private institutions. Prior to that, he held a variety of senior management positions in sales and business development for the Swedish environmental textiles firm, Ludvig Svensson.

Mr. Evans earned a BS in Biological Engineering with a concentration in Water, Soil and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University.


Dennis Wise, Vice President Supplies Group

Dennis Wise brings extensive and successful sales and management excellence to WasteZero most recently from Futures, Inc., a cloud-based technology firm in Durham, NC.  Prior to that, Mr. Wise worked in the commercial development and construction field with Bobbitt Design Build, and in 2003, '04, and '05, he received the "Chairman's Award" while with American City Business Journals.

Additionally, he launched successful startup businesses in the optical and medical monitoring device industry as well as in the telecommunications engineering field.  Finally, Mr. Wise represented the waste-to-energy industry while at GBB, an engineering consulting firm in Washington DC specializing in municipal solid waste issues.  While there, he also designed and managed its public relations, marketing, and business development department.

Mr. Wise holds an MA in public relations management from the Newhouse School of Communication at Syracuse University and an undergraduate degree in Mass Communications from the State University of New York at Fredonia.


Jenny Evans, Vice President Program Services

With sharp focus on quality management and customer satisfaction, Jenny Evans brings more than 15 years of experience to WasteZero delivering, streamlining, and promoting the efficiencies of large-scale, complex system integrations and strategic programs. Throughout her consulting career, Ms. Evans held senior management positions for six of the nation's leading healthcare insurance companies, leading multi-nationally based teams across four countries. Her specific accomplishments include introducing an additional $20M revenue stream as she led a team to deliver an ePortal integration.

Additionally, Ms. Evans designed and implemented a manage-by-metrics quality program that increased client satisfaction scores nearly two points on a seven-point scale for the world's largest health insurer. Most recently, Ms. Evans was a Senior Manager for Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.

Ms. Evans earned a BS in Biological Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University, as well as an MS in Biological Engineering with minors in Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering.