For every project, Kelleher Environmental assesses the expertise needed and then draws from its team of associates to optimize the delivery of clients’ desired outcomes. Below is a list of associates we are currently working with on active projects.
Maria Kelleher, M. Eng P. Eng
Principal – Kelleher Environmental
Maria Kelleher is an environmental engineer who specializes in circular economy, renewable energy and solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling research, policies and programs. She graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from University College, Cork, Ireland; a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1982; and a Diploma in Environmental Health from McMaster University in 2000.
In 2012, Maria completed the Governance Essentials Program for Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations at the Institute of Corporate Directors and The Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and in 2015 became a CSA certified GHG auditor.
With over 30 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry, Maria has worked on a wide range of waste policy and strategy, quantification, management, planning and stewardship projects for a range of different materials for both private sector and public sector clients.
Maria has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Pollution Probe Foundation, the Ina Grafton Gage Seniors Residence and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF). She is currently a member of the Board of Toronto Region Conservation Area (TRCA) and was the external reviewer for the Ontario IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator – formerly the Ontario Power Authority) Conservation and Technology Funds.
Maria Kelleher and Geoff Love are members of Pivot Green with a focus on Electric Vehicles, Basic Income and Environmental Justice, respectively.
More information can be found on their website.
Geoff Love, M.E.S. (Love Environment)
Geoff Love is President of Love Environment, a small hig
hly specialized Canadian environmental consulting company. Established in 2002, Love Environment provides environmental business and organizational development, strategic planning and project management expertise to its private sector, public sector and not-for profit clients. The firm works exclusively on environmental strategy, producer responsibility, green procurement, waste diversion and climate change issues, ideas and projects.
Geoff is an environmental entrepreneur, business manager and project manager with over 35 years’ experience advancing sustainability policies, programs and practices across Canada. A strategic thinker with a focus on policy and program implementation and a collaborative leader with disciplined tactical, organizational and financial management skills. An established record of achievement growing envirnomental businesses and non-government organizations who is passionate about social and environmental causes and opportunities. Knowledge areas included extended producer responsibility (EPR); business and strategic planning; policy analysis and development; business start-ups and management; senior level environmental recruitment and climate change.
Andrew Pollock, M.B.A. (Pollock Environmental) 
Andrew Pollock is the Principal of Pollock Environmental, a small consulting firm focused on waste diversion policy and research. He has over 35 years of experience in the waste management field, both as a consultant and as a director of waste management services in three major Ontario municipalities. Andrew’s recent experience includes providing consulting services to all levels of government and private sector organizations related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) and waste diversion policy and as well as providing consulting services to municipalities regarding waste diversion system planning.
As a former member of the Board of Directors for Waste Diversion Ontario, he was responsible for approving and overseeing EPR programs for Blue Box material, used tires, waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) and municipal hazardous and special waste (MHSW).
Andrew has an MBA degree from The University of Toronto and a BA (Honours) degree in Economics from Queen’s University.
Samantha Millette, B.A. (Millette Environmental)
Samantha holds a B.A. in Environmental and Resource Studies from Trent University. Shortly after graduating in 2013, she began working as an independent consultant in the waste management industry, providing environmental research, writing, and analysis support to senior consultants at all stages of project development. Samantha has a sound knowledge of provincial and federal waste legislation and policy and extensive experience communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Working primarily as a sub-contractor, Samantha has worked with clients in both the public and private sectors to develop solutions to waste management challenges and has played an integral role in projects focused on circular economy and extended producer responsibility, from best practices in the management of waste electronics, electric vehicle batteries, plastics and tires to construction and demolition waste. Some of her most recent engagements have included studies to inform the designation of new materials under Ontario’s new waste legislation, economic and environmental benefits of deposit-return for beverage containers, and industry best practices in the end-of-life management of waste lead-acid and electric-drive vehicle batteries. Among other notable consulting assignments, Samantha assisted in the development of a draft Recycling, Audit, and Verification Guideline for Ontario, and was involved in a benchmarking study for the Alberta Recycling Management Authority.
Samantha is based in Timmins, Ontario.
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