Melissa Romero

Name: Melissa Romero

Position: Policy Analyst with Californians Against Waste (CAW)

Melissa graduated from CSULB in 2015 with a B.A. in Environmental Science & Policy and has been with Californians Against Waste (CAW) since January, 2016. As a Policy Associate her areas of focus are food waste reduction policy, assisting in the development of local expanded-polystyrene ordinances, enforcement of previously passed legislation, general support for CAW sponsored legislation, and advocacy for legislation supported by CAW. She is the lead staff on the Environmental Advertising Compliance Campaign and the Certified Reusable Bag Enforcement Campaign.
Here is a video of Melissa testifying in front of the California State Legislature