About Us

Laurie founded LBA Associates in 1996 to provide her clients with an experience base that includes:

• 30 years of “lessons learned” on projects located across the U.S. – from Vermont to California and Alaska to Guam
• Five-year service as an officer of SWANA’s International Board
• Four terms on the Colorado Association for Recycling Board of Directors (2014 Board President, 2015-16 Past President)
• Graduate degrees in both civil engineering and environmental policy
• Numerous speaking and facilitation events
• Member of the MSW Magazine Editorial Advisory Board

Laurie and LBA Associates has worked to help local and state organizations maximize their waste diversion potential despite an erratic economy and a wide-spread reliance on disposal-based waste management systems.  Recent project highlights include regional diversion strategies for Pitkin County/City of Aspen, the five-county region of the Southwest Colorado Council of Governments and the State or Wyoming; successful public processes for new city policy in Denver and Boulder; grant study facilitation for Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Routt and San Miguel Counties; and a recent rate study for the City of Durango.  While these projects represent only a portion of Laurie’s experience, they exemplify the breadth and depth of her skills, as they required:

• Setting baseline and goal metrics
• Pursuing regional, multi-organizational strategies
• Facilitating effective stakeholder involvement and support
• Framing and promoting “carrot” and “stick” policies
• Conceptualizing facility designs and calculating costs
• Estimating the potential for job creation, GHG reduction and other environmental benefits
• Identifying workable public, private and non-profit roles and responsibilities
• Finding appropriate funding solutions
• Establishing a “plan of attack” for successful implementation