Kevin Butt is the Regional Environmental Sustainability director of Toyota’s North American Environmental Sustainability Programs. He is responsible for the development of Environmental Sustainability Programs and Regulatory/Legislative development for all of Toyota’s North American operations.

Prior to Butt’s current assignment, he was the general manager/chief environmental and safety officer for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing for all of Toyota’s Manufacturing operations. Prior to that assignment, Butt served as the assistant general manager of Body Production Engineering for Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc., (TMMNA). He was responsible for Body Engineering for all Toyota’s North American manufacturing operations. Body Engineering consists of Welding, Stamping, and Painting Operations.

Butt serves on several boards including the National Wildlife Habitat Council, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, World Wildlife Fund National Council, North American Great Plains Advisory Board and the Yellowstone Park Foundation Board.

He has a Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Science from Georgetown College.

Jeff is known for guiding companies, teams, and boards through periods of business change.

With Call2Recycle, he is leading the build-out of the organization’s electric transportation battery logistics and recycling efforts that include servicing the electric vehicle, e-bike, e-scooter, electric motorcycle, and electric bus industries. Prior to this role, Jeff was a 7-year board member and chair of the finance committee for Call2Recycle Canada, Inc., the Canadian sister company to Call2Recycle, Inc. out of Atlanta. His first experience working with batteries began in 2012 when employed with Energizer Batteries.

Earlier companies and industries include automotive aftermarket brands Valvoline motor oil, Zerex antifreeze, and Armor All car care products, along with home improvement brands Weiser door locks and Pfister faucets.

Jeff has been featured in podcasts, interviewed for blog posts, and contributed to articles on the topic of electric vehicle and e-bike battery logistics & recycling with publications that include Auto Recycling World, Bloomberg, Depollution by Salvage Wire, Driving.ca, Electrek.co, Singletracks.com, Sustainablebiz.ca, and Wired.com.

He is a sought-after speaker on the topics of EV battery management, EV battery logistics, EV battery safe handling, and EV battery recovery from a vehicle crash scene. Jeff has co-authored three publications:

• Regulations Governing Shipment of Electric Vehicle Batteries in the U.S.
• Electric Vehicle Battery Shipping Guidelines for the U.S.
• Electric Vehicle Battery Management at End-of-Vehicle Life: A Primer for Canada

Matt oversees The Water Council’s stewardship initiatives including WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified, water stewardship advisory services and comprehensive professional water stewardship training. Previously, TWC helped establish the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) System globally with specific oversight of North America. Matt created the world’s first professional credentialing program for water stewardship professionals and made the business case for use of the International Water Stewardship Standard (“AWS Standard”) in the North American marketplace. His 15+ years in sustainability program development and management include serving as Milwaukee’s sustainability director and leading sustainable manufacturing initiatives during his time in Washington, D.C., where he worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce and as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has an MA from George Washington University and a BA from Valparaiso University. He is AWS and Lean Six Sigma accredited and serves on the WELL Water Advisory and the Wisconsin Governor’s Wetlands Study Council. He served on the U.S. EPA’s National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology from 2014-2019.

Taryn McKnight, Vice President and PFAS Practice Leader for Eurofins Environment Testing in the U.S., has over 20 years of experience in the environmental testing industry. Ms. McKnight is one of the company’s subject matter experts on PFAS. With her expertise she provides technical guidance to clients in setting up programs to achieve their site-specific objectives, and to agencies with understanding their analytical options and data usability considerations.

Jon Rickli, a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, is a Senior Environmental Engineer at Burns & McDonnell with experience in investigation and remediation of environmentally contaminated sites. He has experience evaluating site investigation data, statistical and risk-based evaluations, developing site remedial alternatives, preparing regulatory agency deliverables, and groundwater modeling. He is currently the technical lead for PFAS in the Great Lakes Region at Burns & McDonnell.