Advanced Disposal executive receives 'woman of influence' honor

Mary O’Brien, chief marketing officer of Advanced Disposal, Ponte Vedra, Florida, has been named a “woman of influence” by the Jacksonville Business Journal. O’Brien has been commended “for her professional accolades as a woman in the male-dominated environmental services industry as well as for her dedication to various community initiatives."

The publication received more than 100 nominations that were scored using numerical values, according to an Advanced Disposal news release.

O’Brien was one of 24 women of influence honorees based upon her ability to face challenges and overcome obstacles in the waste business and the “rough and tumble world of garbage, trucks, politics, logistics and people,” says Advanced Disposal.

“I never thought I would grow up to become a garbage lady, but it has been a career of a lifetime,” says O’Brien. “Every day, I am inspired by the hard working men and women of Advanced Disposal and all those in the environmental services industry, and it is my goal to build admiration and respect for these environmental heroes who leave our communities clean and green.”

O’Brien oversees marketing efforts for Advanced Disposal and is responsible for corporate branding, municipal market development, advertising, government relations and public relations. O’Brien also incorporates digital marketing, new market research, development and entry strategy, database management, state and local permitting, volume growth and industry networking in her job duties. Advanced Disposal says O’Brien is the only female C-suite executive among the five largest solid waste business entities in the United States.

The Jacksonville Business Journal article honoring O’Brien can be found here.

Advanced Disposal bill itself as the largest privately owned environmental services company in the U.S., providing integrated, non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to residential, commercial, industrial and construction customers in 18 states and the Bahamas.