For more than 20 years, John Jennings has been a key figure in Florida's environmental waste collection industry. His experience qualifies him as one of the most accomplished and knowledgeable professionals in the field. As CEO of Waste Pro, John has been instrumental in achieving the Jennings Philosophy - providing quality, specialized service - while growing the business to remarkable levels. In addition to his strong business capabilities, he is also very active in environmental protection; he has served on industry and government committees and panels, and has been a featured speaker on environmental issues both nationally and internationally.

From 1992 to 1996 John was CEO of Jennings Environmental Services, the largest private waste disposal company in Central Florida. In 1996, the company merged with USA Waste Services, Inc. now Waste Management, Inc.  and John Jennings was named Regional Vice President for the combined operations in Florida and the Caribbean. During that period Mr. Jennings and his management team (key members are currently with Waste Pro) had direct management responsibility for over 160 municipal contracts that served 1.8 million residences and over 20,000 businesses. He has Thirty (30) years experience in the solid waste and recycling business. Mr. Jennings is a leader in the industry and has been actively involved as a company owner or in an executive management position in Florida.

Licenses and Affiliations:
Member, Board of Governors and Board of Directors, Sweetwater Club
Member, Board of Advisors, St. John's University, NY, College of Business Administration
Registered Representative, NASD, NYSE, Portfolio Manager, Stock Trader and Analyst

With over twenty (20) years of waste management experience, Fred Wood has held multiple levels of responsibility in the solid waste and recycling industry in Florida. His previous position with a large national waste company was as Division Vice President for a six (6) county area in central Florida with responsibilities for 200,000 residential customers and 12,500 business accounts. He is experienced with all phases of the business from truck maintenance to safety and marketing. Mr. Wood is in charge of the specification and acquisition of all of our equipment.  Mr. Wood’s experience with safety management was an important part of his previous employment with Jennings Environmental Services, USA Waste Services and later on with Waste Management. Currently, Mr. Wood is responsible for all North Florida and Georgia operations.

Bob Hyres has over twenty-four (24) years experience in the solid waste and recycling industry. Mr. Hyres is a recognized expert in the industry. He has worked in all phases including general management of large multiple operations, municipal marketing and government affairs. He is actively involved in leadership roles in local, statewide and national environmental organizations. He is the past Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (a Florida University System Study Center) and the Florida Chapter of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA). He also currently serves on the Government Affairs Committee for the national arm of the NSWMA. He was recognized for his statewide leadership role in Florida and was awarded the 2002 NSWMA National Distinguished Service Award in Las Vegas.

Licenses and Affiliations:

Board Member, Keep Orlando Beautiful
State Board Member, Keep Florida Beautiful
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, a unit of the University of Florida
He serves on the National Board of Governors for the solid waste industry's premier association, the National Solid Waste Management Association. (NSWMA)
Chairman of the Florida Chapter of the NSWMA
Has organized Adopt-A-Road programs near many of our waste management facilities.
Directed a privatization project that was recently merited an Outstanding Achievement Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for the USCM Public/Private Partnership Award Program.

Don Phillips has over thirty (30) years of financial and operations experience in a variety of industries. He has over twenty (20) years of corporate experience with two (2) Fortune 500 Companies and as leading packaging company in positions ranging from Division Controller to Vice President and Group Executive. He successfully owned a temporary and permanent staffing company specializing in accounting for ten (10) years until its sale in 1999. For the two (2) years, prior to joining Waste Pro, Don worked for Vestal & Wiler CPA’s as Director of Business Development. He has a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business Management and is a graduate of the General Electric Companies Finance Program. Mr. Phillips spearheads the entire finance function for the Waste Pro group of companies and has implemented several state-of-the-art systems that allow us to report results in a more timely fashion than the larger public companies.

Mr. Danford has over twenty (20) years experience in the solid waste and recycling industry at different levels of upper management. He has been working in Florida for over ten (10) years, working in marketing, management and officer capacities with Jennings Environmental Services and USA Waste and Waste Pro USA. He was responsible for the privatization of the City of Holly Hill and in negotiating the final contract worth over nine (9) million dollars. He received a National Award at the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. for his privatization effort.  Mr. Danford is a veteran of the United States Air Force and attended the University of Arizona.