BBetsy Dorn head shotetsy Dorn is a Principal at Circular Matters, a consulting firm working with business, trade associations, and government clients to develop circular economy and sustainable materials management solutions. She has over 30 years of experience managing, designing, and implementing recycling and solid waste management projects. For six years she headed the Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), North Carolina recycling program, and for the past 25 years she has been a consultant assisting public- and private-sector clients with developing plans, evaluating operations, launching new programs, and training recycling professionals.

Betsy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master of Science in Public Health (Environmental Sciences and Engineering concentration), both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.