Manchester Fills Sustainability And Materials Management Position

MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester officials Friday announced the hiring of Courtney Lindberg as the deputy director of public works for sustainability and materials management.

"We are tremendously excited for Courtney to join our team in Manchester," Deputy General Manager Steve Stephanou said. "Her skills and experience will serve our community well as we continue to work to ensure Manchester's long-term environmental, social, and economic resiliency."

Lindberg will oversee the administration and operation of the Manchester's materials management operations, landfill, trash collection, recycling, composting and waste disposal programs.

"Courtney will lead the Town’s energy and sustainability programs and initiatives,” Manchester Director of Public Works Tim Bockus said. "While based in the Public Works Department, she will work across the town organization to help Manchester achieve a vision
of becoming a fully sustainable community, or one that utilizes environmental, human, and economic resources to meet both present needs and those of future generations."

Lindberg joins the Town of Manchester from Cumming Management Group in Los Angeles California, where she served as national business development manager for energy and sustainability. At Cummings, she led a strategic business growth plan to expand the company's energy and sustainability services to reach 35 nationwide and international office locations.

Previously in California, she was in Ventura as director of the city’s environmental sustainability division. Ventura implemented a wide variety of successful programs, both internally through interdepartmental projects and programs, and externally, through business inclusion and recognition programs, residential awareness campaigns, and a highly proactive and recognized school outreach program.

Before her position with the city of Ventura, she was a supervisor on the environmental contract at NASA Johnson Space Center and oversaw all environmental sustainability-related projects on site, including solid waste and recycling programs, green purchasing, outreach, and education.

"The Manchester community is clearly committed to issues of sustainability and long-term environmental, economic and social viability," Lindberg said. "I am thrilled to be joining the town of Manchester and look forward to building partnerships with town and community stakeholders in order to ensure that Manchester remains a thriving, efficient, healthy, and vibrant place for its residents of today and tomorrow."

Town officials said the deputy director for sustainability and materials management will work closely with Manchester's newly formed Sustainability Commission. The establishment of a permanent Sustainability Commission and the creation of the deputy director position
were based on recommendations of the town’s Sustainability Task Force and approved by the Board of Directors in 2020.