Neha Patel

Associate, Zero Waste Alliance

Neha Patel currently serves as a Work Group Process Manager for ZWA’s Outdoor Industry Association Eco Index project. Neha has over 12 years of experience working in the environmental field with private industry, academia, government and non-profits.

Neha worked for 8 years as the Program Director for the Oregon Center for Environmental Health’s (OCEH) Health Care Without Harm Campaign with measured reductions in mercury, PVC use and waste, and increased integration of green building techniques, environmentally preferable purchasing and sustainable food procurement within the hospital sector.

Neha has a successful track record of program /policy development and implementation with an emphasis in principles and practices of toxic reduction in the healthcare sector, local governments and personal use.

Neha received her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Master’s degree in Environmental Health Management with a focus on community health promotion and education from Oregon State University.