About Us

Envirolutions Consulting was started in 2014 by Principal Laura McKaughan in Oakland, CA. Laura served as Associate Director of Green Programs for the SF Conservation Corps for nearly 8 years and also previously served as a Sustainability Coordinator for Stanford University Student Housing. She is the former President of the Northern California Recycling Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the California Resource Recovery Association.

​Envirolutions Consulting specializes in small businesses, multi-tenant commercial complexes as well as multi-family dwellings in implementing effective waste diversion programs. Envirolutions has also reached multi-cultural audiences with bilingual staff. Our dedicated team has been effective at implementing programs resulting in tons of new material being diverted away from landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assisting the state and communities throughout California in reaching their diversion goals.

The Envirolutions Team

​Laura McKaughan
Principal

​Laura is an environmental consultant with over 13 years experience in planning and implementing zero waste projects. She has provided technical assistance to local government and private industry in commercial recycling and organics and has delivered hundreds of hours of education in zero waste to schools, businesses and nonprofits.

Juliana
Gerber
Project Lead

Juliana joined Envirolutions in 2015 with 20+ years of administrative experience and 10+ years in the resource recovery field. She assists with projects  such as commercial and residential zero waste outreach, technical assistance, and waste characterizations. Juliana also trains volunteers for multi-family organics participation and assists with technical assistance for waste audits and reporting.

Alejandra Warren
​Project Associate

Alejandra is a strong advocate of zero waste, sustainability and environmental conservation both in her personal and professional life. She assists in a variety of projects such as bilingual commercial and residential zero waste outreach, technical assistance and waste characterizations. Alejandra also co-led the efforts for the passage of the single use plastic ban in Pacifica in 2018.

Alicia Boal
​Project Associate

​Alicia has worked with Envirolutions since July 2019. Her administrative skills have dovetailed into her role with Envirolutions Consulting. She  worked on numerous projects as a technical assistant that have helped both residential and consumer clients reduce their carbon footprint. She also participated in waste characterizations that help municipalities better understand how their clientele can better divert their waste and increase sustainability.

Kate Ashton
Admin Associate

Kate joined the Envirolutions team in 2019 as their Quickbooks ProAdvising Bookkeeper. She has 15+ years of administration and business knowledge with a core strength in finances and bookkeeping. Kate loves working with businesses that make differences in other people's lives, both large and small. Kate helps her clients by supporting the management of their daily financial needs so they can focus on running your business and generating profits.
You can reach Kate here