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The Waste Leadership Summit
June 8-10, 2026
Washington HiltonWashington, D.C.

Tequila Smith
EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer at Reworld
Speaker

Profile

Tequila Smith joined Reworld™ in May 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. She is responsible for the repositioning and execution of sustainability strategy for Reworld™, focused on amplifying the company’s sustainability achievements through the coordination of programs and initiatives.
Prior to joining Reworld™, Ms. Smith spent more than two decades working in the power generation industry. She served as vice president of Sustainability for Georgia Power Company, the largest of the four electric utilities owned and operated by Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. There, she led the implementation of the Environmental, Social and Governance strategy. Previously, she was vice president of Charitable Giving for the Alabama Power Company, president of the Alabama Power Foundation and executive director of the Alabama Business Charitable Trust Fund.
Ms. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also holds a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Alabama.

Agenda Sessions

  • Community Partnerships: Building Public Trust and Reducing Resistance

    3:00pm