David Schmitt — Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Casella Waste Systems

Mr. David L. Schmitt has been General Counsel of Casella Waste Systems Inc. since May 2006 and has been its Senior Vice President since June 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Schmitt served as the President of his privately held consulting firm and further served from 2002 to 2005 as Vice President and General Counsel of BioEnergy International, LLC, a project development firm specializing in the production of ethanol and CO2, as well as the recovery of methane from solid waste landfills. Mr. Schmitt served as Vice President of Casella Waste Systems Inc., since May 2006. From November 1995 to 2001, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Bradlees, Inc., a large box retailer in the northeast United States and prior to that, he was Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk of Bradlees Inc., from July 1995 to November 1995. From 1986 to 1990, he served as the Vice President and General Counsel of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., a multi-faceted corporation specializing in the development, ownership and operation of large scale refuse-to-energy waste disposal and power facilities, as well as other alternate fuel facilities. He is admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law.