Landfill Management and Administrative Staff

All full time staff are CPR and first aid certified.

Landfill Manager, Deborah Barton

Deborah was hired in July 1999 and is responsible for overall management of the landfill and solid waste issues for the county.  She has maintained her Manager of Landfill Operations certification-management since May 1993 and was recently certified as an instructor for landfill operation management classes for North America.  Since September 2002, she has served on the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Board of Directors. In October 2005, she received recognition as the outstanding SWANA member for Colorado.  Locally, she also serves as an officer for the local Four Corners Character Council as well as the Southwest Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee (SWREPC).  In her spare time, she serves as a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor for citizenship, environmental, personal management and emergency preparedness badges as well as being a Red Cross certified First Aid and CPR instructor.

Operations Manager (Foreman), Tim Bates

Tim began at the landfill in August 2002 as the foreman.  He is in charge of the maintenance and operations of the facility and equipment.  In September 2008, he completed the required 5 years of experience as well as related course work to be elevated to Manager of Landfill Operations-management level certification.  He has certifications for the 40 hour Hazwoper as well as Compost Operations - technician level.  He serves as the Vice-president for the Four Corners Recycling Initiative which is an outgrowth of a grassroots movement involving various private and public entities in the region.  He is a Boy Scout Assistant Scoutmaster and is an avid sportsman.  In Ms. Barton's absence, he is the designated acting manager.

Rachel began with the landfill in June 2011.  She manages the scale Monday-Friday and is responsible for directing traffic on and off site.  In addition, she is responsible for the landfill accounts management and office management.  Rachel has experience in ranching, equipment operations, small business accounting and customer relations.

Landfill Operating Personnel

Keith first began working with the landfill in November 2002 during the construction of Cell 2A.  He converted to a full time equipment operator in the baling and landfill operations. Mr. Kartchner has extensive experience in operating heavy mining equipment, equipment maintenance, and land disposal operations.  

Mike Jenkins

Mike began working with the landfill in December 2003.  In the past, Mr. Jenkins has worked predominantly for several ranches in the area as well as providing horseshoeing and backcountry guiding.  He is an equipment operator for the various pieces of construction equipment on site as well as operating the baling operations and is involved in the scheduled maintenance of the equipment as well as being capable of making repairs.

Shak began working with the landfill in June 2007 as a summer seasonal hire, converting to a full time permanent operator position in January 2008.  He has experience in driving various vehicles and has learned heavy equipment operations.  He also is a substitute for scale attendant operations.  He will be taking course work and testing for certifications on landfill management and operations as well as transfer station operations and composting.

Part-Time Staff

B Dianne Searcy

Dianne began in May 2011 as the Saturday Scale Attendant and is responsible for directing traffic on/off site for landfill and yard waste disposal as well as maintaining the Saturday operating records.  Dianne is from this area and recently returned from Phoenix where she owned and operated a scrap processing yard.

J Keegan Ward

Keegan is the on-call scale attendant for Saturday operations. He began working in April 2009.  He is responsible for directing traffic on/off site and maintaining the Saturday operating records.

Randy Osterloh

Randy was a summer/seasonal hire for 2011 and is currently scheduled to return in 2012.  He works with the loaders on the bale floor, does the baling operations, and other operations on the landfill.

We work with the Colorado Workforce Center  to provide operating experience for individuals on governmental work assistance.  We also work with the Useful Public Service (UPS) program administered by the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office.  

Effective 1 January 2012