The learning curve was “almost vertical,” said Nelson, but she nevertheless became a workhorse in Conlin’s office. Among her biggest projects was pushing back on a proposal for a third waste transfer station, this one in the Georgetown neighborhood. After fielding complaints from residents, Nelson and Conlin instead worked on what became known as a “zero waste” strategy, aimed at reducing waste overall rather than further expanding the resources to collect it.
“That ability to dig into those finances, dig into the details, and say, ‘Wait a minute, this doesn’t really add up,’ I think, was really, really important,” said Conlin.
Nelson left Conlin’s office for a time to raise
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