(757)592-5387
baxterda@nnva.gov
Daniel Baxter is the Business Recycling and Outreach Coordinator for the City of Newport News, Virginia. In this capacity he is an integral part of the City of Newport News Business Support Team which includes the Department of Economic Development, Parks and Tourism and Public Works Departments. Dan works in concert with local businesses to develop and improve waste management, recycling and sustainability programs. Among his assignments are the coordination and management residential and city facilities electronics recycling program and recycling program for municipal buildings.
Prior to coming to the City of Newport News, Dan served for 20 years in US Navy Air Traffic Controller in Airport facility Management, Retiring in n1995 from the US Navy, Dan completed undergraduate studies with degrees in Oceanography, Environmental Geology and Land Use Management at Old Dominion University.
Dan has served for four years as the Chairman of the www.askhrgreen.org Litter Control and Recycling Committee. He has been a member of this team for over 13 years as a City representative and also as a volunteer He is a member of the Newport News Master Gardeners outreach team, a consortium of Newport News Waterworks, the cooperative extension Service Master gardeners and Publii99c works to provide workshops on rain Barrels and land use conservation
Daniel Baxter (Dan) has been a member of Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission since 1992 when he volunteered to be a zone captain for Clean the Bay Day. Dan has served as Vice Charmian and as Chairman for the commission From January 2000 until March 2019. Since coming on board, Dan has worked hard to help promote and develop the program matrix the program now enjoys. Dan has served on numerous boards and commissions in the region including Clean The Bay Day and the Virginia Beach Council of Civic Organizations where he served as Vice President and President for 6 years. Dan serves on the Board of Directors at the Glenwood Community Association and was recently elected as the President for the Virginia Council for Litter Prevention and Recycling (VCLPR). Dan serves as the Public Works Representative to the Denbigh Warwick Business Association and the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
Dan is married to (now retired) Ruby Arredondo who led the Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission as the city coordinator for 22 years. They have a son, Christopher and two lovely granddaughters (Chloe and Claire) , who can routinely be seen volunteering at events with Clean Community and Newport News Master Gardeners representing the City of Newport News Recycling Office Chloe and Claire. They live with their Lab-mix; Bella in the Glenwood section of the city of Virginia Beach.
