Meet Our Team
Brad Dennen
Director of Operations
Joined AVW: Oct 2017
Experience: 10+ years in Waste Industry Management, 20+ years of multi-unit management with focus on customer service, safety and facilitating growth in markets. Brad attended college at Indiana University of Pennsylvania earning his bachelor’s degree in Human Resources.
James W. Brown
Western Regional Sales Manager / Director of Customer Service
Joined AVW: May 2020
Experience: Served 27 years in the United States Marine Corps (Retired)
James has 21 years of Sales Experience. He was awarded the top gold sales honors in 2018 (Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service). James takes pride in working with charities in the local community in his spare time.
Jay Gall
West Region Maintenance Manager
Joined AVW: 2014
Experience: Jay has a very impressive track record in Fleet Maintenance Management. He has been in the Fleet Management for 30+ years. Prides himself in volunteering and giving back to the community while working with charity work in the local community.
Casey Grubb
Western Regional Fleet Manager
Joined AVW: 2015
Experience: Casey has 15+ years of excellent Sales and Fleet Management experience. She manages a fleet of over 150 vehicle across 3 states.
General Managers
Robert Kerns
General Manager for Morgan/Keyser
Joined AVW: January 2008
Experience: 26 years in the Waste Industry. Robert started as a Residential Driver in 1994. After 18 years as Swing Driver, he became a supervisor in 2017 in Kearneysville AVW. Then Transferred to Morgan as General Manager in 2019 for AVW. In 2020 took on additional area of Keyser as the General Manager.
Sales / Customer Service Management
Lauren Dennen
Western Region Broker/Retention Specialist
Territory: Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, and Adams Counties in Pennsylvania
Joined AVW: September 2019
Experience: Has 7 years with Commercial and Industrial Sales in the Waste and Recycling Industry. Lauren attended college at Penn State University earning bachelors in Hotel Restaurant and Management.