PPC Leadership and Staff
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PPC Executive Committee
Stephen Scherger
Graphic Packaging International
Board Chair
John Zeiser
Southern Champion Tray, LP
Board Vice Chair
Steven Levkoff
The Standard Group
Treasurer
Kyle Eldred
Frankston Packaging Co., LP
At-Large Member
Michael Ukropina
ASG
At-Large Member
Joel Zaas
Apex Paper Box/BOXit Corporation
At-Large Member
Charles Johnson
MeadWestvaco Corp.
At-Large Member
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PPC Board of Directors
Stephen Scherger Graphic Packaging International
Board Chair, member of Executive Committee
John Zeiser Southern Champion Tray, LP
Board Vice Chair, member of Executive Committee
Steven Levkoff The Standard Group
Treasurer, member of Executive Committee
Kyle Eldred Frankston Packaging Company, LP
At-Large member of Executive Committee
Charles Johnson MeadWestvaco
At-Large member of Executive Committee
Michael Ukropina ASG
At-Large member of Executive Committee
Joel Zaas Apex Paper Box/BOXit Corporation
At-Large member of Executive Committee
Marc Anderson Walter G. Anderson, Inc.
Chair, Audit Committee
David Ellis Ellis Packaging Ltd.
Steven Felici Imperial Packaging Corp.
Tom Garland Quad Graphics
Benjamin Graham Bell Incorporated
Mark Hopkinson Artistic Carton Co.
Audit Committee
Al Hoodwin Michigan City Paper Box Co.
Laura Hurd Burt Rigid Box Inc.
Lou Kornet Paperboard Packaging Council
Ben Markens Paperboard Packaging Council
Robert D. Neff Neff Packaging Solutions
Patrick Ravary Cascades Boxboard Group
Keith Robinson Diamond Packaging
Katherine Roehlke F. M. Howell & Company
Kenneth Smott Atlas Die
Associate Member Representative
Charles Stay Bert-Co
Janet Steiner Thoro Packaging
Audit Committee
Trent Tucker American Carton
Stacy Warneke Warneke Paper Box Co.
Edward Zumbiel Zumbiel Packaging
PPC Board of Directors Chairpersons - Emeriti
Mark Graham Bell Incorporated
George Howell F. M. Howell & Company
A. Newth Morris III. Prime Carton and Packaging Corp.
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PPC Committee Leadership
Associate Members
Chair: Ken Smott Atlas Die LLC
PPC Staff Liaison: Lou Kornet
Financial Executives Institute
Chair: Mark Hopkinson Artistic Carton
PPC Staff Liaison: Brian Chaisson
Government Affairs
Chair: Benjamin Graham Bell Incorporated
Canadian Chair: OPEN
PPC Staff Liaison: Lou Kornet
Human Resources
Chair: TW Francescon, Southern Champion Tray, LP
PPC Staff Liaison: Emily Rae
Industry Benchmarking
Chair: Bill Bloom MeadWestvaco
PPC Staff Liason: Brian Chaisson
Marketing & Communications
Chair: Esther Piñon International Paper
PPC Staff Liaison: Kim Guarnaccia
New Generation Leaders
Chair: Chair/Facilitator rotates
PPC Staff Liaison: Jennie Markens
Rigid Box
Chair: Laura Hurd Burt Rigid Box, Inc.
PPC Staff Liaison: Lou Kornet
Sustainability Committee
Chair: Andy Johnson Graphic Packaging International
PPC Staff Liaison: Kim Guarnaccia
Technical & Production
Chair: Open
PPC Staff Liaison: Ben Markens
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PPC Staff
Ben Markens
President
Direct: 413.686.9181
Cell: 413.531.7567
Email: ben@paperbox.org
Lou Kornet
Vice President - Chief of Staff
Direct: 413.686.9180
Email: lou@paperbox.org
Kim Guarnaccia
Director of Marketing & Communications
Direct: 413.686.9193
Email: kim@paperbox.org
Susan Martins
Controller
Direct: 413.686.9192
Email: sue@paperbox.org
Jennie Markens
Director, New Generation Leaders
Direct: 413.686.9191
Email: jen@paperbox.org
Emily Rae
Marketing Communications Manager & Director of Member
Services
Direct: 413.686.9185
Email: emily@paperbox.org
Brian Chaisson
Director of Industry Benchmarking
Direct: 413.686.9184
Email: brian@paperbox.org
For General Membership Assistance
Michelle Perlman
Administrative Coordinator
Direct: 413.686.9183
Email: michelle@paperbox.org
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