Started in 1974 as the Young Executives Forum, this sub-division of the NPTA Alliance was formed for up-and-coming industry leaders under the age of 45. The purpose was to form a group that would support the industry’s next generation of leaders by providing them with education and training as well as networking opportunities.
In its history, the Young Leaders Division (YLD) has had hundreds of managers pass through on their way to greater responsibility in their companies and in our industry. While it varies with the individual, most members would categorize the values and benefits of participation into a few important areas.
The opportunity to meet new people, build relationships and exchange information about important business issues with a group of managers who have similar interests is a primary benefit of belonging to the YLD. These relationships continue throughout the year when members use the membership directory to make a call, send a fax or e-mail to their fellow members.
Because many of the YLD functions coincide with major NPTA Alliance events, the members of YLD have many opportunities to network with NPTA’s Board of Directors and volunteer leaders who sit on the various Association committees. These relationships can often grow into mentoring relationships which prove to be invaluable to YLD members.
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- Why Join?
- Committee Roster
- Members
- Awards
- YLD Sponsors
- Links
Why Become a Member of the Young Leaders Division of the NPTA Alliance?
- Leadership Development - you are the future of our industry
- Exchange ideas with your peers on:
- the business issues relating to the industry
- the challenges faced in our business everyday
- Networking - develop lifelong relationships, business and personal
- Great first step to get involved with the NPTA Alliance – It’s not uncommon for YLD members to move on to roles on NPTA’s committees and then on to a seat on NPTA’s Board of Directors.
CLICK HERE to download your YLD Membership Applicaiton today.
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Hilton Maze, PAST CHAIR
Simon Miller Sales Co.
Philadelphia, PA
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Christine Demint, CHAIR
tesa tape
Charlotte, NC
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Julie Ramirez,
Japan Pulp & Paper (USA) Corp.
Los Angeles, CA
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Angela D. Carlig
International Paper
Franklin, TN
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Rachel Eckhaus
Strauss Paper Co. Inc.
Port Chester, NY
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Clive Gillanders, VICE-CHAIR
Suzano America Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Gregg Schuliger
IPS Packaging
Fountain Inn, SC
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Andrew Snyder
Clampitt Paper Co. Dallas
Dallas, TX
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New Members
Hope Sowders
Sales Manager
Millcraft Paper, West Chester, OH
Christophe Kusel
Director of Sales, Northeast Region
NewPage Corporation, New York, NY
Current Members
Distributors
Donald C. Abbey
General Manager
xpedx, Jacksonville, FL |
Hilton D. Maze
President & CEO
Simon Miller Sales Co., Philadelphia, PA |
Scott M. Attman
Key Account Representative
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc., Savage, MD |
Doug McLean
VP National Accounts
Unisource Canada, Inc., Mississauga, ON |
Keith Attman
Purchasing Manager
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc., Savage, MD |
Jerry Mejia
Division Manager
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-San Diego, San Marcos, CA |
Luc P. Beauregard
Regional Manager
Spicers, Sainte-Foy, PQ |
Roger K. Merritt
Director of Operations
KHL Engineered Packaging Solutions, Montebello, CA |
Genevieve Y. Belluz
Customer Service Mgr.
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Calgary, AB |
Kevin C. Mills
Division Mgr.
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-New Jersey, Cranbury, NJ |
Simon J. Beltran
Print Manager
xpedx, Phoenix, AZ |
Travis M. Mlakar
COO
The Millcraft Group, Cleveland, OH |
Kevin Bialobzyski
Customer Service Manager
Gould Paper (Canada) Ltd., Edmonton, AB |
S. Nicholas Morris, Jr.
President
Western Paper Distributors, Denver, CO |
Damien H. Bradley
Regional Sales Manager
Spicers Paper, Inc., Aurora, CO |
Brad Murdock
Marketing Manager
IPS Packaging, Fountain Inn, SC |
Patrick W. Buckley
Sales Manager
Lindenmeyr Munroe, King of Prussia, PA |
Gregory S. Murphy
Director of Operations
Lindenmeyr Munroe Division, Purchase, NY |
Bruce W. Cameron
General Sales Mgr.
Unisource Canada, Inc., Mississauga, ON |
Shawn Murray
Sales Manager
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Saskatoon, SK |
David W. Carlson
Business Manager
Unisource Distribution Div., Jessup, MD |
David Olmsted
Executive Vice President
Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company ,Waco, TX |
Rachele Cartier
Strategic Coordinator
Unisource Canada, Inc., St-Laurent, PQ |
Robert M. Olmsted, III
President
Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company, Waco, TX |
Chris Chamberlain
Vice President, Marketing
Athens Paper Company, Nashville, TN |
M. Scott Ortman
VP Operations/Supply Chain
Millcraft Paper, Columbus, OH |
Scott Coney
Vice President Operations
GPA, Specialty Printable Substrates, Chicago, IL |
Mike Paiva
Sales Rep
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON |
Eric T. Conley
Co-President
The M. Conley Company, Canton, OH |
Peter C. Panagakos
Executive VP/GM
Strauss Paper Co., Inc., Port Chester, NY |
Thomas J. Daeninck
Division Manager
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Winnipeg, MB |
Kevin R. Pearce
Great Lakes Group VP
xpedx, Pewaukee, WI |
Keith E. Deary
Vice President Sales
Gould Paper (Canada) Ltd., Calgary, AB |
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Rachel Eckhaus
Vice President Finance/Admin.
Strauss Paper Co., Inc., Port Chester, NY |
Edward J. Rapa
Branch Manager, Business Papers Div.
Lindenmeyr Munroe, Portland, ME |
Scott A. Eisenmann
Sales Manager
Millcraft Paper, Indianapolis, IN |
Gregory Regier
Partner & Sales Mgr.
Timber Creek Paper ,Wichita, KS |
Vincent Eugenio
Vice President-Sales Manager
Gould Paper Corp.-Metro Div., Edison, NJ |
Paul Rogowicz Terr.
Sales Mgr.
Delaware Valley Packaging Group, Bensalem, PA |
Danielle Fecteau
Natl. Mgr. Inventory Management
Unisource Canada, Inc., St-Laurent ,PQ |
Rick Roseth
Business Manager
Unisource Distribution Div., City of Commerce, CA |
Deric Ferguson
Sales Mgr.
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-Seattle, Kent ,WA |
Julia L. Sattler
Mgr., Sales/Customer Serivce
The Ohio & Michigan Paper Co., Toledo, OH |
Robert E. Firenze
Division Mgr.
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN |
Gregg Schuliger
Business Manager
Unisource Distribution Div., Houston, TX |
Jay Funderburk
Business Manager
xpedx, Cincinnati, OH |
Alexandra H. Scott
VP Corp. Communications
Gould Paper Corporation, New York, NY |
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Thomas R. Furia, III
Business Mgr.
Penn Jersey Paper Co., Philadelphia, PA
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Simon Sellick
Sales Manager
Spicers Paper, Inc., Union City, CA |
Carlos F. Galvez
Cordova Sales Manager
Proveedora Papelera Kino, S.A. de C.V., Sonora, Mexico |
Michael G. Sengstock
Corp. VP Of Sales
Clark Products, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL |
Michael W. Ganske
Director-Supply Chain & Logistics
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-Montebello, Montebello, CA |
Jose Shwadsky
Sales Manager
Pochteca Pochteca Papel, S.A. De C.V., Mexico City, Mexico |
Christpher Gleis
Sales Manager
Unisource Canada, Inc., Mississauga, ON |
Andrew Snyder
Operations Mgr.
Clampitt Paper Co. Dallas, Dallas, TX |
David Graney
Division Mgr.
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-Chicago, Lombard, IL |
Maryse St-Denis
VP Customer Care
Unisource Canada, Inc., St-Laurent, PQ |
Kyle Green
Merchandiser
Service Paper Company, Renton, WA |
Robert Stewart
Receiving Manager
The M. Conley Company, Canton, OH |
Mauricio J. Hernandez
General Manager
VIMA Servicios y Soluciones, Jalisco, Mexico |
Maria Suchyta
Sales Administration Manager
Millcraft of Michigan, Livonia, MI |
Greg Hummel
Regional Vice President
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-San Diego, San Marcos, CA |
Matthew Sugarman
Sales Mgr.
The Eastern Bag & Paper Group, Trenton, NJ |
Jennifer Kephart
Business Development Mgr.
The M. Conley Company, Canton, OH |
Robert G. Tamilio, Jr.
VP Sales & Marketing
Strauss Paper Co., Inc., Port Chester, NY |
Stephen T. Kiszely, Jr.
President
Delaware Valley Packaging Group, Bensalem, PA |
Don Tighe
Business Manager
Unisource Distribution Div., New Berlin, WI |
Daniel Kosinski
Distribution Mgr.
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON |
Donald Tomes
VP & Corporate Controller
Bradner Smith & Company, Elk Grove Village, IL |
Russell Lawton
Branch Manager
Fulton Paper Company, Albany, GA |
Michael J. Wagner
Business Manager-Fine Paper
Unisource Distribution Div., St. Louis, MO |
James V. Leffler
Operations Mgr.
Kent H. Landsberg Co.-Chicago, Lombard, IL |
Derek Wallace
VP of Sales
The Eastern Bag & Paper Group, Milford, CT |
Daniel D. Leonard, Jr.
VP Sales & Marketing
Leonard Paper Company, Baltimore, MD |
Robert A. Wilson
Strategic Customer Initiatives
xpedx, Lakeland, TN |
William J. Lucey
General Manager
xpedx - Miami, Miramar, FL |
Rhonda D. Young
Customer Service Mgr.
Coast PaperA div of PaperlinX Canada Ltd., Vancouver, BC |
Kathleen M. Markley
Administrative Mgr.
Spicers Paper, Inc., Phoenix, AZ |
Rick Young
Sales Vice President
Gould Paper (Canada) Ltd., Edmonton, AB |
Suppliers
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Gerald A. Bramble
Southeast Regional Sales Mgr.
Elkay Plastics Co., Inc., Chester, VA
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Leonardo Grimaldi
Business Development & Sales Mgr., Paper & Board
Suzano America, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Jeff Bregman
President & COO
Deltapaper Corporation, Pennsauken, NJ |
Brent C. Jewell
Director, Pricing Strategy & Analysis
NewPage Corporation, Mason, OH |
Brett Bregman
Regional Sales Manager
Deltapaper Corporation, Pennsauken, NJ |
John J. Kelly
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
CTI Paper USA, Inc., Sun Prairie, WI |
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Christophe Kusel
Director of Sales, Northeast Region
NewPage Corporation, New York, NY |
Angela D. Carlig
Senior Account Manager
International Paper, Franklin, TN |
David W. Moffatt
Director-National Accounts
SCA Tissue NA LLC, Kennesaw, GA |
Russell Cauble
Major/National Accounts Mgr.
Intertape Polymer Group, Richmond, VA |
Jeffrey T. Monroe
Pricing Analyst
International Paper, Memphis, TN |
Sean D. Cusack
Regional Sales Mgr.
Lecta North America, Purchase, NY |
Julie Ramirez
Sales Manager
Japan Pulp & Paper (USA) Corp., Los Angeles, CA |
Christine Demint
Market Manager-Distribution
tesa tape, inc., Charlotte, NC |
Bart Robinson
Manager, Channel Development
Mohawk Fine Papers Inc., Cohoes, NY |
Jami Fischer
Sales Rep
International Paper, Charlotte, NC |
Rob Schroeder
Project Manager
International Paper, Windsor, CT |
Bryan J. Garfield
Stretch Manager
Intertape Polymer Group, Danville, VA |
Paul Shands
South Central Regionl Sales Manager
Appleton Coated LLC, Knoxville, TN |
Clive Gillanders
Sales Manager
Suzano America, Inc. Fort Lauderdale FL |
David Shelton
Eastern Regional Sales Mgr.
Wausau Paper, Waxhaw, NC |
Daniel P. Green
Northeast Sales Mgr., Papers Group
NewPage Corporation, New York, NY |
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Young Leader of the Year Award of the NPTA Alliance
The NPTA Alliance recognizes those individuals under the age of 45 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in this Industry
The NPTA Alliance recognizes and honors those individuals who have made significant contributions to their companies, their industry and their Association during the year. This award honors those individuals, under the age of 45, for their outstanding achievement.
Winners of the Young Leader of the Year Award are those individuals who have committed themselves to personal development, education and leadership. They have demonstrated their goal of becoming an outstanding manager within their companies and are the future leaders of our industry. These individuals are models for others within their companies, Association and industry to follow. As a result of their leadership, their companies have grown in stature, reputation, and significance in their trading areas and have helped the industry to prosper.
Winners of the Young Leader of the Year Award will have their names and photographs recognized in the pages of the Association’s national magazine. They will also be lauded throughout the industry through press releases sent to the media.
This recognition is for those who are employed by companies within the industry, whether supplier, distributor or service provider, U.S. or international, whose company is a member in good standing of the NPTA Alliance in the year that they win the award.
The selection of winners of the Young Leader of the Year Award is made by the selection committee. This committee is made up of members of the Young Leaders Division Steering Committee and the President of the NPTA Alliance.
Nominations are accepted at the NPTA Alliance headquarters and should be addressed to the President. Nominees remain on an active list and do not have to be re-nominated each year. When an individual reaches the age of 45 or leaves the industry or their company is no longer a member of the Association, he or she will automatically be removed from the list. The number of Young Leader of the Year Awards to be given each year is dependent upon the decision of the selection committee. As this is a prestigious award, there may be years when no awards are given.
Past Young Leader of the Year Award Winners
2003 Co-winners:
Steve Kiszely - Delaware Valley Packaging Group
Bob Wilson – The Hoover Company
2004 Co-winners:
Alexandra (Gould) Scott – Gould Paper
Julie Sattler - The Ohio & Michigan Paper Co.
2005 Winner:
Fred Towler – xpedx
2006 Winner:
Jeff Bregman – Delta Paper
2007 Winner:
Chris Chamberlin – Athens Paper
2008 Winner:
Derek Wallace – Eastern Bag Company
Young Leaders Division Sponsors
Sponsors of the YLD provide the financial support that ensures the activities and value of the YLD for young leaders in the paper, packaging and supplies industries. Sponors will continue to help YLD in gaurenteeing a place and a voice for current and future generations of young leaders.
Mentor Level: $250 - $500

Partner Level: $150 - $249
For more information on how to make a donation to the Young Leaders Division, click here.
Join the network of NPTA Young Leaders taking advantage of LinkedIn. This online social networking site provides a platform for members of the Young Leaders Division to maintain existing relationships while developing and expanding their current network of contacts. The group has 24/7 news feeds from a wide range of industry news sources, and provides up-to-date information on YLD activities and events. To join the group today, click here.
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