| William B. Bregman, CEO, Deltapaper |
| Adjunct Professor, Villanova University |
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William Bregman started his career as a corporate attorney with Cohen, Shapiro, Berger, Polisher, and Cohen. He came to the realization that the practice of law was not for him and then worked in printing paper sales and marketing for Sidco Paper in New York City. He purchased a spin-off industrial division from Sidco and started Deltapaper in 1972. He currently co-teaches four business courses at Villanova University. |
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| Scott Friedman, Motivational Humorist and Consultant |
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Scott Friedman is two time Past-President of the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association and has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation by the National Speakers Association. He currently serves as the NSA Immediate Past National President serving 2004-2005. Scott worked as Marketing Director for a national food chain and after developing many successful promotional programs to increase sales he moved on to AB Hirschfeld Press, the largest printing company west of the Mississippi. He then entered public speaking as Marketing Director of SpeechMasters, a company that trains lawyers, public speakers and executives in effective presentation skills. |
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| George H. Ryan, Executive Vice President and COO |
| Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation |
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George Ryan took his post in July of 1994. Prior to joining the staff at PIA/GATF, he served as Director of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Printing Management and Sciences. A Certified Public Accountant since 1978, he graduated from RIT in 1974 with a BS degree in accounting. He returned to RIT in 1984 as Controller of RIT’s Research Corporation. In 1986 he was appointed Director of Operations for the College of Graphic Arts and Photography. Prior to joining RIT, he was a supervisor and adjunct instructor for six years at Coopers & Lybrand. |
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| Robert J. Murna, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing |
| National Envelope Corporation |
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Bob Muma has over 30 years experience in the envelope industry and is currently senior vice president of sales and marketing for National Envelope Corporation. He was previously employed by Cenveo as their vice president of strategic marketing. Prior to Cenveo he was with Atlantic Envelope Company for 15 years and prior to that with Shepard Envelope Company and also Williamhouse-Regency, Inc. Bob recently served as the chairman of the EMA board of directors and also is the immediate past chairman of the EMA Foundation for Paper-Based Communications. He currently serves as the chairman of the Foundation’s Institute for Postal Studies. He is the industry’s representative to the Direct Mail Advisory Board of the Universal Postal Union. Bob has also been an industry representative to MTAC, chairman of the EMA Postal Affairs Committee and was EMA’s 1997 Member of the Year. He was also president and chairman of the Philadelphia Direct Mail Marketing Association and was their 1999 “Direct Marketer of the Year.” |
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| Catherine Foley, Vice President, Paper Group |
| American Forest & Paper Association |
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Catherine E. Foley serves as Vice President of the Paper Group including recycling activities for the American Forest & Paper Association. She joined the association as a Manager for Bleached Paperboard in 1993 assuming increasing responsibilities and was promoted to her current position in 2001. Cathy leads the association’s efforts for the paper product and recycling groups. The activities include programs such as market access at the state, federal and international level, promotion of products, recycling initiatives and forum activities. Prior to joining AF&PA Cathy worked for Tetra Pak. Her experience also includes various positions within S.D. Warren. Cathy has a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College, Norton, MA as well as a graduate Ph.D. degree from Harvard. |
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| Brent R. Grover, President Evergreen Consulting, LLC |
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Brent Grover is a 25-year distribution industry veteran, consultant, speaker and writer on distribution business topics. His firm, Evergreen Consulting, LLC advises distributors and suppliers on strategy, profitability improvement and acquisitions. Brent serves as a director of several distribution and manufacturing businesses. Brent is an NAW Fellow and his newest book is The Acquisitive Distributor: Four Keys to Buying A Wholesale Distributor. |
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| Jeffrey Hayes, Group Director, InfoTrends |
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Jeffrey Hayes is a Group Director at InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm specializing in the imaging, document, and supplies industries. He has conducted extensive research on the printing and publishing industry including recent studies on brand and usage issues in the coated paper and board markets. Hayes has completed numerous product, distribution, marketing and strategy assignments for industry leaders including Adobe Systems, Georgia-Pacific, Hewlett Packard, International Paper, MeadWestvaco, Tembec, and Xerox. |
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| Fred Towler, Director Global Sourcing - Corporate Services |
| International Paper, NPTA Alliance Chairman |
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Fred Towler has been with International Paper for nearly
20 years. He has been Vice President, Administration,
Northeast Region, xpedx; vice president Administration,
Pacific Group, xpedx; Corinth Mill controller, Coated
Papers; supervisor, Operations Analyses, Corporate
Finance; and IT Controller, Corporate Finance, and more recently
Director of Sales for IP’s CP & IP papers business. Prior to Chairman
of the Board of Directors of NPTA, Fred was Chairman of the Young
Leaders Division from 2000-2001. |
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| F. Barry Lawrence, Ph.D. |
Harvey Hubbell Professor in Industrial Distribution;
Program Coordinator, Industrial Distribution Program; Director,
Thomas & Joan Read Center for Distribution Research and
Education; Director, Supply Chain Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M
University; Ph.D., Operations Management, 1999 Texas A&M
University; MBA, Finance, 1992, Southwest Texas State University;
BBA, Finance, 1980, University of Texas at Austin |
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Dr. Barry Lawrence is the Director of the Industrial Distribution Program and the Supply Chain Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He holds the prestigious Harvey Hubbell Professorship in Industrial Distribution. His teaching activities include logistics, supply chain management, distribution information systems, and distribution strategy. He is a frequent speaker for distribution associations and private firms. His research interests include Inventory Asset Optimization, Network Optimization, Best Practices in Distribution Operations, Logistics and Transportation redesign and Distribution Information Systems. |
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| Bess Bezirgan, Account Group Supervisor |
| GolinHarris International |
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Bess Bezirgan is an Account Group Supervisor at GolinHarris International in Washington, D.C. working within the Corporate Communications Practice Group and Trust Communications—a global communications training program specializing executive media and public speaking coaching. Bess’s specialty areas include message development, marketing and branding, crisis communications, and issue advocacy. In her 15 year career, Bess has worked with a wide variety of corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining GolinHarris, Bess’s experiences include developing public relations programs for the Ministry of Finance in the Cayman Islands and serving for many years on the staff of U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush as Press Secretary, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Acting Chief of Staff. |
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| David Vandergoot, Ph.D., President |
| Center for Essential Management Solutions |
| Dr. Vandergoot has been providing clinical, educational, research, and evaluation support to the fields of healthcare, education, rehabilitation, and psychology for 30 years. He has been a consultant to major organizations including PepsiCo, Mount Sinai Medical Center, UNUM, and AT&T, as well universities such as Syracuse, Hofstra, Drake, Fairleigh Dickinson, and NYU. He is currently the Director of Research for the Employment Support Services Research and Training Center funded by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and is the NPTA adjunct research staff member. |
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| Albert Bates, Ph.D., President, Profit Planning Group |
| Director, NPTA Alliance Performance Analysis Report |
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Dr. Bates is founder and chairman of the Profit Planning Group, a research and executive education firm working exclusively in the area of corporate financial planning. Dr. Bates is also the Director of NPTA’s Performance Analysis Report (PAR). He provides strategic direction for the firm's investigation into profitability research for over 70 different trade associations. He has written extensively in a number of publications, including the Harvard Business Review, the California Management Review and Business Horizons. |
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| Cheryl Van Deusen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Strategic |
| Management and International Business, University of North Florida |
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Cheryl Van Deusen earned her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and her MBA from Appalachian State University. She primarily teaches strategy and international business but also has taught human resource related classes such as employee benefits planning, compensation, and international HR. Dr. Van Deusen joined the COGGIN College of Business at the University of North Florida in 1998. She is the current Chair of the Academy of International Business – Southeast USA Chapter, the co-faculty advisor for the Society for Human Resource Management Student Club, and the President of UNF Beta Gamma Sigma. |
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