AICC Announces 2022-2023 Slate of Officers

 Members of AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, elected the following slate of officers and directors during AICC/TAPPI Corrugated Week, September 19-21 in San Antonio, TX. The slate was approved by acclamation during the general session held Wednesday, September 21.

In addition to the regular slate of directors, the membership of AICC also named one new delegate from the Association’s Emerging Leaders group, Jordan Dawson of Harris Packaging.  

AICC’s Associate (supplier) Members elected Jeff Dietz of Kolbus America. as a Director of the Associate Board.  

The theme of incoming Chair Jana Harris is “Better Minds, Better Boxes” because of her passion for education, especially the education of individuals who could consider a career in our industry.

AICC’s Officers and Directors for 2021-2022 are: 

OFFICERS

Chair 

Jana Harris, Harris Packaging & American Carton

First Vice Chair

Matt Davis, Package Express

Vice Chair

Gary Brewer, Package Crafters

Finn MacDonald, Independent II

Terri-Lynn Levesque, Royal Containers

Immediate Past Chair 

Gene Marino, Akers Packaging Group

Chairman, Past Chairmen’s Council

Jay Carman, StandFast Packaging Group

President

Michael M. D’Angelo, AICC, The Independent Packaging Association

Secretary/General Counsel

David Goch, Webster, Chamberlain, & Bean

Administrator, AICC Canada

Lee Gould, AICC Canada

DIRECTORS

West: Sahar Mehrabzadeh-Garcia, Bay Cities

Southwest: Jenise Cox, Harris Packaging & American Carton

Southeast: Michael Drummond, Packrite

Midwest: Casey Shaw, Batavia Container

Great Lakes: Josh Sobel, Jamestown Container Cos.

Northeast: Stuart Fenkel, McLean Packaging

AICC Mexico: Sergio Menchaca, EKO Empaques De Carton S.A. De C.V.

OVERSEAS DIRECTOR

Kim Nelson, Royal Containers

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Kevin Ausburn, SMC Packaging Group

Eric Elgin, Oklahoma Interpack

Guy Ockerlund, Ox Box

Mike Schaefer, Tavens Packaging & Display Solutions

Ben DeSollar, Sumter Packaging

Jack Fiterman, Liberty Diversified Industries

ADVISORS TO THE CHAIRMAN

Al Hoodwin, Michigan City Paper Box

Gene Marino, Akers Packaging Group

Greg Jones, SUN Automation

EMERGING LEADER DELEGATES

Lauren Frisch, Wasatch Container

John McQueary, CST Systems

Jordan Dawson, Harris Packaging

ASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTORS

Chairman

Greg Jones, SUN Automation

Vice Chairman

Tim Connell, A.G. Stacker

Secretary

John Burgess, Pamarco/ Absolute

Associate Board Director

Jeff Dietz, Kolbus America

Immediate Past Chairman, Associate Members

Joe Morelli, Huston Patterson & Lewisburg Printing Co.