Columns/Opinions

Brianna Long has been managing and directing the marketing department at Thomas Printworks for more than 20 years.  As Marketing Director, she coordinates advertising campaigns, customer promotions and store remodels. Brianna plays an instrumental role in the branding of the largest family-owned reprographics company in the nation.

Emily Fonnesbeck has been writing for more than ten years and enjoys her current position as a content writer for Ferrari Color. She lives in Idaho with her husband and children and loves doughnuts and a good book. 

Denise Gustavson is the Editorial Director and Special Projects Editor for the Printing & Packaging, and Publishing Group, which includes Printing Impressions, packagePRINTING, In-plant Graphics andWide-Format Impressions magazines, among other brands. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Wide-Format Impressions.

Dan Marx is the Director of Content Development at SGIA.

Jon Davis is in the marketing department at Cushing, a commercial printer and environmental branding firm in Chicago. Recently he has contributed to articles to Self Employment in the Arts, the Business Marketing Association, and Work Design Magazine. From marketing strategy to office branding and customer case studies, he writes on a variety of topics.

Ray Weiss
is director of Digital Print Programs for SGIA. He provides solutions and technical information on digital printing as well as digital equipment, materials and vendor referrals. He oversees SGIA’s digital equipment evaluation program. Ray is project manager for both the PDAA Certification program and SGIA’s Digital Color Professional certification program and is an instructor for the Color Management Boot Camps. A regular contributor to the SGIA Journal, Ray won the 2016 Swormstedt Award for Best in Class writing in the digital printing category. His 25+ year career in the graphics industry has spanned owning his own prepress and offset business to digital wide-format sales, training, support and service. Ray has extensive experience in color management and worked closely with the Smithsonian Institution to implement a color managed workflow in their exhibits department. Contact him at:
Ray@SGIA.org

Ford Bowers is the CEO and President of SGIA.

Dr. Harvey R. Levenson is Professor Emeritus and former Department Head of Graphic Communication at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. His research and teaching specialties are communication, intellectual property, media, printing, and technology. He is often called upon as an Expert Witness in these areas. Contact him at hlevenso@calpoly.edu

Gerry Nathe is a retired chairman and board member of Baldwin Technology. He is the current chair of the Ben Franklin Honor Society, and a member of the board of the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF).

Michael Makin was appointed President and CEO of Printing Industries of America on August 1, 2002. Born and raised in Montreal, Makin attended Carleton University in Ottawa where graduated with honors with a degree in Journalism in 1986. He also holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix. After a brief stint as a reporter and public affairs officer with the Canadian government, he began his career in association management 20 years ago. Prior to joining Printing Industries of America, Makin was President of the Canadian Printing Industries Association and for almost 10 years served as an executive with the Canadian Construction Association.

Catie Duffy is in the marketing department at Cushing, a commercial printer and environmental branding firm in Chicago. With a background in corporate communication and customer service, she’s written blogs, case studies and other website content on a number of topics. Follow Cushing on social media to see how she puts these ideas into action!

Raymond J. Prince has served the industry for 60 years as a printer, student, association executive, and now as an industry advisor and consultant. Ray can be reached at: raymondjprince@aol.com

Bobby Fosson is Channel Sales Manager for North America, SAi.