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Kay	Geisler

NEW HIRES
Michael (Mike) Vejar was named vice president of sales at LabelArt, Wilton, N.H. Previously, Vejar was VP of sales and marketing for Cenveo’s Custom Resale Group. Prior to that he was director of sales and marketing for Discount Labels.

Donald Nolan was named group vice president of roll materials at Avery Dennison Corp, Pasadena, Calif., and will be based in Mentor, Ohio. Roll materials is Avery’s largest business, the company said. Previously, Nolan was senior vice president of global packaging and automotive coatings at Valspar Corp., and also worked at Loctite Corp., Ashland Chemical Company and General Electric.

John Kay was appointed VP of operations at Cortegra Group Inc., Fairfield, N.J. Previously, he was director of corporate development and effectiveness for J.J. White Inc., and worked at Alcoa’s consumer and flexible packaging divisions.

Dennis McManus was appointed western regional sales manager at
Tensor Group Inc., Woodridge, Ill. McManus has more than 25 years’ experience selling single-wide presses and press auxiliary systems.

Nancy Geisler was appointed VP of sustainability at Unisource Worldwide, Norcross, Ga. Geisler, who was most recently senior director of marketing for packaging and facility suppliers, has more than 25 years’ experience in the industry.

Gayle Massey was appointed account manager at One Source Visual Marketing’s new office in San Francisco. Previously, she was business development director at TLC Marketing. Jared Paul was hired as an account executive. He previously was business and product development manager at Genbook.

Jim Mahony was appointed president of Flint Group Asia-Pacific. Mahony, who held leadership roles with the company from 1997-2004, has more than 40 years of industry experience. He has spent the past several years as president and CEO of Micro Group’s North American division.

Patricia (Trish) Fritz was appointed associate chief of environmental programs at the GPO. In her new position, Fritz will expand programs such as recycling, reducing energy consumption, reducing GPO’s carbon footprint and providing government agencies with environmental printing alternatives. She will also work to create a certificate program for environmentally responsible paper use by federal agencies. Previously, Fritz worked for a senator, and with Congress and government agencies.

PROMOTIONS
Claire S. Grace was named vice president of Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Wash. She adds these responsibilities in addition to her current role as corporate secretary and assistant general counsel. Grace has worked for Weyerhaeuser since 1997 as an attorney, and was previously employed at Washington Mutual and the law firm Perkins Coie.

Veteran PSDA Education Director Retires
Harriet Carter, CDC, director of member retention and continuing education, retired from PSDA on Mar. 31 after 35 years of service. Carter has been involved with education programs at the association almost since their inception, and is fondly remembered by many PSDA members as their first introduction to the industry. “From the bottom of my heart I love the members of this association,” she said. “Their enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit for the industry have kept me going all these years.”

She joined the association in Old Town Alexandria, Va. in 1973, becoming the seventh staff member in the office. “I wanted to learn about American businesses,” said Carter, who grew up in Germany and had her first job in the banking industry. “If I could have written an association dream job, this would be it,” she said.
Carter officially managed her first education program, the “Sales Service Specialists’ School” in 1979, and continued to help develop and teach at week-long education programs nationwide for nearly three decades. Until recently, Carter worked on membership and Print University. She is also the author of several books in the PSDA Product Knowledge Series, home study courses, as well as both a Certified Forms Consultant and a Certified Document Consultant—examinations she passed with the help of a local distributor study group. “The members are able to participate in the association because of Harriet’s efficiency and organization,” said Stan Ritter, CEO of Superior Business Associates, Greenville, Tenn., who taught with her from 1981-1995. “She cared about the people and about the industry. We all will miss her.”

This spring, Carter plans to relax by traveling to Germany, visiting family and friends. Afterwards, she says, she will probably pursue a degree in another field while staying in the Washington, D.C. area. “I love archeology, history and philosophy, and learning in general,” she says. “There is so much to explore.”