As a kid, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and worked at Papercone for my father on Saturdays and during the summers. It inspired me to take a printing shop class in high school, run my own printing press from the basement of our home, and start a small business.
I graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in printing from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. During my college years, I worked four hours every day at the Boise Cascade Envelope Division in Rochester. After graduation, I worked there full-time for two years before returning to San Francisco to work at the family business, Papercone.
In 1978, I was sent to Louisville to start up our new plant and am now the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Papercone Corporation, the largest privately held specialty envelope manufacturer in the U.S. I am the Chairman of the Global Envelope Alliance and an active member of the Chief Executives’ Organization and the Young Presidents’ Organization. I am deeply involved in philanthropic activities, serving on the boards of The Salvation Army, Rochester Institute of Technology, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and Walden School.
My wife, Marilyn, and I live in Louisville, Kentucky and have two children and six grandchildren. I travel extensively for business and pleasure and love snow skiing around the world.
My career at Papercone began in 1998. At that time, I served as a Human Resources intern while attending Bellarmine University where I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychology/Human Resources. After graduation, I accepted a full-time position in our HR department while earning my MBA from Bellarmine. Since then, I have held various roles within Human Resources and Manufacturing. I was the Executive Director of the Envelope Institute of America (EIA) for 8 years. I love Papercone and all the people I get to work with every day.
I graduated from the University of Memphis in 1987. My first job out of college took me to San Francisco, which ultimately led to my career with Papercone. I started working at Papercone in 1991 at our original headquarters in San Francisco. I have been blessed to work with great colleagues and awesome customers over the past thirty three years.
I started at Papercone as a consultant in November 1994 and accepted a full-time position as Customer Service Manager in February 1995. Prior to, I worked for a label manufacturing/printing company for six years.
I started at Papercone in January 2014 after working at a food manufacturing plant for thirteen years as a Customer Service Representative. Coming from the food manufacturing industry, working with envelopes was a whole new ball game.
I have been a dedicated member of the Papercone team since 2015, taking on the role of Marketing & Customer Support Manager in 2024.
I have been working in the Pre-Production Department at Papercone since June 1996. I love working at Papercone because of our great customers and very knowledgeable coworkers.
I started working for Papercone in October of 1998 as an Operator, a role that includes inspecting and packing envelopes. I then moved into our Shipping Department as a Shipping Clerk. From there, I took the position of Customer Service Representative and I now work in Pre-Production as an Analyst.
I am originally from Denmark, Wisconsin. After finding a job posting online, I began working at Papercone in 2013 as a Customer Service Representative. In 2014, I became the Pricing Analyst.
I worked as a corporate travel consultant for seven years before coming to work at Papercone in 1996. I am the Executive Assistant to the CEO/Chairman, President, and Vice President. After so many years at Papercone, this place is family. I love this team!
I have been around Papercone as long as I can remember. As a 12-year-old I would go to work with my father on the weekends and play Star Wars by jumping stacks of rolls or climbing to the rafters in the warehouse. Eventually they gave me a broom which started my career at Papercone. Once in high school I was promoted to prepress and spent some time in imprint.
I have been with Papercone since August 2023.
I am a lifelong resident of Louisville, Kentucky and attended Male High School. I graduated from Wittenberg University with a Political Science degree and then started my career at Kraft Foods. In 1989, I joined Papercone Corporation as a Sales Representative and have grown with the company into the position of Executive Vice President.