Advisory Committee

Officers

President: Birgit Plautz
President
Birgit Plautz

Manager Technical Services
GMG Americas
(Term Expires 2026)

Rachel MaExecutive VP: Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma
Executive VP
Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma

Assistant Professor
California Polytechnic State University
(Term Expires 2026)

VP, Papers: David Biro
VP, Papers
David Biro

Director, Paste, Screen and Industrial Inks, N. America
Sun Chemical Corporation
(Term Expires 2026)

VP, Education: Celeste M. Calkins, Ph.D.
VP, Education
Celeste M. Calkins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Illinois State University
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Immediate Past President: Dr. Mark Bohan
Immediate Past President
Dr. Mark Bohan

Director Color Solutions
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA
(Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members

Committee Members
Anthony Carignano

Business Development Manager - Performance Additives
Elementis Global
2nd Term (Term Expires 2025)

Committee Members
Nick Gawreluk

President
Print Profit
2nd Term (Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members
Dr. Martin Habekost

Full Professor
Toronto Metropolitan University School of Graphic Communications Management
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
Dr. Volker Jansen

Professor
Stuttgart Media University
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
Ben Lubin

Solutions Development Analyst ColorPath SYNC Solutions
FUJIFILM North America Corporation
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members
DJ Montalto

Technical Analyst, BISG Production Solutions
Canon U.S.A. Inc.
2nd Term (Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members
Bruce Leigh Myers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Administrative Chair
School of Media Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
David Niles

Sappi North America
2nd Term (Term Expires 2025)

Committee Members
Clarence Penge

Executive Vice President Sales, Market & Product Management
Heidelberg North America
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
Kristen Olberding

Manager, Color Solutions
Olberding Brand Family | Phototype
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members
Emily Simon

Print Specialist
Millcraft Paper Company
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members
Hart Swisher

VP, NA Tech Development–C&S, Sleeves, RF and Flex Pkg
MCC Label
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
Mike Todryk

Mgr. Color Technical Support
IWCO
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Committee Members
Dr. Charles Weiss

Associate Professor
Graphic Communications
Clemson University
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Sub-Committees

The following TAGA sub-committees work on the development of the TAGA programs.

Education

Chair: Celeste Calkins, Ph.D.
Dr. Mark Bohan
Dr. Martin Habekost
Ben Lubin
Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma
Bruce Leigh Myers, Ph.D.
Kristen Olberding
Birgit Plautz

Papers

Chair: David Biro
Dr. Mark Bohan
Anthony Carignano
Dr. Volker Jansen
Birgit Plautz
Hart Swisher
Bruce Leigh Myers, Ph.D.
Kristen Olberding