TAGA Board

President: Birgit Plautz
President
Birgit Plautz

Manager Technical Services
GMG Americas
(Term Expires 2027)

VP, Papers: David Biro
VP, Research Papers"
David Biro

Director, Paste, Screen and Industrial Inks, N. America
Sun Chemical Corporation
2nd Term (Term Expires 2028)

Immediate Past President: Dr. Mark Bohan
VP, Business Development
Dr. Mark Bohan

Director Color Solutions
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

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

Assistant Professor
Illinois State University
2nd Term (Term Expires 2028)

Committee Members
VP, Proceedings
Dr. Martin Habekost

Full Professor
Toronto Metropolitan University School of Graphic Communications Management
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

Committee Members
VP, Educational Outreach
Ben Lubin

Solutions Development Analyst ColorPath SYNC Solutions
FUJIFILM North America Corporation
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

Committee Members
VP, Marketing
Kristen Minlschmidt

Product Marketing & NPI Strategy Manager
HP PageWide Industrial
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

Committee Members
VP, Technology Presentations
DJ Montalto

Technical Analyst, BISG Production Solutions
Canon U.S.A. Inc.
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

Committee Members
Dr. Volker Jansen

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

Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma
Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma

Assistant Professor
California Polytechnic State University
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

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
1st Term (Term Expires 2029)

Committee Members
Kristen Olberding

Manager, Color Solutions
Olberding Brand Family | Phototype
2nd Term (Term Expires 2029)

Committee Members
Hart Swisher

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

Committee Members
Jason Tempestini

Managing Partner
Rods and Cones
1st Term (Term Expires 2028)

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)

Committee Members
Bethany Wheeler

Graphic Communications Program Director
University of Wisconsin-Stout
1st Term (Term Expires 2029)

Committee Members
Sean White

Director, Print Media Center Americas
Heidelberg North America
1st Term (Term Expires 2029)

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
Kristen Minlschmidt
Bruce Leigh Myers, Ph.D.
Kristen Olberding
Birgit Plautz

Papers

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