Officers

Birgit PlautzPresident: Birgit Plautz 
Manager Technical Services
GMG Americas
120 Industrial Park Rd
Hingham, MA 02043 USA
(Term Expires 2026)

Rachel MaExecutive VP: Dr. Ruoxi (Rachel) Ma
Assistant Professor
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA  93405
(Term Expires 2026)

David BiroVP, Papers: David Biro
Director, Paste, Screen and Industrial Inks, N. America
Sun Chemical Corporation
631 Central Ave
Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072
(Term Expires 2026)

VP, Education: Celeste M. Calkins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Illinois State University
3 Nelson Smith Building
Campus Box 5100
Normal, IL 61790-5100
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Immediate Past President: Dr. Mark Bohan
(Term Expires 2026)
Director Color Solutions
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA
100 Williams Drive
Ramsey, NJ 07446
(Term Expires 2026)

Committee Members

Dr. John Anderson
Dir. Advanced Print Applications, VP
Miraclon Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA 15229
2nd Term (Term Expires 2024)

Anthony Carignano
Independent Consultant
2nd Term (Term Expires 2025)

Nick GawrelukNick Gawreluk
Print Profit
Minneapolis, MN
2nd Term (Term Expires 2026)

Dr. Martin Habekost
Associate Chair, Associate Professor
Toronto Metropolitan University
School of Graphic Communications Management
125 Bond St
Toronto, ON M5B 1Y2
Canada
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Dr. Volker Jansen
Professor
Stuttgart Media University
Nobelstraße 10
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

Ben Lubin
Solutions Development Analyst
ColorPath SYNC Solutions
FUJIFILM North America Corporation
850 Central Ave.
Hanover Park, IL 60133
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

DJ Montalto
Technical Analyst, BISG Production Solutions
Canon U.S.A. Inc.
One Canon Park
Melville, NY  11747
2nd Term (Term Expires 2026)

Bruce Myers, Ph.D.Bruce Leigh Myers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Administrative Chair
School of Media Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
69 Lomb Memorial Drive #7B-1131
Rochester, NY 14623
2nd Term (Term Expires 2027)

David NilesDavid Niles
Sappi North America
89 Cumberland Street
Westbrook, ME 04092
2nd Term (Term Expires 2025)

Clarence Penge
Executive VP
Sales/Marketing & Product Management
Heidelberg
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Kristen Olberding
Manager, Color Solutions
Olberding Brand Family | Phototype
2141 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Emily Simon
Print Specialist,
Digital Apparel Decorating Sales
Millcraft Paper Company
Independence, OH 44131
1st Term (Term Expires 2026)

Hart SwisherHart Swisher
VP, NA Tech Development
–C&S, Sleeves, RF and Flex Pkg
MCC Label
200 Lucius Gordon Dr
Rochester, NY 14692 USA
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Mike Todryk
Mgr. Color Technical Support
IWCO
7951 Powers Blvd
Chanhassen, MN 55317
1st Term (Term Expires 2027)

Dr. Charles Weiss
Associate Professor of Graphic Communications
Clemson University
207 Godfrey Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
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. John Anderson
Dr. Mark Bohan
Anthony Carignano
Dr. Volker Jansen
Birgit Plautz
Hart Swisher