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ING 2023 Board of Directors

Mario Malek

CIO

Mario Malek is the CIO for Andrew Distribution. Andrew Distribution is a nationwide provider of hauling and transportation services for the newspaper industry. Mario is responsible for all technology, computer systems, dashcams, and electronic logging devices (ELD) needed for
compliant operations. He also manages many twenty-four-hour Andrew Distribution sites,
including transportation of newspapers, magazines, and other goods. He is also responsible for the fulfillment operation of national magazines, cell phone accessories, novelty, and electronic items to over 600 outlets.  Mario has been with Andrew Distribution for 29 years.

Jim Jones

Jim Jones

VP Production, Advance Local

Jim Jones joined Advance Local Media, LLC in 2017 and is currently the Vice President of Production. He has responsibility for operations, facilities, and commercial printing. Prior to joining Advance Local Media, LLC, Jim was a Director at Hearst and held various executive roles with Gannett including General Manager and Vice President of Operations in Springfield, VA. Jim has over 40 years of experience in the newspaper and commercial printing industry.

Brian Karnick

Brian Karnick

Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing Tribune Publishing

Brian Karnick serves as Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing for Tribune Publishing. He oversees manufacturing operations as well as commercial production and outsourcing relationships for seven business units across the country. Brian has spent most of his 33-year newspaper career at the Chicago Tribune’s Freedom Center Campus. Since joining the Tribune Company, Brian has held many key management positions throughout the organization, and has spear-headed a Lean manufacturing culture, driving efficiencies throughout the organization. Karnick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership. He is also certified in Lean Manufacturing through the Association of Manufacturing Engineers and is a Six Sigma Black Belt.
 
Karnick has led key transformational strategies throughout his career, most notably in driving the transition from the traditional newspaper manufacturer to a highly regarded commercial services provider.

Tom Loesch

Tom Loesch

Owner of Impressions Worldwide, Inc.

Tom Loesch started his career after High School in Ketchikan, Alaska as a jogger, inserter and delivery boy in early 1970’s. He worked as Press operator and Pressroom foreman in Alaska, Washington and Colorado before becoming an independent service technician. He managed a Press Service company for five years before starting imPRESSions Worldwide in 1995. imPRESSions has now executed more than 2,000 jobs in 52 different countries.

Ted McGrew

Ted McGrew

VP Newspaper Segment, Kodak

Ted McGrew has 30 + years selling Prepress and Press equipment and supplies to the newspaper industry in various senior management positions. He has proven experience in both the Direct OEM & Dealer channels. He launched his graphics career within the family business, HPS Printing Products, then Enovation Graphics, the distribution arm of Fuji. Ted then moved to the direct side of the business with positions with Kodak then Southern Lithoplate. In the spring of 2021, Ted moved back to Kodak as VP Sales, Newspaper Segment, as a result of the Kodak agreement with Southern Litho. Ted, his lovely wife Julie and son Charlie reside in Carmel, IN.

Marlon Medious

Marlon Medious

Manufacturing Director, Chicago Tribune

Marlon Medious has been with Chicago Tribune for 17 years, leading and managing various departments within the production facility. Currently he oversees the entire manufacturing operation at the Freedom Center printing facility in Chicago, Il. That printing facility is 940,000 sq. ft. with 10 presses and 7 insert machines. They employee 350+ employees and 75 contractors to run the operation. They currently produce 11 daily and 37 weekly publications (i.e. NYT, WSJ, IBD, Chicago Sun-Times, Korea Times, La Raza, etc.). Marlon has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master of Arts Degree in Urban Ministry. He and his wife reside in Lynwood, Illinois with their daughter not too far away at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Champaign.

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Mark Hall

Regional Manufacturing Director, Post Media Group

As Regional manufacturing Director Mark has responsibility for Production and Prepress operations in Ontario Canada including the Islington centralized commercial production and packaging facility in Toronto. Mark has 37 years of involvement in the industry. Starting with print and paper in Africa before expanding into Newspapers in Canada where he has covered IT and production, leading technological changes in workflows and manufacturing.
 
Contact: markhall@postmedia.com

Janet Owen

Janet Owen

VP Operations, Las Vegas Review & Journal

Janet is vice president operations for the Las Vegas Review-journal, where she has worked since the spring of 2016. That follows three years at the Register Guard in Longview, Texas, where she was vice president operations. One of the pioneering women in the newspaper production industry, Janet has worked in newspaper management at the Wall Street Journal, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, USA Today, Eugene Register Guard and The Fresno Bee since graduating from Cal Poly too many years ago. She has leveraged a strong passion for print to expand commercial printing operations at her previous and current newspapers. Janet loves life in Las Vegas, enjoys spending time with friends, family and especially with her Golden Doodle, C.C.

Todd Socia

Todd Socia

Senior Vice President Print Products & Services New York Times

Todd Socia joined the New York Times in 2005, and is currently Senior Vice President – Print Products & Services. He has responsibility for The Times College Pt Production facility in NY, 27 National Print sites, Nationwide Distribution & Transportation, Magazine Production, Newsprint purchasing, and all Prepress Departments. Prior to joining the New York Times, Todd held the position of Vice President, Newspaper Division for both Lastra America and Western Lithotech. He is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Newspaper Operations Management.

Andre Thomas

Andre Thomas

V.P. of Operations/General Manager, BAPS/SFC

Andre Thomas has worked for Hearst since 2017 when hired as Pressroom Supervisor at San Antonio Express News. In 2018, he moved on to Bay Area Production Services in Fremont, CA as the Packaging Manager, then promoted to Director of Operations. He currently serves as VP of Operations at Bay Area Production Services overseeing the production operation. Prior to joining Hearst, Andre worked for the Tampa Bay Times, Transcontinental Northern California, and Orlando Sentinel. He and his family reside in Fremont, California.

Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Vice President of Production Adams Publishing Group

Doug Wilson is Vice President of Production for Adams Publishing Group. He was promoted to the role in November 2017 and is responsible for assisting the organization’s production facilities in improving operational performance and aiding in growing commercial printing, both locally and nationally. He works collaboratively with the local Production Director and Group Publishers on capital products to ensure APG stays current with technology in the equipment arena to produce the highest quality products our customers expect.
 
A newspaper veteran of over 39 years, Wilson emphasizes that high quality and superior customers service are keys to success. Before joining APG via acquisition in 2016, he served as Director of Printing Operations for ECM Publishers. printing, heat set magazines and retail flyers, along with a wide range of finishing applications.

Mike Blinder

Publisher of Editor & Publisher Magazine (E&P) and CEO (Chief Evangelist Officer)

Mike Blinder is the Publisher of Editor & Publisher Magazine (E&P) and CEO (Chief Evangelist Officer) of its parent company, The Curated Experiences Group. E&P has served as the authoritative voice of the news publishing industry for over 140-years. He is also the author of “Survival Selling," a popular (media-based) B2B (business-to-business) sales guide.

Mike has been in love with media his entire life. In high school, he worked part-time as an intern at WPEN radio in Philadelphia and at Radio Shack, where he sold the 1st generation of home computers.

While attending George Washington University, he held a full-time job as a DC Deejay, becoming a station manager within five years. From radio, Mike moved to TV and eventually print, starting one of the 1st digital newspapers in the United States where the Newspaper Association of America nominated him as a "Digital Pioneer." Before taking over E&P Magazine, Mike spent 20 years as founding manager of one of the world's most respected media consulting firms, The Blinder Group. In addition, Mike personally trained over 10,000 media sales teams to adapt to digital revenue concepts and solutions. Mike was best known for his SMB (small/ medium-sized business) marketing training sessions throughout those years. He brought his life-long learning and love of media together in entertaining and engaging classes to cities and towns worldwide. Over 100,000 business leaders have attended his sessions on using all forms of media more effectively to guarantee maximum results.

Mike has won numerous media awards, is past president and board member for several media/marketing associations and has been a sought after speaker at conferences worldwide. He lives in Tampa Bay, Florida, with his wife and business partner, Robin and daughter, Haven.

Meghan Milkowski

SVP & General Manager of the Dow Jones Print Group

Meghan Milkowski currently serves as the SVP & General Manager of the Dow Jones Print Group. She oversees the pre-press, manufacturing, distribution, commercial, and business operations for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, and other Dow Jones print products.

Prior to joining Dow Jones, Meghan held the position of President at The Hill, an online news source for policy and political coverage. She also served as Vice President of Production & Circulation at Prometheus Global Media. Hired to manage production, she quickly added circulation and project management for IT initiatives.

Her 30+ years of publishing experience, started at Life Magazine, marking up pasteboards for prepress. Moving to Time, she progressed from production and operations to leadership roles in imaging and business management.

Steve Wagenlander

Steve Wagenlander

Senior Vice President of Publishing Operations for Gannett

Steve Wagenlander is the Senior Vice President of Publishing Operations for Gannett. Prior to coming back to Gannett in 2015, Steve was President and Publisher of Summerville Communications in South Carolina. Steve started his newspaper career at The Lexington Herald-Leader as a District Manager in 1987. During his 36 years career in the newspaper industry, Steve has served in a variety of leadership roles in both Indiana and South Carolina, including Advertising Director and Director of Audience Development. Steve currently resides in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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Jeff Lawson

Senior Vice President, Operations and Distribution – Hearst Newspapers

Jeff Lawson joined Hearst Newspapers in 2020 and is currently Senior Vice President, Operations and Distribution. Jeff has responsibility for all production, distribution, transportation, real estate and newsprint purchasing functions for the newspaper group and is based in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining Hearst, Jeff spent 18 years with Gannett Co Inc. and Freedom Communications in operations leadership roles across the country focused on lean manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain management and consumer strategies. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Phoenix where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

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Brent Murray

Strategic Corporate Accounts Manager

Brent Murray is the Strategic Corporate Accounts Manager for ECO3 (formerly Agfa) in North America. Responsible for building and developing business relationships within the Newspaper and Packaging markets, with a focus to bring digital plates, workflows and software advancements that assist customers with adapting in this industry. With more than 25 years’ experience serving the Newspaper industry, in several sales, service and management positions. Brent’s career started with American Litho in sales and product development for the Newspaper Market, then moving to Konica Minolta as Director of Strategic Accounts and then moved to Southern Lithoplate as Regional Sales Manager. Finally moving to Agfa in 2017 which later became ECO3 Brent continues to work and partner with Newspapers throughout North America, while helping ECO3 develop and grow in their commitment to providing cutting edge products, service and support to all print markets. Brent has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Ferris State University and currently resides in Caledonia, MI where he lives with his wife Stephanie and has 3 children.

Roger Holmes

Roger Holmes

General Manager of Production and Distribution

Roger Holmes joined Georges Media Group in May of 2021. He currently serves as General Manager of Production and Distribution. Roger is responsible for manufacturing, commercial printing, and distribution operations for all southern Louisiana markets. Prior to joining Georges Media Group, Roger worked for Gannett Publishing Services serving in various capacities including Senior General Manager. As Senior GM, Roger was responsible for manufacturing operations in Montgomery, AL, Tallahassee, FL and Jackson, MS. Roger has over 28 years of industry experience.

Chris Eickhoff

Project Manager and Technical Sales Support, Manroland Goss

I have worked in my current position for manroland Goss since 2017.
My responsibilities include project management and technical sales support.
Prior to working for manroland Goss I managed the US operations for a press controls manufacturing company. I was responsible for Manufacturing, Service, Sales and Administration.
From the early 80’s to late 80’s I was a worldwide commissioning/project engineer for industrial controls.
Education and military service from early to late 70’s

John Bratt

Plant Manager, The Washington Post

John Bratt joined The Washington Post in 2018 and currently serves as Plant Manager, overseeing production operations, commercial printing, and the Springfield, VA facility. With a career spanning over two decades in the publishing and printing industry, John brings extensive expertise in managing large-scale production and operational efficiency.
Before joining The Washington Post, John spent 16 years with USA TODAY and Gannett Publishing Services, where he held roles such as Field Operations Manager and Senior Production Manager. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in launching production at 30 different print facilities across the United States, demonstrating his strategic planning and execution capabilities.
John holds a degree in Printing Management from West Virginia University Institute of Technology, underpinning his technical and managerial proficiency in the field. His leadership continues to drive innovation and excellence in the publishing industry.

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