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New Executive Council Offers Fresh Perspective for PPWLN

PMMI’s Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network Welcomes New Executive Council Members

Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN)
New Executive Council members, representing all facets of packaging and processing, will bring a new perspective and fresh insights.

PMMI’s Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN) is excited to announce new members of its Executive Council. These members, representing all facets of packaging and processing, will bring a new perspective and fresh insights to PPWLN. The network continues its work recruiting, retaining and advancing women’s careers in the industry.

The new PPWLN Executive Council members serving four-year terms are:

  • Lisa Barrieau, Banding & Sales Manager - Food, Felins
  • Jada Britto, Senior Global Design Manager, Colgate-Palmolive  
  • Jane Chase, Executive Director, Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
  • Charlotte Edwards, Senior Packaging Engineer, Just Born
  • Kerry Kremer, Senior Vice President Manufacturing and Engineering, Sargento Foods
  • Joyce Longfield, R&D, Principal of HPP Applications, Good Foods Group
  • Lisa Propati, VP & GM, Weiler Labeling Systems (a division of ProMach)
  • Lisa Rathburn, VP Engineering and Continuous Improvement, T. Marzetti Company
  • Rachael Tomasello, Director of Commercial Capability and Engagement, Mars
  • Cimberly Weir, Instructor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University 
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