Officers
Don Guay, President & (2024-2026)
Head of Technology, Engineering and Reliability
Ahlstrom
Leslie Petrie, Vice President (2024-2026)
VP- Environment, Health and Safety
International Paper
Kurt Mehlberg, Secretary (2024-2026)
Qaulity Solutions Manager Pulp, Paper, Packaging, Tissue
Domtar
Matt Fischer, Past President (2022-2024)
Converting Manager
Graphic Packaging
Dr. Roland Gong (non-voting)
Chair, Department of Paper Science & Engineering UWSP
Rod Loucks (non-voting)
Executive Director
PS&ChE Foundation at UWSP
Board Members
John Acker
Organization Improvement Manager, Menasha Paper Mill
Essity Corporation
Tom Baugnet
Operations Manger
Georgia-Pacific
Dan Cullen
District Sales Manager
Solenis
Todd Fisher
Mill Manager - Whiting Mill
Neenah Inc.
Don Gennrich
Mill Manager
Packaging Corporation of America
Mark Hassman
Technical Director
Kruger Products
Dan Hietpas
Sales, Product Innovation and Marketing Manager
BPM Paper
Nathan Koeppel
Sr. Account Manager
Hydrite Company
Randy Kopchinski
Defoamer and Tolling Sales Manager
Applied Material Solutions
Jesse May
Purchasing Manager/Supply Chain
Voith Group
Ian Meinke
Product Manger
AstenJohnson
Bob Mihalski
Director of Mill Sales, Trades and Continuous Improvement
Green Bay Packaging
Jim Patterson
Technical Manager
ND Paper
Dennis Perpich
SVP- Operations North America
Packaging Corporation
Chris Satori
Engineering Technical Leader
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kevin Sistler
VP Sales - Pulp & Paper
Clean Chemistry
Eli Swanson, Past President (2018-2020)
Attorney
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Chris Williams (non-voting)
Plant Manager - Thilmany
Thilmany-Ahlstrom
Jason Zblewski
Paper Business Unit Manager
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Pratima Gandhi (non-voting)
Interim Chancellor, UWSP
Brian Sloss (non-voting)
Dean, College of Natural Resources, UWSP
Don Guay, President & (2024-2026)
Head of Technology, Engineering and Reliability
Ahlstrom
Leslie Petrie, Vice President (2024-2026)
VP- Environment, Health and Safety
International Paper
Kurt Mehlberg, Secretary (2024-2026)
Qaulity Solutions Manager Pulp, Paper, Packaging, Tissue
Domtar
Matt Fischer, Past President (2022-2024)
Converting Manager
Graphic Packaging
Dr. Roland Gong (non-voting)
Chair, Department of Paper Science & Engineering UWSP
Rod Loucks (non-voting)
Executive Director
PS&ChE Foundation at UWSP
Board Members
John Acker
Organization Improvement Manager, Menasha Paper Mill
Essity Corporation
Tom Baugnet
Operations Manger
Georgia-Pacific
Dan Cullen
District Sales Manager
Solenis
Todd Fisher
Mill Manager - Whiting Mill
Neenah Inc.
Don Gennrich
Mill Manager
Packaging Corporation of America
Mark Hassman
Technical Director
Kruger Products
Dan Hietpas
Sales, Product Innovation and Marketing Manager
BPM Paper
Nathan Koeppel
Sr. Account Manager
Hydrite Company
Randy Kopchinski
Defoamer and Tolling Sales Manager
Applied Material Solutions
Jesse May
Purchasing Manager/Supply Chain
Voith Group
Ian Meinke
Product Manger
AstenJohnson
Bob Mihalski
Director of Mill Sales, Trades and Continuous Improvement
Green Bay Packaging
Jim Patterson
Technical Manager
ND Paper
Dennis Perpich
SVP- Operations North America
Packaging Corporation
Chris Satori
Engineering Technical Leader
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kevin Sistler
VP Sales - Pulp & Paper
Clean Chemistry
Eli Swanson, Past President (2018-2020)
Attorney
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Chris Williams (non-voting)
Plant Manager - Thilmany
Thilmany-Ahlstrom
Jason Zblewski
Paper Business Unit Manager
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Pratima Gandhi (non-voting)
Interim Chancellor, UWSP
Brian Sloss (non-voting)
Dean, College of Natural Resources, UWSP
Executive and Nominating Committee
Matt Fischer, President
Don Guay, Vice President/ Treasurer
Leslie Petrie, Secretary
Ed Buehler, Past President
Karyn Biasca, Department Chair
Sheryle Tepp, Executive Director
Scholarship Committee
Ed Buehler
Karyn Biasca
Don Guay, Chair
Leslie Petrie
Sheryle Tepp
Donor Relations Committee
Dan Hietpas
Nathan Koeppel
Bob Mihalski
Kevin Sistler, Chair
Eli Swanson
Academic Advisory Committee
Karyn Biasca, Chair
Dean Benjamin
Emily Demchik
Investment Management Committee
Matt Fischer
Kurt Mehlberg
Leslie Petrie, Chair
Sheryle Tepp
Matt Fischer, President
Don Guay, Vice President/ Treasurer
Leslie Petrie, Secretary
Ed Buehler, Past President
Karyn Biasca, Department Chair
Sheryle Tepp, Executive Director
Scholarship Committee
Ed Buehler
Karyn Biasca
Don Guay, Chair
Leslie Petrie
Sheryle Tepp
Donor Relations Committee
Dan Hietpas
Nathan Koeppel
Bob Mihalski
Kevin Sistler, Chair
Eli Swanson
Academic Advisory Committee
Karyn Biasca, Chair
Dean Benjamin
Emily Demchik
Investment Management Committee
Matt Fischer
Kurt Mehlberg
Leslie Petrie, Chair
Sheryle Tepp