Meet the Team

Benjamin Y. Cooper, Executive Director

In 2002, Ben Cooper formed an industry-wide marketing program known as The Print Council, an alliance for which he serves as executive director. In 2006, he became the Executive Director of The Print Council. He also serves as Executive Director of Mail Moves America, a coalition of more than 70 companies, associations and unions organized to combat state legislation to regulate mail.

From 1978 through 2005, Ben Cooper served as the chief lobbyist for the Printing Industries of America, as Executive Vice President and head of the Washington, DC office. As the chief lobbyist for the U. S printing industry, Cooper has been actively involved in a range of issues including environment, health care, taxes, intellectual property, trade and postal issues.

Ben Cooper can be contacted by email or (202) 973-5977

Joanne N. Vinyard, Director

As Director of The Print Council, Joanne Vinyard is responsible for the development and ongoing oversight of Print in the Mix (the clearinghouse of print market research housed at Rochester Institute of Technology); supervision of the Print Delivers presentations developed for agencies and marketing/media specifiers; and the development of marketing tools as identified by The Print Council Marketing Committee for its sponsors and the printing industry. Prior to her current position, she was the director of Printing Industry of America’s Digital Printing Council and E-Business Council.

Joanne Vinyard can be contacted by email.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for all major decisions, actions, and budgets of The Print Council. Its members are made up of the Platinum level sponsors from the supplier and printer communities.

The members are as follows:
Jerry Williamson, The Williamson Printing Company Co-Chair
James Dunn, Heidelberg USA Co-Chair
Amber Best, NewPage Corporation
Roy Grossman, MSP Digital Marketing
Tim Palmer, Kodak Graphic Communications Group
Ed Farley, Unisource Worldwide
Marty Maloney, Broadford & Maloney
James Mikol, Leo Burnett USA
Jennifer Miller, Sappi Fine Papers
Robert Murphy, Japs Olson Company
Paul Reilly, New Direction Partners
Regina Testa, Xerox
Ben Cooper, Executive Director, The Print Council
Joanne Vinyard, Director, The Print Council

The Marketing Committee

This committee is responsible for initiating, creating, and developing the major projects of The Print Council, including the Print in the Mix website, the Why Print is Green brochures and PowerPoint presentation, Why Print brochure, and the Print Delivers seminars.

The members of the Marketing Committee are:
Regina Testa, Xerox, Chair
Bob Ellis, US Postal Service
Dave Mastervich, US Postal Service
David Leskusky , Printing Impressions
Debora Haskel, IWCO Direct
Tim Drechsler, Unisource Worldwide
Rick Mazur, Eastman Kodak
James Mikol, Leo Burnett USA
Jeff Norby, Jet Inc
Josh Starrett, International Paper
Jules Van Sant, Pacific Printing & Imaging Association
Julie Davis, NewPage
Lisa Rawa, Printing Industries of America
Mark Wendling, Heidelberg USA
Michelle Garrett, NewPage
Molly Foshay, Sappi Fine Papers
Pat Sorce, Rochester Institute of Technology
Patti Dumas, HBP Inc
Peggy Hatch, Target Marketing
Thad Kubis, NAK Marketing & Communication
Benjamin Cooper, The Print Council
Joanne Vinyard, The Print Council