Posts by Kristyn Shaner
In Memorial – 2007 NJPEC Past President Gloria Schlesinger
Former NJPEC President (2007) Gloria Schlesinger recently passed away at the age of 74. Gloria resided in New Jersey and was a Personal Care and Cosmetic Packaging Consultant for many years before her retirement in 2011. Gloria began her career in the Packaging industry at Braun, where she worked 16 years. Afterwards she spent nearly…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? – Fanoula Dimarhos
Our first interview of 2022 is with 2021 Rutgers Graduate and NJPEC Scholarship winner Fanoula Dimarhos, being interview by NJPEC Vice President, Kristyn Shaner. KS: Introduce yourself. Where do you go to school? What was your major? What are you doing now? FD: My name is Fanoula Dimarhos and I graduated in 2021 from Rutgers…
Read MoreIn Memorial – NJPEC Hall of Fame Inductee: Augustus ‘Gus’ Lushington Davis III
Augustus Lushington Davis, III, ‘Gus,’ passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022, at his home in The Regency Monroe Twp. He was 71 years old. Gus was born in Philadelphia, PA, graduated from Moorestown High School in 1968 and furthered his education at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. Gus worked in beauty packaging and supply chain for…
Read MoreMeet the Board: Evan Fischbein
Our newest Blog series we will be focusing on our hard working NJPEC Board Members. Each of these members volunteers their time to help keep this organization going. Our hope in this series is that you’ll learn a little more about who they are! Evan Fischbein, Scholarship Chair How long have you been active on…
Read MoreMeet the Board: Steve Fischbein
Our newest Blog series we will be focusing on our hard working NJPEC Board Members. Each of these members volunteers their time to help keep this organization going. Our hope in this series is that you’ll learn a little more about who they are! Steve Fischbein, Past President & Trustee How long have you been…
Read MoreIn Memorial – 2021
The NJPEC community morns in the loss of 4 of our long-time members: Tom F. Leahey Jr., Linda Buck, Don Kane and Matt Greco. We’d like to take this moment to honor them. Tom F. Leahey Jr. – Written by immediate family members Cosmetic Packaging Executive, Fisherman and Grandfather Extraordinaire Thomas F. Leahey Jr., age…
Read MoreRecap: Luxepack 2021
By Christin Cupo October 27th and 28th, 2021 – Jacob Javits Center, New York City, NY. 150 exhibitors listed and organized in a smaller venue across 6 rows. According to the floorplan, 139 exhibitors were in attendance. There were two specialty locations, one that offered hand’s on review of packaging, called the “Exploratorium” , and…
Read MoreMeet the Board: Kristyn Shaner
Our newest Blog series we will be focusing on our hard working NJPEC Board Members. Each of these members volunteers their time to help keep this organization going. Our hope in this series is that you’ll learn a little more about who they are! Kristyn Shaner, Our Vice President How long have you been active…
Read MoreRecap: Interphex 2021
By: Matthew Mulvey Interphex October 19th – 21st, Jacob Javits Center, New York City Greetings from Day 1 of Interphex 2021 at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. This is one of the first in-person trade shows on the East Coast since the pandemic started. In spite of the pre-screening program (which was first class…
Read MoreMeet the Board: Matt Cassano
Our newest Blog series we will be focusing on our hard working NJPEC Board Members. Each of these members volunteers their time to help keep this organization going. Our hope in this series is that you’ll learn a little more about who they are! Matt Cassano, Our Treasurer How long have you been active on…
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