News & Updates

In Memorial – 2007 NJPEC Past President Gloria Schlesinger

By Kristyn Shaner | February 4, 2022 | Comments Off on 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…

Where Are They Now? – Fanoula Dimarhos

By Kristyn Shaner | January 27, 2022 | Comments Off on Where 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…

In Memorial – NJPEC Hall of Fame Inductee: Augustus ‘Gus’ Lushington Davis III

By Kristyn Shaner | January 24, 2022 | Comments Off on In 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…

Meet the Board: Evan Fischbein

By Kristyn Shaner | December 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet 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…

Meet the Board: Steve Fischbein

By Kristyn Shaner | December 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet 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…

In Memorial – 2021

By Kristyn Shaner | December 14, 2021 | Comments Off on In 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…

Recap: Luxepack 2021

By Kristyn Shaner | December 14, 2021 | Comments Off on Recap: Luxepack 2021
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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…

Meet the Board: Kristyn Shaner

By Kristyn Shaner | October 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet the Board: Kristyn Shaner
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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…

Recap: Interphex 2021

By Kristyn Shaner | October 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Recap: 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…

Meet the Board: Matt Cassano

By Kristyn Shaner | October 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet 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…