Association News: AICC 2025–2026 Slate of Officers

November 5, 2025

AICC elected its 2025–2026 slate of officers and directors during the AICC Annual Meeting on October 8 in Chicago.

Incoming Chairwoman Terri-Lynn Levesque, vice president of administration at Royal Containers, has chosen the theme Legacy in Action: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders.

“Legacy is often imagined as a statue, a plaque, or a title etched into history. But true legacy isn’t what we leave behind—it’s what we pass forward,” Levesque says. “It lives in the people we mentor, the cultures we shape, and the values we embed in future leaders. A true leader’s legacy is not measured
by what they achieve alone, but by what others accomplish because of them. That truth has never been more urgent than it is today, and it is the heart of my theme as your new chairwoman: Legacy in Action: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders.”

Levesque will focus throughout the year on the responsibility of leaders to invest in mentorship, inclusion, and integrity, ensuring that the next generation of packaging professionals has the tools and inspiration to succeed.

The Emerging Leaders (ELs) of AICC elected a new delegate to represent the Association’s EL program: Nick Catania of BHS Corrugated–North America.

AICC’s Associate (supplier) members elected Warren Bird of JB Machinery to the Associate board.

AICC’s officers and directors for 2025–2026 are:

Chairwoman: Terri-Lynn Levesque, Royal Containers, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Immediate Past Chairman: Gary Brewer, Package Crafters, High Point, North Carolina

First Vice Chairman: Joe Morelli, Lewisburg Patterson Company, Decatur, Illinois

Vice Chairmen:

Mike Schaefer, Tavens Container & Display, Bedford Heights, Ohio
Eric Elgin, Oklahoma Interpak, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Josh Sobel, Jamestown Container Cos., Cleveland, Ohio

Chair, Past Chairmen’s Council: Matt Davis, Packaging Express, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Advisors to the Chairwoman:

Joe Palmeri, Jamestown Container Cos., Macedonia, Ohio
Al Hoodwin, Michigan City Paper Box, Michigan City, Indiana
Jeff Dietz, KBA America, Dallas, Texas

EL Delegates:

Evan Clary, JS Machine, Hunt Valley, Maryland
Cody Brant, AG Stacker, Weyers Cave, Virginia
Nick Catania, BHS Corrugated–North America, Aurora, Illinois

Directors:

Great Lakes: Brock Welch, Welch Packaging, Elkhart, Indiana
Midwest: Cassie Malone, Corrugated Supplies Co.,
Bedford Park, Illinois
Northeast: Larry Grossbard, President Container,
Wood Ridge, New Jersey
Southeast: Chad Wagner, Peachtree Packaging & Display, Lawrenceville, Georgia
Southwest: Jordan Dawson, Harris Packaging, Haltom City, Texas
West: Sahar Mehrabzadeh-Garcia, Bay Cities, Pico Rivera, California (interim)