The newly elected Executive Committee and Board of Directors will begin their term 1 August 2021.
The Managed Print Services Association, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led association to help further Managed Print, announced its new Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Elections were held in June, with two-year terms beginning 1 August 2021.
The newly elected MPSA executive committee consists of:
Executive Committee:
- President: West McDonald (West McDonald Co.): West McDonald has been an innovator and change agent in the managed print services channel since the very early days of managed print. West is currently the Chief Noise Maker for Tigerpaw Software and the founder of West McDonald Co. He is also the host of Flat Rate World Live and West Wonders, both programs dedicated to elevating and reinvigorating managed print for dealers and customers.
- Vice President: Joe Barganier (Ricoh US): Served on original MPSA Board of Directors representing Dealer/Resellers and then served as President for 2 years. Second President of the MPSA. Helped create first MPSA definition of MPS. And a bunch of other stuff.
- Treasurer: Mark Hart (ACDI): Mark started his career at Lexmark International in 1997 working in software development. Over his 16 year career he got to experience many facets of the business including sales and channel development. In 2013 he joined ACDI as the Director of Professional Services helping their dealers support their software sales. Currently he is the Vice President of Business Development managing their OEM and software partnerships along with sales in LATAM & Brazil.
- Secretary: Eric Crump (Ringdale): Eric Crump is the director of strategic alliances for RINGDALE, the inventor of FollowMe printing and is based outside of Atlanta, Georgia. He leads and develops the strategic alliance activities with global OEM relationships and key industry
“I am honoured and humbled that my peers have allowed me a 2nd term as President of the MPSA,” said incoming President West McDonald. “Even during the age of COVID-19, my MPSA peers worked selflessly and accomplished so much for the betterment of our channel. I look forward to serving them all as President again in a post-pandemic world. The best is truly yet to come!”
The newly elected board of directors consists of ten members: all chosen during the elections, with a mix of legacy leadership and new leadership to the MPSA.
The new Board of Directors includes Anthony Chen (In Time Tec LLC), Mitchell Filby (First Rock Consulting, Sarah Henderson (Wells Fargo), Russell Kromminga (Century Business Technologies, Inc.), Ed McLaughlin (Predictive InSight), Trevor Moses (Tigerpaw Software), Paul Pedersen (Guy Brown), Tanya Ross (ISG), Tawnya Stone (GreatAmerica) and Aldo Spensieri (Xerox Corp).
The 14 members that will guide the MPSA for the next two years have some of the most extensive experience in the imaging channel and represent a wide span of the industry from independent dealers and financial services to OEMs and consumables manufacturers.
The new officers will be welcomed to their new positions 1 August 2021.
