AICC, The Independent Packaging Association Members elected the 2025-2026 slate of officers and directors during the AICC Annual Meeting on October 8th in Chicago, IL.
Incoming Chair Terri-Lynn Levesque, of Royal Containers Ltd., 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 said. “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.”
The Emerging Leaders of AICC elected a new delegate to represent the Association’s Emerging Leaders Program, Nick Catania of BHS Corrugated- North America. AICC’s Associate (supplier) Members elected Warren Bird, JB Machinery, to the Associate Member Board.
AICC’s Officers and Directors for 2025-2026 are:
- Chair: Terri-Lynn Levesque, Royal Containers Ltd., Brampton, ON.
- Immediate Past Chairman: Gary Brewer, Package Crafters, High Point, NC.
- First Vice Chairman: Joe Morelli, Lewisburg Patterson Company, Decatur, IL.
- Vice Chairmen: Mike Schaefer, Tavens Container & Display, Bedford Heights, OH; Eric Elgin, Oklahoma Interpak, Muskogee, OK; and Josh Sobel, Jamestown Container, Cleveland, OH.
- Chair – Past Chairmen’s Council: Matt Davis, Packaging Express, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Advisors to the Chairman: Joe Palmeri, Jamestown Container, Macedonia, OH: Al Hoodwin, Michigan City Paper Box, Michigan City, IN; and Jeff Dietz, Koenig & Bauer America, Dallas, TX.
