RPTA Names New Executive Director, Announces New Contact Info

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Recycled Paperboard Technical Association (RPTA), Elgin, Ill., USA, reports that Deborah White has been named its new executive director. Prior to joining RPTA, White was SVP and chief legal officer at the Food Marketing Institute (the supermarket industry’s trade association) and an attorney at Keller & Heckman, the law firm that RPTA uses for the Food Safety Protocol. Dave Ruby will serve RPTA as executive director emeritus until October 31. Joanne Arnold and Fran McGowan will continue their tradition of service in their roles at RPTA.

Late last month RPTA relocated to a "virtual" office, and its physical office was closed. The The main telephone number for RPTA will remain the same: (847) 622-254, and individual straff members can be reached by pressing: 1 for Deborah White, 2 for Joanne Arnold, 3 for Fran McGowan, and 4 for Dave Ruby.  E-mail addresses are as follows: Deborah White (dwhite@rpta.org), Joanne Arnold (jarnold@rpta.org), Fran McGowan (fmcgowan@rpta.org), and Dave Ruby (druby@rpta.org). RPTA’sne mailing address is: Recycled Paperboard Technical Association, PO Box 5774, Elgin, IL 60121-5774. To send a package, please contact the appropriate RPTA staff member for a street address.