Amherst, NY – The Executive Committee of the Printing Industries Alliance was elected at the Board of Directors Meeting held on June 16th at Book Arts in Buffalo, NY. Adam G. Avrick was elected Chairman, replacing outgoing Chair Kathleen “Kathie” Hartmans, who served three terms in that role. Congratulations to our slate of officers for the 2022-2023 term:

Chairman: Adam Avrick, President, Design Distributors, Deer Park, NY
Vice Chairman: Glen Boehmer, CEO, Sentinel Innovation, Hempstead, NY
Secretary/Treasurer: George Scharr, CEO, Flower City Group, Rochester, NY

Prior to his election as Chairman, Adam Avrick served as PIA Vice Chair and Secretary, and has served as a director since 2009. Design Distributors joined PIA in 2008, soon after PIA acquired the Metro NY/NJ territory. Adam also serves as a Trustee on the PIA Workers’ Compensation Safety Group Executive Committee.

Design Distributors, Inc. (DDI) is a direct response printing and mailing company located on Long Island. Design is a family-owned business, which was founded in 1966. After taking over the Company in 1993, it has been expanded from an envelope manufacturer to a full-service printing and mailing facility. Design most recently expanded into digital printing with both Sheet and Continuous Web printers.

Adam, a native New Yorker, is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS degree in Printing Systems Management. His visits to Buffalo during his college years began his love for chicken wings, which continues to this day! After graduating, Adam started his career as a quality control specialist for a large European publishing company.

Adam has served on the Executive boards of many industry organizations such as The Graphic Arts Professionals, The Young Printing Executives Club, The RIT Printing Alumni Association, as well as the Long Island Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. Adam currently serves as Treasurer of the Long Island Postal Customer Council (LIPCC) and a member of the Steering Committee for the Print Industry Alliance of Long Island (PIALI).

In September of 2013, Adam was honored by the United States Postal Service as the National PCC Industry Member of the Year Gold Award.