2021 TAPPI Selects Young Professionals of the Year

Emerging leaders represent International Paper, Jacobs, PCA and WestRock

TAPPI is pleased to announce five recipients of this year’s Young Professionals (YPs) of the Year awards. The annual honor identifies aspiring young leaders in the global forest products, pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and associated industries. Eligible nominees are age 35 or younger with less than 10 years of industry experience.

The individuals named 2021 TAPPI YPs of the Year are:

• Kyle Duffy -Engage on TAPPI Connect
  Finished Products Manager, International Paper
  在弗吉尼亚富兰克林工厂担任环境健康和安全经理期间，Duffy能够推动工厂安全领先指标跟踪系统的扩展，导致一年多没有可记录事件。他是精益六西格玛绿带认证，并持有迈阿密大学工程学学士学位。
  
  
• Kimberly Hollifield -Engage on TAPPI Connect
  Manufacturing Excellence Leader – Paper, International Paper
  “Building relationships with the people on the team, and helping them achieve their goals” has been a driving force in Hollifield’s career. In her current role, she improves engagement and morale on her team of newly hired engineers by giving them an opportunity to voice their suggestions on ways to improve their development within the company.
  
  
• Josiah Fonte -Engage on TAPPI Connect
  Quality Supervisor, WestRock
  A TAPPI member since 2017, Fonte works with lab personnel to assess testing measures and procedures. He has analyzed data for various processes and performed an extensive capabilities analysis of his facility’s paper lab testing. Fonte holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Bioresource Science and Engineering from the University of Washington.
  
  
• Lena Sharesky -Engage on TAPPI Connect
  Packaging Sales Representative, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA)
  作为TAPPI YP部门的活动总监，Sharesky已经成功地为TAPPI的早期职业和学生成员举办了多个活动和活动，包括该部门的首次虚拟迎新活动，以及一系列的虚拟社交活动。这些活动直接促成了2020年YP部门的成功及其招聘工作。
  
  
• Avery Wilson -Engage on TAPPI Connect
  Process Engineering Professional Intermediate, Jacobs
  A TAPPI member since 2019, Wilson developed multiple mill-wide mass and energy balances for major pulp and paper clients that were used to help develop a long-term capital project and execution strategy for each of the mill’s locations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina-Columbia and is on track to earn an MBA from the university in 2021.

Kyle Duffy,International Paper	Kimberly Hollifield,International Paper	Josiah Fonte,WestRock
Lena Sharesky, PCA		Avery Wilson, Jacobs

当选为年度青年青年的个人必须在以下方面对林产品工业做出重大贡献:领导能力、社区服务和解决科学或工程项目问题的贡献。

In addition to being presented the award at their Division-specific conference, the honored YPs are also provided with one full year of TAPPI membership.

About TAPPI Young Professionals Division:

The Young Professionals Division is composed of TAPPI members that are college undergraduates, recent graduates and young professionals in the industry. The division provides a wide range of products, services and educational opportunities, as well as a means for experiencing different professional areas, resources for career advancement and the chance to network with peers and industry professionals. More information can be found onthe Young Professionals website.

About TAPPI:

TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and converting industries and publisher of Paper360°, Tissue360° and TAPPI Journal. Through information exchange, events, trusted content and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster and more cost-effective ways of doing business. It has provided management training and networking to the industry’s leaders for more than 100 years. For more information, visitTAPPI’s website.