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ing a packaging program at the school and hope to be able to share information that AICC members can take to their local STEM schools. Emerging Leaders & Young Professionals AICC and TAPPI invest heavily in their respective pro- grams for young people in the packaging industry. TAP- PI’s Young Professionals Division provides an avenue for
Industry Foundations While the ICPF partners with colleges and universities to support box making careers, the newly formed Founda- tion for Packaging Education, supports training for the in- dustry’s existing employees. The foundations complement each other as ICPF works to get students to the industry’s front door, and the Foundation for Packaging Education is there to support continuing education after employees are hired. “Both of these foundations are very important, and I think they play a huge role on our industry’s future,” Harris said. “Please continue to support both of those founda- tions, and if you’re not already doing it, please consider it.” Trade Schools A pool of talent exists in the nation’s trade schools and Harris said that the industry needs to tap into it. “We’ve all had issues in filling positions on our plant floor and obviously that’s only been amplified in the last couple of years,” Harris said. “I believe if we team up to- gether in corrugated, building bridges, and get out in front of these students, we could bring packaging to a brand- new audience that we didn’t know even exists.” American Carton, a folding carton facility co-owned with Jana’s sister, Jenise Cox, has already tapped into the “pool” by hiring its first intern from a local STEM school. Harris said they are also in conversations about support-
college students, recent graduates, and early career pro- fessionals to develop leadership and technical skills and build relationships with other industry professionals. The AICC Emerging Leaders John McQueary, National Sales Man- ager of CST Systems, and Cassi Malone, Director of Customer Experience at Corrugated Supplies Company, recognized Jana Harris in appreciation of her support of the EL program.
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