Board Converting News, September 19, 2022

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• Created annual Student/Executive Dialogue Dinners where scores of students have been directly recruited by executives for internships and entry level openings. • Developed the Career Portal and Resume Bank into a respected resource for firms to post entry level posi- tions for new graduates and student internships. • Developed ICPF’s website into a powerful online re- cruiting tool that explains the corrugated packaging industry and its careers to students. • Launched ICPF’s first initiative to assist in the recruit- ment of vocational and technical college graduates for the plant floor. An ICPF pilot with companies and local colleges is being conducted this fall in Atlanta. • Through fundraising, focusing on maximizing fund and operation management, and the recruiting of an annual $700,000 to $1 million in new partnership pledges over a period of 10 years, raised ICPF’s endowment from $5 million to a high of over $18 million. • Introduced and developed ICPF’s Holiday Weekend in New York. The past 13 weekend events have raised a net return of over $1.6 million to support ICPF in work- ing with universities and students. (Even with the re- strictions due to the pandemic, the last two events alone raised an audited net revenue of $367,762.) Throughout the years of the pandemic, ICPF has con- tinued to leverage outreach, education and the recruiting of students and new graduates into the industry through unique partnerships. One of the most significant partner- ships has been with students and new hires in the industry who previously attended ICPF events and used ICPF re- sources to acquire internships and full-time positions. For example, a student advisory board was assembled and the students have provided valued input on the estab- lishment of ICPF’s “virtual” student dialogue dinners. The student board also assisted with plans and implementa- tion in converting ICPF’s annual Teleconferences to a vir- tual format. During the pandemic, ICPF expanded its recruitment of designated ICPF student representatives on 18 campus- es who promote corrugated packaging careers and the

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use of ICPF’s career portal. A key element to this expanded initiative is ICPF’s hiring of exceptional stu- dent interns during the pandemic to provide assistance in managing ICPF’s student outreach. “It has been very fulfilling to serve as a leader and president of ICPF and I will miss regularly see-

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Richard Flaherty

ing many industry friends, including former students who discovered the potential of the corrugated packaging in- dustry through ICPF,” said Flaherty. “The foundation has been well positioned for continued success into the future. I wish all of you health and happiness.” Visit www.careersincorrugated.org for more.

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