Christine Hagopian Elected PINE President

The Board of Directors of Printing Industries of New England, PINE, has announced that Christine A. Hagopian will be the first woman president of the 130-year-old management association. The decision was made by the leaders at their quarterly Board meeting in December.

Christine has been with the association since 2006, joining the staff as the Director of Programs. She has been providing services and support to the membership as interim president following Tad Parker’s resignation in September.

"Our Board has been working over the last three months in search of a new President of PINE. The search started with a dozen candidates and ended with a special vote at our December 5 meeting which resulted in the election of Christine Hagopian," said PINE Chairman of the Board Michael Peluso, Shawmut Communications Group.

As the new president, Christine has plans for an aggressive schedule of meeting with members, association partners and prospective members to build PINE’s presence in New England. When asked how she will lead the association, Christine indicated that she will get out and meet more of the membership, learn how PINE can help them be more successful, and make New England aware that PINE is the best resource to the graphic communications industry.

In her former position as director of programs, Christine launched the Awards of Excellence print competition. Over the last 10 years, the competition has grown in participation and has given PINE members an excellent marketing opportunity.

Nationally, Christine has been active with the education directors from affiliates of the Printing Industries of America (PIA). Regionally, she has volunteered with the New England Society of Association Executives. She has served as a trustee of her church’s parish council committee. Christine came to the association from Unisource, where she was a specification sales representative. Her background in printing began as a production manager for two tabloid magazines for Cahners Publishing/ Reed Elsevier.

PINE is the largest trade association to serve printing and graphic communications companies throughout New England. PINE serves more than 350 member companies through a wide range of products and services that enhance member profitability. PINE is affiliate with the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, Printing Industries of America. Visit www.pine.org for more information.