Role Models

Name:
JoAnn

Title:
Executive Director Women in Packaging

Path:
Happenstance. Worked in retail in college  and six years. Wanted
a career change and investigated packaging. Started in sales as a
trainee, for first eight years in industry one of 150 men for two
different companies.

Comments:
Excellent opportunities, good salaries, long term growth potential
and lots of interesting, creative and innovative technologies. Can
get a packaging science degree at 15 different schools. Packaging
represents 10% of every retail dollar spent and is the third
largest industry in the US.

URLs of interest:
  The Women in Packaging Web site
    http://www.napco.com/wp/index.html


  The official magazine of Women in Packaging, Packaging Horizons
    http://www.packaginghorizonsmag.com/