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PPMA Board of Directors

  • The PPMA is directed by a volunteer board made up of nine members including a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and six directors. Each board member is elected to a three-year term. Current members of the PPMA Board of Directors include:

·         John Wirch, President - Vice President of Human Resources, Little Rapids Corporation

·         Linda Britten-Smith, Vice President - Director of Compensation/Benefits, Wausau Paper Corporation

·         Ronald Zimmerman, Treasurer - Human Resources Manager, Packaging Corp. of America

·         Rhonda Boyd, SPHR, Director - Human Resources Director, Domtar Industries, Inc.

·         Michael Carpiaux, SPHR, Director - Human Resources Manager, Georgia-Pacific Corporation

·         John Dauska, Director - Corporate Director Relations, Green Bay Packaging Inc.

·         Karen Hall, Director - Human Resources Director, Mohawk Fine Papers

·         Erick Nyberg, SPHR, Director - Human Resources Director, Stevens Point Mill, NewPage Corp.

·         Bob Pagel, Director - Human Resources Manager Appleton Plant, Appleton

                Eric Hobbs, Legal Counsel - Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP


PPMA Staff

  • PPMA Executive Director - Dick Kendall.
    • Dick has worked in the human resources profession for over 25 years.
    • Prior to joining PPMA, Dick was Human Resource Director for 14 years at Duralam, Inc. (now Curwood), a flexible packaging manufacturer located in Appleton, WI.
    • Earlier in his career he worked for Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company (International Paper - Kaukauna, WI) in the human resources and marketing research departments.
    • Dick has conducted training and public speaking for businesses in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the areas of team development, attitude maintenance, supervisory development, employee retention, and delivering extra-ordinary customer service.
    • He holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.
    • Dick has served as alderman on the City Council for Appleton, WI; he is a graduate of the Leadership Fox Cities program, the Citizen's Law Enforcement Academy, and the Institute for Political Training.

  • PPMA Office Administrator - Laura Bodway
    • Graduated with honors from the Office Assistant program at the Fox Valley Technical College in 1994.
    • Has worked in administrative assistant and office administrator roles for both the service industry and manufacturing facilities.
    • Having worked in both large corporations and small office settings, she prefers the smaller work setting due to the entrepreneur effect. Her role with employee relations at PPMA allows her the enjoyment of utilizing interaction skills while working in a unique human resource environment.