About PFFC's Editorial Staff
Associate Publisher/Editor
Yolanda Simonsis
Yolanda Simonsis is a 28-year veteran of the packaging and converting industries. She has held past editorial positions with two former publications of Delta Communications and Cahners Publishing (now Reed Business Information), including Packaging Digest for five years and Converting Magazine for 12 years.
In 1995, Simonsis joined the staff of PFFC, assuming the position of associate publisher and chief editor. She also assumed the position of editorial director of Boxboard Containers Intl. from September 2000 through its closing in February 2002. In 2008 Yolanda led her staff to winning a "2008 Publication of the Year" award from the Printer's National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC) for the September 2007 "Green Converting" issue.
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Managing Editor
Claudia Hine
Claudia Hine joined the PFFC staff in January 1999 and served as its assistant editor, associate editor, and senior editor before being named managing editor in December 2003. Formerly, she was managing editor for Adhesives Age magazine. Claudia holds a B.A. in communications from DePaul University in Chicago and has spent her entire career in the publishing industry. Her background includes stints in sales administration, advertising production, and corporate communications.
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Senior Art Director
Michael Koch
Michael Koch, a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joined Penton in 1998 and PFFC in 2000. He is also the senior art director for PFFC's sister publications AMERICAN PRINTER and PRINT & MEDIA BUYER; former art director of Concrete Products. Michael has received substantial recognition for his graphic design and layout talents, including an American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Award in 2003 for his design of PFFC's 75th Anniversary Timeline article (which appeared in September 2002); two Awards For Publication Excellence (APEX) awards, the latest being for the 2007 redesign of PFFC; and an Ozzie "Honorable Mention" for Best Cover Design.
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