Marci Kinter –  Received a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University. After graduation, Kinter worked for The American Waterways Operators, Inc., the national association for the barge and towing industry.

In 1989, Kinter joined the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA). Kinter served as a member of the Printing Sector Subcommittee of the EPA’s Common Sense Initiative from 1993 to 1996. As a member of the Subcommittee, Kinter participated in the workgroups that developed the Printer’s Simplified Total Environmental Program (PrintSTEP) and the New York City Education Project. Immediately following, she was named as the primary industry representative for the PrintSTEP implementation project.

From 1998 to 2000, she served as an industry representative on the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology’s Standing Committee on Sectors.

In 2001, Marci received the William D. Schaeffer Environmental Award for significant advancement of environmental awareness in the graphic arts industry.

In 2008, Ms. Kinter and colleagues from other printing trade associations were instrumental in launching the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership program. The SGP Program is a printing facility registry system that includes third-party verification. The program successfully launched as an independent organization in August 2008.

Ms. Kinter was the Vice President for Government & Business Information for the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association International. Ms. Kinter oversaw the development of management resources for the Association and represents the screen printing and digital imaging industries, as well as their associated supplier base, before federal and state regulatory agencies and the U.S. Congress on environmental, safety, and other government issues directly impacting the screen printing and graphic imaging industries. She was responsible for directing the activities of not only the government affairs portion of the Association’s activities but the development and implementation of business resources for the membership. Before joining SGIA International in 1989, the Association did not have a formal government affairs program.

Kinter is a 1998 inductee into the Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technologies (ASDPT).

Kinter is now retired.