University Partners
- California Polytechnic State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Ryerson University
- University of Houston College of Technology
California Polytechnic State University
Contributing Editor
Kenneth L. Macro, Jr.
Mr. Ken Macro is assistant professor in the graphic communication department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California where he specializes in print production management, marketing and sales, knowledge management, Lean manufacturing, and training program development.
Ken is the faculty advisor for University Graphic Systems (UGS)—a student-managed, student-run printing enterprise on the campus of Cal Poly.
Prior to academia, he was the director for Reprographics, Mailing and Shipping Services at both Cal Poly and The University of Akron; graphics manager for Alltel Directories Publishing in Hudson, Ohio; marketing director for various healthcare facilities in the Pittsburgh area; owner and president of a printing and copying business in central Pennsylvania; and regional sales coordinator for Kinko’s of Ohio.
Ken is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing studies in education and knowledge management from Walden University.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Contributing Editor
Audrey G. Bennett
Ms. Audrey Bennett is associate professor of graphics in the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York where she teaches graphic design to interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate students and conducts research on the design of visual treatments and strategies that facilitate user input in the design process.
Ms. Bennett is editor of Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design published by Princeton Architectural Press that chronicles historical and contemporary efforts of designers to broaden the scope of the profession of graphic design to include research. Her writings are published in the Journal of Design Research, Visible Language, Design Issues, and various interdisciplinary conference proceedings. In addition, she serves on the board of directors for the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
Audrey possesses an MFA in graphic design from Yale University School of Art.
Ryerson University
Contributing Editor
Art Seto
Mr. Art Seto is on the faculty of the School of Graphic Communications Management at Ryerson University, where he teaches courses including Manufacturing Management for the Graphic Arts, Estimating for the Graphic Arts, and a fourth-year capstone course where students create a business plan for a new graphic arts company.
Prior to teaching, Art worked for twenty years in the printing industry for companies like Quebecor World and Metropolitan Fine Printers, as well as a consultant to the printing industry on matters of operations management, MIS/ERP implementation and the environment. His career in industry culminated as a senior manager of a web-to-print company which he was involved in building and taking "public." Art's areas of printing industry research include operations/manufacturing management, automation, ERP/ MIS implementation, small and medium size enterprises (SME) and environmental management.
Art possesses an MBA in information technology management from Athabasca University, Canada and is is currently a doctoral candidate pursuing studies in management and entrepreneurship at Lincoln University, UK.
University of Houston College of Technology
Contributing Editor
Jerry Waite, Ed.D.
Dr. Jerry Waite is a professor of technology and the coordinator of the Digital Media program, a curriculum he founded, at the University of Houston College of Technology, Texas. He was awarded tenure in 1999, promoted to full professor in 2008, and currently teaches most of the undergraduate credit courses in printing technology.
Dr. Waite has been involved in the printing and publishing business his entire career. He is active in the International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) and has served that organization in many capacities including a current term as its treasurer. He is the president of the board of directors of the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC), the Vice Chairman of the Houston Museum of Printing History, a member of the Nolan Moore Foundation, the Print-Ed Advisory Council, and the Houston Production Manager’s Association. He serves on the graphic-related advisory boards for Lone Star College, Houston Community College, and Wharton County Junior College and is the editor of the Visual Communications Journal.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Patricia Sorce
Dr. Patricia Sorce is the Editor-in-Chief of Print in the Mix, the Director of the Printing Industry Center and a member of the faculty in RIT's School of Print Media. She teaches in the areas of marketing research, buyer behavior, and database marketing.
Pat has published in refereed marketing, management, and psychology journals. These publications have spanned a wide range of topics including basic research in psychology (retrieval processes in long-term memory), marketing segmentation analysis (lifestyles of older consumers), and most recently, Internet buying behavior and relational marketing.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Managing Editor
Liz Dopp
Liz Dopp is the Managing Editor for Print in the Mix. Prior to joining Print in the Mix in 2007, she was a librarian with RIT Libraries for 18 years, active in the management and development of Wallace Library's websites and their content, as well as managing the library's online subscription databases. Liz also headed up interlibrary loan, circulation, and other library services during her career with RIT Libraries.
Liz received a BS in Business Administration from RIT and possesses an MLS from the University of Buffalo.
To reach Print in the Mix, please contact Liz Dopp, Managing Editor, at 585-475-7436 or liz.dopp@rit.edu.
