The Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (PIASC) elected John Hodgman, President of Direct Connection in La Verne, CA, as its Chairman for 2014-2015. He will be formally installed at PIASC’s next Board of Directors meeting later this month and will perform his first official function as Chairman of the Board at the Association’s Graphics Night, scheduled on March 27, 2014, at The California Club.
John has served on the PIASC board since 2008. In 2011, he served as the Marketing Committee Chairman and helped create and develop ChoosePrint.org, an educational campaign designed to promote the effectiveness and environmental record of print on paper. In just a few years, the campaign has spread nationwide with the support of Printing Industries of America (PIA) and has been adopted by most of PIA’s regional affiliate associations.
PIASC is the trade association for the graphic arts community in Southern California. Founded in 1935 and incorporated in 1944, today, PIASC is the largest graphic arts trade association in the nation, serving the interests of more than 1,100 member companies in Southern California.
