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ASPT Member Biography

Marcia Y. Kinter
Inducted into the Academy in 1998

Marci is the Vice President for Government Affairs for the Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association International. Marci represents the industry 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 is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Government Affairs Department. Prior to her joining SGIA International in 1989, the Association did not have a formal government affairs program.

Marci 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, Ms. Kinter participated on the workgroups that developed the Printer's Simplified Total Environmental Program (PrintSTEP), as well as 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 on the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology's Standing Committee on Sectors as an industry representative.

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

Before joining SGIA International, Marci worked for The American Waterways Operators, Inc., the national association for the barge and towing industry.

She holds 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.