President
Tom graduated from Michigan State with a Packaging degree in 1981 and received a MBA from Ohio State in 1990. Tom has worked in the food and medical industries with Abbott Labs, ConAgra Foods and Mead Johnson Nutrition. While most of his career has been related to Packaging, Tom has worked in a variety of…Learn More
Vice President
Tomas Haracourt started his packaging journey on the campus of MSU back in 1996. Since graduating in 2001 he has worked for Quaker Oats/PepsiCo and Gerber Products/Nestle Nutrition in various roles across R&D and Operations. Tomas’ current position at Nestle Nutrition is Head of Packaging for the Infant Nutrition division. Tomas joined the MSU Packaging Alumni…Learn More
Treasurer
John graduated with a Packaging Degree from Michigan State in 2006 and obtained an MBA from the University of Louisville in 2012. He started his packaging career working at Estee Lauder as a Packaging Analyst and Quality Engineer. John then moved on to work with American Fuji Seal in Technical Sales and eventually as a…Learn More
Secretary
Tracy Nameth grew up in Grand Rapids and is a MSU SOP graduate from December 1999. She is very involved with the SOP through multiple venues. She was elected to the board in October 2012. She implemented a Distance Mentoring program at the school in 2011 designed to mentor students remotely and help them to navigate their…Learn More
Immediate Past President
Karen Keeder is a Lead Packaging Engineer at Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, MI. She received her B.S. in Packaging from Michigan State University in 2003 specializing in Environmental Studies. Karen began her career through an internship and then eventual full time position at Gerber Product Company in Fremont, MI. In addition to her Packaging…Learn More
Before graduating from the MSU School of Packaging with a Bachelor of Science in 2009, Mike completed two internships at Toyota Motor North America in Princeton, Indiana and one with Colgate-Palmolive in Piscataway, NJ. He hired into Orbis Corporation in 2010, working first with Kia Motors America then Nissan North America before moving back to…Learn More
A.J., a lifelong Spartan, received his B.S. in Packaging from Michigan State University in 2005. He began his career with UPS in Chicago, IL where he worked as a Packaging Engineer and Supervisor of Dangerous Goods. In 2011 he was hired by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) as Vice President of Technical Operations and was…Learn More
A second generation MSU School of Packaging graduate and third generation Spartan, Calla bleeds green. Before graduating from the SOP in 2012 Calla completed internships at Sara Lee, Cadbury and Williams-Sonoma. She currently works at Kraft-Heinz in Glenview, IL working on a number of iconic brands. In her free time Calla enjoys exploring her city…Learn More
While at MSU, Ryan was a four-year letter-winner on the varsity soccer team and graduated with a B.S. in both Kinesiology (2008) and Packaging (2009). He then began his career on the East coast as a Packaging Consultant at Unilever, before moving on to become a Package Testing Analyst at Estee Lauder. Currently, Ryan is…Learn More
Megan graduated from Michigan State University with a Packaging degree in 2005 and received a MBA from Robert Morris University in 2008. Megan has worked in food and beverage her entire professional career. She worked for the HJ Heinz Company in Pittsburgh, PA from 2006-2013 and is currently working at Beam Suntory in Louisville, KY.
Laura Smith is a 2006 graduate of Michigan State’s School of Packaging. Since graduation, Laura has worked for Fort Dearborn and Pactiv in various roles across Sales and Marketing. Laura is currently working for Printpack’s Rigid Division, as an Account Manager. Laura had been involved with the Packaging Alumni Association as a non-board member…Learn More
Kali graduated from the School of Packaging in 2015 after completing two internships with Kimberly Clark and Kellogg’s. She then returned to Kellogg’s to start her career before taking on her current role at Whirlpool. She is a new member to the MSUPAA board this year (2017) and is looking forward to sharing her passion…Learn More
While at MSU, Ashley was a proud trumpet player in the Spartan Marching Band and graduated with a B.S. in Packaging in 2007. She began her career in New York at Estee Lauder, then moved on to various other roles within the beauty industry at Limited Brands (both Bath and Body Works and Victoria’s secret)…Learn More
Kaylee Garlick graduated from MSU with a BS in Packaging in 2016. During her time at MSU, Kaylee conducted packaging sustainability research under Dr. Auras and completed co-ops at L Brands and Kraft Heinz. In addition to being involved in Packaging at MSU, Kaylee cheered at MSU volleyball, basketball, football games, and UDA Nationals as…Learn More
Angie is a Packaging Alumni who has been on the board since 2019. She began her career at Nabisco and Kraft Foods. She then moved into a Sales role at Mars pet care and most recently has gone back to the packaging industry working for Ring Container. She lives in Grand Rapids with her husband…Learn More
Sarah graduated in 2015 after making the most of her time at the School of Packaging through internships, co-ops, CoPPAC involvement, and the Packaging UK Study Abroad. Sarah worked at Kraft Heinz before shifting into automotive packaging at Adient in 2018. New to the board in 2020, Sarah is looking forward to giving back to…Learn More
On the banks of the Red Cedar, Is a school that's known to all,
Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball,
Spartan Teams are never beaten, All thru the game they fight,
Fight for the only colors, Green and White,
Go right thru for M S U, Watch the points keep growing,
Spartan teams are bound to win, they're fighting with a vim, Rah! Rah! Rah!
See their team is weakening, We're going to win the game,
Fight! Fight! Rah! Team Fight! Victory for M S U,
Up with the colors, Unfurl them on high! Fight! Rah! Team Fight!
1. M.S.U. we love thy shadows when twilight silence falls,
Flushing deep and softly paling O'er ivy covered halls;
Beneath the pines we'll gather To give our faith so true,
Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises M.S.U.
2. When from these scenes we wander and twilight shadows fade,
Our memory still will linger Where light and shadows played;
In the evening oft we'll gather And pledge our faith a new,
Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises M.S.U.
