LEE MOODY / MOHAWK PAPERS
ABOUT LEE MOODY Before working at Mohawk, Lee’s career started in NYC as a textile designer. There, she saw first hand how design could influence trends, develop brands and create new markets. In 1999, Lee found the perfect fit for her professional career with Mohawk, where she has worked with many wonderful mentors in a company that provides critical thinking, action and growth opportunities.
Her opportunities with the team at Mohawk Fine Papers continue to inspire and motivate Lee’s work. In an industry where growth will only occur by taking market share, Mohawk continues to grow year after year through acquisition, by being a leader in environmental initiatives and reinventing itself through innovation, new product development and business partnerships.
Her role as a Business Development Manager for New England gives Lee the opportunity to develop new business and be involved in Mohawk’s new emerging technologies that drive the company forward as a industry leader.
Her opportunities with the team at Mohawk Fine Papers continue to inspire and motivate Lee’s work. In an industry where growth will only occur by taking market share, Mohawk continues to grow year after year through acquisition, by being a leader in environmental initiatives and reinventing itself through innovation, new product development and business partnerships.
Her role as a Business Development Manager for New England gives Lee the opportunity to develop new business and be involved in Mohawk’s new emerging technologies that drive the company forward as a industry leader.
About Mohawk papers Mohawk is North America’s largest privately owned manufacturer of fine papers for commercial and digital printing. Signature brands include Mohawk Superfine®, Strathmore®, Inxwell® and proprietary i-Tone® for HP Indigo. Mohawk papers are chosen for commercial printing, photo specialties and high-end direct mail. Products and samples are available through leading paper distributors and at mohawkpaperstore.com.
The company is leveraging connections in the digital, design and photo space to develop new tech offerings: Mohawk Maestro, a software solution for professional photographers and labs; Pinhole Press is a new consumer-facing photo brand; Felt & Wire Shop is an online marketplace for social stationery, posters and prints.
This third-generation, family-owned business and certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise is constantly renewing its commitment to environmental stewardship. As the first U.S. manufacturer of commercial printing papers to match 100% of its electricity with windpower renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production, its portfolio of recycled papers certified by Green Seal and the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) standards, continues to grow along with the rest of the company.
The company is leveraging connections in the digital, design and photo space to develop new tech offerings: Mohawk Maestro, a software solution for professional photographers and labs; Pinhole Press is a new consumer-facing photo brand; Felt & Wire Shop is an online marketplace for social stationery, posters and prints.
This third-generation, family-owned business and certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise is constantly renewing its commitment to environmental stewardship. As the first U.S. manufacturer of commercial printing papers to match 100% of its electricity with windpower renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production, its portfolio of recycled papers certified by Green Seal and the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) standards, continues to grow along with the rest of the company.
JACK MCCONNELL & PAULA MCNAMARA / MCCONNELL MCNAMARA
ABOUT McConnell & McNamara Since 1972 Wethersfield corporate photographer Jack McConnell has been “tripping the light fantastic,” playing with aperture and shutter speed as he criss-crossed the United States and Europe for Fortune 500 clients, shooting annual reports and advertising campaigns. Working in a small regional market meant one day he was shooting basketballs for Spalding, cookies for Pepperidge Farms, typewriters for Smith Corona, and airplane engines for United Technologies.
Along the way Jack built a comprehensive archive of New England photography, with 250,000 scenes of stone walls, farms and barns; hundreds of views of New England winters; and summertime views at the water’s edge in Maine, New Hampshire and Cape Cod—classic iconic views of the Northeast purchased by corporate art buyers for their lobbies, hallways and conference rooms.
Along the way Jack built a comprehensive archive of New England photography, with 250,000 scenes of stone walls, farms and barns; hundreds of views of New England winters; and summertime views at the water’s edge in Maine, New Hampshire and Cape Cod—classic iconic views of the Northeast purchased by corporate art buyers for their lobbies, hallways and conference rooms.
In 1975 Jack created McConnell & McNamara with his partner Paula McNamara, who showed his portfolio, marketed his work to art directors, designers and corporate marketing managers, and began his amazing stock photo library in 1978, which provided imagery to editorial and tourism clients. In the mid-‘80’s Jack and Paula did a 12-city tour across the USA for Calumet Photographic, teaching business practices and annual report techniques to other photographers. Jack was a founding member of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers and a lifetime member of ASMP national. Both Jack and Paula served on the Board of CADC at various times during a 30-year period. In 1982 they produced a 9-projector Awards Show featuring the memorable Case of the Elusive One. A few years later, Paula began a sub-group of Artists Reps that met regularly for many years; was membership director, and helped create Joe Tuesdays, which met every month in local restaurants to showcase member work.
In the days before social networking, CADC provided a happy network of creative folks who were clients, vendors and in many cases, lifetime friends.
In the days before social networking, CADC provided a happy network of creative folks who were clients, vendors and in many cases, lifetime friends.