Here Are the Winners of the 2023 Women In Wide Format Awards

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS of the eighth annual Women in Wide Format Awards. This recognition is received by six female leaders who have advanced the wide-format digital print industry through their innovation, vision in spearheading successful businesses, and philanthropy. All serving in such influential positions as president, owner, and CEO, these women are impacting our field. They set the example for leadership, progressive responsibility, and community awareness.

The six winners of the Women in Wide Format Awards were chosen by Big Picture’s Editorial Advisory Board, comprised of 18 industry experts. All winners were nominated by third parties, including colleagues, employees, vendors, and other industry observers. Nominators highlighted their candidates’ leadership, forward thinking, experience, community involvement, mentorship, awards, certifications, and more.

Celebrate the six winners of the Women in Wide Format Awards at Printing United Expo in Atlanta on Thursday, October 19 at 4 p.m. at the Future State Theater.

Congratulations to:

BETH POWERS
Owner
Signarama Flint, MI; Signarama Novi, MI
DAWN TIRITTER-BENT
President
Signarama of Huntington, NY
GINA PATEL
President & CFO
bluemedia
JANINE DESROCHER
Senior Account Director
Simpson Print
MERRILEE BONIFACE
Executive Sales — Branding
Creative Palette
KATHY MOYLAN
CEO
A&I

Adrienne Palmer

Adrienne Palmer is the editor-in-chief of Big Picture and Screen Printing magazines. She joined Big Picture magazine in 2012 after graduating from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism with a BA in magazine journalism. During her time with Big Picture, she has held the roles of assistant editor, associate editor, and managing editor; she added sister publication Screen Printing magazine to her resume in 2019. She is a 2019 Folio: Top Woman in Media; spearheads Big Picture's annual Women in Wide Format Awards and Best of Wide Format Awards as well as Screen Printing's annual Women in Screen Printing Awards; is on the board of Printing United Alliance's Women in Print Alliance and the U.N.I.T.E. Together diversity and inclusion program; hosts the Screen Saver podcast; and represents the Big Picture and Screen Printing teams at numerous industry events year-round as a speaker, moderator, and panelist.