Our Staff

WPG Board of Directors

The daily affairs of the Wisconsin Paper Group are managed by a professional management staff.  The overall affairs are managed by a twelve-member Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors dictates the policies of the Wisconsin Paper Group and all employees are responsible to the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors is authorized to establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary, including amendment of the Bylaws. Directors are elected for three (3) year terms with such terms being staggered to provide for continuity of management of the Wisconsin Paper Group.  Members are encouraged to designate representatives for election to the Board of Directors.

Position Director Title Member Company
Chairperson
Brian Seitz
Vice President Supply Chain
Billerud
Vicechair
Open
President
Tim Metten
President
Wisconsin Paper Group, Inc.
Secretary
Rick Pyle
Vice President of Sales
American Paper Converters, Inc.
Treasurer
Peter Schnabel
President
RiteCo, Inc.
Director
Rich Bierman
President
Wisconsin Converting, Inc.
Director
Jeremy Roemer
President
N.E.W. Plastics
Director
Shelley Van Hoof
Vice President of Procurement
Dixon Ticonderoga Co.
Director
David Brantingham
Managing Member
Waldan Paper Products
Director
Zachary Butcher
Director of Global Transportation
Tidi Products, LLC
Exec-Officer
Brian Higgins
Executive Vice President
Dixon Ticonderoga Co.
Consultant
Kevin Eismann
Attorney at Law
Amundsen Davis LLC
Consultant
Alexis Hedtke
Attorney at Law
Amundsen Davis LLC
Consultant
Jeremy Gritton
Senior Manager Audit
Wipfli, LLP

Tim Metten

President

DJ Esmahan

Operations Manager

Helen Balthazor

Accounting Manager

Kevin Rau

IT Manager

Operations

Jamie Houchins – Load Processing

Isaac Smith– Midwest Planner

Nichole Hoffman – Customer Service

Kris Schumacher – Canada Planning, Load Processing

Jaael Friday – Truckload Coordinator

DJ Esmahan – Operations Manager

Bill Moderson – Operations Supervisor/Cart Dispatch/Warehouse

Aaron Schumacher – West Coast and East Coast Planner

Administration

Pam Putzer – Accounts Payable

Helen Balthazor – Accounting Manager

Betsy Baxter – Administrative Support Coordinator

Shannon Orley – Account Receivable

Not Pictured

Amie Baragwanath – Account Executive

Alvaro Rivera – Marketing Intern

Join Our Team!

We are currently looking to fill the following roles:

  • No roles are currently open. If any open up, we’ll list it here.

If you’re interested in these opportunities or have any questions, please reach out to us at hr@wpg.org.