Gold Ink Awards

Kristina Cunillera is a manufacturing specialist who has worked with publishing houses such as Grüner & Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi and Haymarket Media. Currently, Cunillera is the print production manager for Wolters Kluwer Health’s Philadelphia office and a volunteer for the Postal Customer’s Council.

Russ Gazzara specializes in strategic planning, marketing and business development at Philadelphia-based Warkulwiz Design Associates. In partnership with the firm’s founder and CEO Bob Warkulwiz, Gazzara works with a variety of corporate clients on branding and identity campaigns, marketing, exhibits, and print and Web communications.

Lori Irvine has 16 years of experience in the book publishing industry in a variety of roles, including manufacturing, cost estimating, production and supplier management. With Elsevier since 1992 (then W.B. Saunders Co.), she was recently appointed to the position of Book Local Applications Manager.

Nicole Koenitzer is a graphic artist and inventive painter whose work with mixed-media has been exhibited throughout Philadelphia and New Jersey. She currently works as a print and Web designer for Edmund Optics.

Marianne Koszorus has worked for National Geographic Books for 27 years, currently as director of layout and design. She has designed and directed design for an ever-growing list of children’s and adult trade books.

Jim Malloy, a graphic designer and illustrator, graduated from Tyler School of Art. His illustrations have been featured in the pages of Games magazine, as well as in art shows in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia. He is currently the art director for Kappa Publishing Group Inc. and a freelance illustrator.

John J. McGurk is production manager at Philadelphia-based Quirk Books. He previously was an editor, designer, art director and production manager for James Publishing in Costa Mesa, Calif. He also has contributed articles to several national magazines.

Gina Montemurro is a production manager at NAPCO, where she has been employed for 12 years. She is the group production director for Target Marketing, Catalog Success, Fundraising Success and Inside Direct Mail, and oversees a team of production managers.