Josh Ellis joined PPAI in 2021.  As Publisher and Editor in Chief, Josh oversees PPAI Magazine, the newsletters PPAI Newslink and PromoPro Daily, as well as editorial content across the Association’s digital footprint.     

Cap America CEO Mark Gammon has been at the helm of the award-winning and industry-leading headwear company since 2017. During his tenure, he has worked passionately alongside his leadership team to guide the company through exponential growth. He was an ardent proponent of the CA Premium Line and indispensable in its development and launch. Mark has almost three decades of industry experience and has served on numerous industry advisory committees, the latest of which being the PPEF Golf Foundation board. 

Christine is the marketing powerhouse behind ePromos Promotional Products—building brands for over 20 years while navigating the ins-and-outs of partnering with procurement, agencies, and internal stakeholders to achieve enterprise goals.

Christine is a collaborative and hands-on leader with a true entrepreneurial spirit. In 2019 she and her life partner, Marc Puglisi, purchased ePromos with Christine as the CMO, assuming an active leadership role without announcing herself as the new owner to earn the respect of her team and to experience the culture of the company from within. In early 2022 Christine revealed her identity and ePromos began the process of WBENC Certification, which she was awarded that year.

With a focus on “products with a purpose”, her goal is to connect brand builders to silent ambassadors (promotional products) that not only communicate their clients’ brand message, emotion, diversity, and environmental goals but can be one of the longest-lasting tangible ad impressions marketers can invest in.  Christine is also committed to giving back, she was recently asked to serve on the board of Backpacks for Life, a veteran-focused non-profit, with which ePromos is a proud partner.

Daron Hines currently serves as President of Staples Promotional Products (SPP), a wholly owned division of Staples, Inc. and a leading distributor within the promotional products industry. A member of Staples Inc.'s executive leadership team, Hines has general management and P&L accountability for Staples' promotional products business and leads efforts to nurture and develop world class partnerships with commercial and SMB clients across various industry verticals. He and his team work to deliver exceptional brand experiences for employees, consumers, and stakeholders.
Prior to Staples, Hines was Vice President of the Consumer and Industrial businesses at Morton Salt and oversaw sales and marketing across North and South America. As a member of Morton's executive leadership team, Hines was responsible for innovation, pricing, eCommerce, sales strategy and planning, brand licensing and overall customer development. He also served as the Global Consumer Segment Head for Morton’s former parent company K+S Group, the world’s leading producer of salt.

Frank Carpenito currently serves as President & CEO of Gemline. He has held the title of President since February 2019, and added the role of CEO in January 2023.  Prior to his full-time tenure at Gemline, Frank served as a member of the Company’s Board of Advisors for five years. He previously served as President/CEO for four private equity backed consumer products companies, and held key leadership roles at three public corporations: P&G, PepsiCo and United Natural Foods. Frank also serves on the Board of One Family, Inc., a Massachusetts- based non-profit whose mission is to end family homelessness in the State.  He has been involved with One Family for almost 20 years. Frank holds a B.S. in Management from Boston College, and was born and raised just outside of Boston.