Leadership Team

Management

Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith
CEO

Kelly has been a part of Ashton Potter’s management team since 1994 in various capacities. Bringing nearly 40 years of experience in the high security printing industry, Kelly oversees sales and marketing initiatives of the Company’s security printing and ProLinc® software divisions as well as manages domestic and international partnerships.   He has degrees in Economics and Political Sciences (Western University) and Strategic Planning (Queen’s University Executive MBA Program), and is an active member of NASPO International, Document Security Alliance, ITSA (International Tax Stamp Association) and the USPS Quality Supplier Council. 

Joseph Sheeran

Joseph Sheeran
President

Joe has been with Ashton Potter for 40 years and is responsible for Customer Contracts, Research & Development, and overall Security Operations. The Quality Assurance, Scheduling, and Customer Service departments report directly to Joe, whose education history includes George Brown Technical College and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. His hobbies include playing hockey, golf, and riding motorcycles.

Joe Schutte

Joe Schutte
Chief Technology Officer

Joe joined Ashton Potter in 1995 and is responsible for plant equipment and production processes at both sites, IT infrastructure development, and technical sales. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Cincinnati Technical College.

Suzanne Glowacki

Suzanne Glowacki
Director of Finance

Sue has been with Ashton Potter in various roles and serving as Director of Finance.  Sue has over 32-years of experience in building and leading finance teams.  Prior to joining Ashton Potter, Sue was Finance Director at The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Buffalo where she began her career and spent 28 years in multiple roles within the organization.  Sue is an Alumni of Medaille College where she received her BS in Accounting and MBA.  Her hobbies include cooking, traveling, gardening and enjoying time with her grandchildren. 

Daryl Demont

Daryl Demont
Director of Process Improvement

Daryl originally joined Ashton Potter in 1992 where he worked in multiple areas of production prior to his role as Prepress Manager for 25 years. During the last two years he was a Technical Solutions Advisor covering the Northeast Region for an Industry Leader in the flexographic and gravure markets. Recognized as a strategic thinker with critical attention to detail, his extensive background in print production management will support his role as Director of Process Improvement.

Mary Knott

Mary Knott
Director of Quality

Mary joined the Ashton Potter team in 2020. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia, and earned her MBA from Canisius College of Buffalo where she was the recipient of the outstanding MBA award.  With over 30+ years in the print industry she brings experience in R&D, new product stage gate development, and quality management to the team.  

Melissa Stanton

Melissa Stanton
Manager, Marketing & Account Management

Melissa has been a member of the Ashton Potter team since 2019. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia, she has over 19 years experience in Marketing and Account Management in B2B and B2C . In her free time, Melissa enjoys traveling and volunteering in leadership roles within Sigma Kappa National Sorority.

Sue Rasmus

Sue Rasmus
Human Resources Generalist

Sue has been a part of Ashton Potter for over 9 years and now serves at the Human Resources Generalist. Prior to joining Ashton Potter, she worked for ESPN Regional Television in the Human Resources Department. Sue is a Villa Maria College alumni.

IT Team

Scott Davis (PCA)

Scott Davis (PCA)
Senior Systems Architect

Qiong Fu

Qiong Fu
Software Engineer

Dan Zwierzynski

Dan Zwierzynski
Hardware Engineer

Anne Marie Steinberg

Anne Marie Steinberg
Hardware Engineer

Technology Support Team

Karen Palka

Karen Palka
Accountability/Forensic Manager

Debbie Sturm

Debbie Sturm
Accountability/ Forensic Manager

Production Support Team

Marlene Sadowski

Marlene Sadowski
Senior Supervisor

Sales Team

Garth Zambory

Garth Zambory
Director of Sales
Government Documents

Garth Zambory brings nearly four decades of experience operating in the global security printing industry to his role at Ashton Potter. He is an active member of the Document Security Alliance, a thought leadership organization leading the document security discussion, as well as several ISO (International Standards Organization) Working Groups related to document and brand security. As Director of Sales, Government Documents, Garth will combine his wealth of knowledge in security printing and brand protection to solve our customers’ most complex supply chain challenges through our ProLinc® and high security printing solution.

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