Leslee Barker, Miller Zell’s Director of Graphic Center Operations, Honored with Seat on Women in Print Advisory Council

ATLANTA, Dec. 15, 2025 — Leslee Barker, Miller Zell’s Director of Graphic Center Operations, has been selected to join the Women in Print Alliance’s Advisory Council for a two-year term.

The Women in Print Advisory Council’s mission is to attract, advance and advocate for women in the printing industry through education, professional development and community building. It collaborates with the director of Women in Print Alliance regarding matters of programming, content, events and other related matters.

“I am deeply honored and inspired to join this group of women advocating for each other in an industry I love,” Barker said. “As this industry advances with technology and innovation, we have each other’s backs and recognize the strength of focusing on our people and our companies and never being ‘yes women’ as we act as industry leaders. I truly appreciate the Women in Print Alliance and the work it does, and I am thrilled to join its mission.”

Advisory Council members serve as industry ambassadors that positively represent the Women in Print Alliance while also encouraging membership in and sponsorship of organizational initiatives.

Barker said she was driven into print by her interest in technology. Years after graduating with a degree in print management and then taking a leadership role at Miller Zell, she is still inspired by “watching it all – the paper, the ink, the design – come together” in a wide-format print product.

For more information on Barker, here’s a Women in Print Spotlight interview with her from 2024.

Also of note: Birdley James, Miller Zell’s EHS & Sustainability Compliance Manager, recently was a featured speaker at the Printing United Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.