GGAI Staff Page

GGAI STAFF

*Rob Theisen*	Rob has been a member of GCIU Local 14-M since 1997 and has worked in multiple capacities for the Union since 1989. Rob is currently the Director of Education and Technology for the Andrew J. Gress Graphic Arts Institute a non-profit technical training facility serving the printing industry in the Philadelphia area. For the past five years Rob has been developing course content and curriculum for the Philadelphia Community College and Monmouth County Vocational School and actively serves on Advisory Boards for both entities. Rob also acts as the GCIU Local 14-M Apprenticeship Program Coordinator and Technology Advisor and provides instruction and technical assistance to the Philadelphia School District Printing Arts programs. Currently Rob is an advisor to the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council and the Graphic Communications International Union’s Education Coordinator. He also acts as a Graphic Communications International Union Health and Safety Mentor, Leadership Trainer and Curriculum Development Team member.	Abra Haverstick	Abra’s first experiences at GGAI were as a student. She had worked as a four color stripper, but as the industry changed from conventional image assembly to electronic assembly, GGAI offered her the opportunity to develop the computer skills necessary to become and remain competitive. Now, as an instructor, she shares these skills with others . Abra has taught and developed curriculum at the Gress Graphic Art Institute since 1996. She has worked in the pre-press department of various printing companies for 20 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millersville University where she graduated magna cum laude. In her spare time, she is an avid cyclist
*Thom Bathe*	Thom started in the printing business in 1975 as a letterpress stripper then went into offset stripping. He started at PPL in 1985 and switched over to electronic stripping in the early 1990s. For the past decade his experience has been in output, preflight, platemaking and proofing. Thom currently works with Macs OS9 & OSX, PCs, Creo Trendsetters, Dupont Digital Proofers and Digital Dylux and utilizes such software as Quark Express, Pagemaker, Indesign, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Rampage and Preps. His Specialty is Potoshop. Thom's main hobby is restoring old photos. You can visit his web site www.thombathe.com and see some of his work. He is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.