About Us

PACKAGING DESIGNED FOR YOU.
Tavens Packaging & Display positions itself as much more than a traditional packaging manufacturer. By focusing on delivering tailored solutions, we aim to address not only packaging needs but also broader business challenges.
This can range from reducing your cost of ownership to streamlining inventory management and warehousing. Whether it's optimizing demand intervals or creating custom designs that make your product stand out. We tackle the complexities that impact your business, we're not your typical box supplier. We think differently.

What is TAVENS?
A last name! Tavens was named after the father and son duo who started the company in 1957, Frank and Albert Tavens.
MEET THE TEAM
Customer Experience

Stacy Lee
Account Manager
Stacy joined Tavens in 2006. She has developed and built relationships with countless customers in her 18+years with Tavens and thrives on the daily interactions with her accounts.

Caleb Chun
Account Manager
Caleb joined Tavens in 2021. He brings with him 20+ years of customer service from inside and outside the corrugated industry. His broad experience and the knowledge gained enables him to be a solutionist when challenges arise for his customers.

Kailyn Stidham
Account Manager
Kailyn joined Tavens in February 2024. She brings over 8 years of experience in account management and customer service. Kailyn thrives at building relationships and ensuring the daily workflow of her customers is seamless.
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Sanda Cambel
Director of Marketing
★★★★★

Antonette Rivera
Account Manager
Antonette joined Tavens in January of 2024. She brings with her a wealth of experience in both sales and account management. Antonette has a passion for customer experience and is known for her responsiveness, problem solving, and knack for building relationships.

Katie Meyers
Director of Customer Experience
Katie joined Tavens in September of 2023. She has been in the corrugated industry over 10 years and brings a wealth of experience in improving the daily service and experience of Tavens’ customers. Katie and her team work to ensure seamless onboarding as well efficient day to day interactions.

Katie Meyers
Director of Customer Experience
Katie joined Tavens in September of 2023. She has been in the corrugated industry over 10 years and brings a wealth of experience in improving the daily service and experience of Tavens’ customers. Katie and her team work to ensure seamless onboarding as well efficient day to day interactions.

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Sanda Cambel
Director of Marketing
★★★★★
Sales

Beth Hyland
Sales Executive
Beth joined Tavens in February 2024. While new to Tavens, she is not new to the industry. Beth brings over 25 years of printing, manufacturing and account management experience with a focus on packaging and display programs for retail and CPG.

Mark Weiss
Sales Executive
Mark joined Tavens in February of 2024. Mark brings more than 32 years of sales entrepreneurial experience within the industry. He specializes in delivering team-driven solutions to his customers’ most challenging projects ensuring his customers deliver and meet the expectations of their most demanding clients.

John Wolfe
Sales Executive
John joined Tavens in September 2022. He has over 15 years of experience in the corrugated packaging industry and specializes in high end graphic design and POP retail displays. John has extensive experience with retailer requirements, distribution channels and improving co-packing fulfillment effectiveness to reduce cost and deliver customer experience.

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Director of Marketing
★★★★★

Jim DiFrancesco
Sales Executive
Jim has spent the past 32 years with Tavens and has experience in all facets of the corrugated industry. He has an “old school” philosophy of building relationships and understanding the challenges his customers face. Jim focuses on using his vast experience to custom tailor a packaging program to meet customer needs.

Laura Jacob
Sales Executive
Laura joined our foam division, Luxaire in 2024. Laura brings over 20 years of experience in sales and business development within the packaging industry. She thrives on relationship building and developing connections with her customers to understand the problem and deliver custom foam solutions.


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Sanda Cambel
Director of Marketing
★★★★★
Leadership

Mike Schaefer
President
Mike joined Tavens in 2012 bringing with him 27 years of corrugated, printing, and management experience. He has served as President since this time and has lead the company through growth and acquisitions. Mike also serves as an industry leader and serves on the AICC Board of Directors with a future Chairmanship role on the horizon. Under Mikes leadership, Tavens has grown through people, processes and most importantly solving problems for our customers.

David Leakey
Director of Business Development
David comes to Tavens with a proven record of success helping companies grow by focusing on core capabilities and recruiting and nurturing talent. Starting his career as an entrepreneur in the B2B software space David brings years of experience working with clients a wide array of businesses to the packaging world. He has helped several packaging companies over the last 18 years reach new levels of revenue and profitability while mentoring and coaching leaders at every level of the organization. He brings that same passion to Tavens as we embark on the next chapter of our corporate journey.

Steve Johnson
Director of Operations
Steve has been with Tavens since 1993, bringing 32 years of experience and service to the team. Over the years, he has developed, led and grown his team with a focus on systems and operations.

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Sanda Cambel
Director of Marketing
★★★★★
TAVENS HISTORY
