A passion for marketing and a drive to succeed have brought industry recognition to Tonya Demerson and her in-plant.

By Joe Ranoia

Demerson, Reprographics manager for the City of Denton, Texas, took a unique road to her career in printing. Born in Queens, N.Y., raised in Amarillo, Texas, Demerson originally arrived in Denton to attend the University of North Texas as a psychology major. But even then she kept her options open.

“I was undecided,” Demerson recalls. “I thought I would wind up teaching school.”