Scott Attman grew up in his family’s business—Acme Paper & Supply Company—truly learning it from the ground up. Scott has been in sales for 22 years and now serves as a vice president of company with primary responsibilities geared toward business development in the metro dc market. Acme Paper & Supply is a distribution organization based in Jessup, MD, that focuses on serving clients in the food-service, sports and entertainment, facilities maintenance, healthcare, and industrial-packaging industries.
Over the past 15 years, Scott has become one of the foremost experts in sustainability within the food-service industry. In 2006 he worked closely with the culinary team at the U.S. House of Representatives to develop the first fully sustainable food-service operation. Furthermore, Scott and his team have worked closely with many national food-service groups to build unique and customized packaging programs, highlighting these differentiated brands and concepts. Scott lives in Potomac, MD with his wife Donna, and 3 children Ryan, Sydney, & Sam. In his free time, Scott coaches his sons travel baseball team and enjoys skiing with his family and attempting to play guitar.
Interview Questions:
Q1: For viewers who may not know what ACME Paper & Supply Company does, give us the 30 second elevator speech about the work you and your team do across the region.
Q2: How has the pandemic affected your business? I’m sure it has your many divisions in different ways.
Q3: ACME does a lot of work in the sustainability space. Tell us how this has evolved over the years.
Q4: ACME is a locally owned family business about to celebrate 75 years. How did ACME start 75 years ago?
Q5: The Attman family has definitely grown the business since its inception. How do you see ACME continuing to grow in the future.
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David Nevins is president & CEO of Nevins & Associates, a highly regarded strategic communications company and proactive public relations partner. The firm’s regional and national client base is a unique mix of organizations across a variety of industries including: healthcare, professional service firms, finance, not-for-profits, distributors, state agencies, national media companies, technology, political and grassroots campaigns, real estate development, sporting events, and more.
With more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and community and government relations, David is a talented and seasoned executive. Prior to founding Nevins & Associates in 1983, David served as the Director of Marketing for both Towson University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, he was tapped by the CEO of Comcast to employ his marketing expertise as President of the company’s regional sports network, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. David is a Past President of the Board of Governors for the Center Club and is a former Chairman of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland, a position to which he was appointed by the Governor of Maryland. David has chaired the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission and the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation, served as President of both the Jewish National Fund and the Towson Business Association and was a member of the PNC Bank board.
David is highly involved in the business, civic, and political communities, and his many years of active leadership in numerous organizations have built a network of contacts that he regularly puts to use for the firm’s clients. For more information, visit www.nevinspr.com.
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