Our Team

When St. Croix Tissue was formed in 2014, our team started as a small group with a big vision. Since then, we've grown to 90 employees from all walks of life and experience levels. We've given the local economy a boost by hiring 60% of our work force from our county's low income bracket and we are compromised of 20% women. Our team operates under a High Performance Work System which allows employees to cross train in all areas of operations, giving individuals control of their upward mobility in the company regardless of seniority. As a result, the company enjoys a more flexible, engaged, and effective work force. We are proud to have formed a team that works hard each day to make a product with exceptional quality in a safe environment.

The managerial team at St. Croix Tissue brings years of experience from several different backgrounds to drive a common goal of safe, quality tissue manufacturing. Below, meet some of our management team.

AK Agarwal

Advisor

I am an advisor to Woodland Pulp and St. Croix Tissue. I received a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, then started a career in the Pulp and Paper Industry in the 1970's. In 2014, I announced the creation of St. Croix Tissue, Inc. at the Woodland mill site. The two tissue machines started up successfully in 2016. I bring extensive international experience to the company.

Marty Richard

VP US East Operations

I graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. I worked for Cutler-Hammer Engineering for 1 year before accepting an engineering position at the then Georgia Pacific owned mill in Baileyville. Since 2000, I have held various management positions in maintenance, engineering, and paper operations. In 2014 I was offered an opportunity to help lead the installation of a new tissue mill adjacent to the current pulp operations, which transitioned into my current role.

Mike Maruca

Tissue Sales Manager

After graduating Marquette University, I have spent the last 25 years in the Tissue Parent Roll business, representing several Tissue mills. I joined St. Croix Tissue in 2016, just a few weeks after the first machine turned over the first roll of Tissue. Now, with both Tissue machines and the winder running at full capacity, I oversee and plan all the sales and marketing of the Tissue mill.
Jesse Stephens

Operations Manager

I graduated from the University of Maine in 2013 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After graduating I became a process engineer with Verso Paper and then SCA; gaining paper, pulp, and converting experience. I joined the St. Croix team as a production engineer in 2016 to assist with the startup of TM2. Since then I have transitioned through Superintendent and Quality/Technical roles and am currently the Operations Manager for the tissue mill.

Stephan Donnell

HR, Training and Safety Manager

I was extremely fortunate to join St Croix Tissue in 2015 immediately following the closure of Bucksport's Verso mill where I had worked for over thirty years. There, I had participated or lead Efficiency Improvements, Organizational Development, HR, Training and Safety. I got to bring learning's from Bucksport to Baileyville to start up a brand new Tissue facility with High Performance work systems and teams. It is a pleasure to come to work here every day.

Dan Ludden

Mill Manager
Ben Hamilton

Maintenance Manager I graduated from Western New England College with an electrical engineering degree. After graduating I have worked in different industries including water/wastewater, underground mining, and pulp/paper manufacturing. I have worked in operations and maintenance in technical and managerial roles throughout my career. I was offered a position in our pulp operations as a senior project manager in late of 2020 and in 2022 I was fortunate to be asked to step into my current role as the St Croix Tissue maintenance manager.

St Croix Tissue

Our Team