PIA MidAmerica has selected Steve Ratcliff, Western Region Vice President of Sales for Shaughnessy Paper Company, as the Kansas City Executive of the Year. Ratcliff is not only the 63rd recipient of this annual award, but also the first supplier to be recognized by the printing community for his leadership.
Steve is currently responsible for the sales and operations at several of Shaughnessy’s Mid-West Divisions including Lenexa, Kansas; Springfield, Missouri; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Des Moines, Iowa; Houston, Texas; as well as operations in Calgary and Toronto Canada. Steve also serves as an advisor on the Shaughnessy Board of Directors. Ratcliff will be recognized at the upcoming Graphic Excellence Awards Gala on April 30, 2015, which will be held at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kanas City.
After graduating from the University Wisconsin- Whitewater, Ratcliff began his professional career in 1983 as a Mill Representative for Champion Papers. In1988 Steve accepted a position as District Sales Manager for Simpson Paper Company. In 1995 Steve left the “Mill” side of the industry and moved into “Distribution”…accepting a position with Unisource in Lenexa, Kansas as Sales Manager of Printing and Writing papers. Steve moved quickly up the ranks at Unisource to General Manager and on to Central Market Area V.P. of Sales for Unisource. In 2005 Steve accepted a leadership position with Shaughnessy where he is today.
Steve has been married since 1984 to Cynthia Marie Ratcliff (Roeber), who is Manager of Consumer Loan’s at Community America Credit Union. They have three daughters, Natalie who was a U.S. National Team member in Women’s Gymnastics, and is currently a Guidance Counselor at a Grade School in Gardner, Kansas. Kathryn and Alyssa, who are both currently attending the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
