Diane Karl has served as Print Shop Manager at Bethel School District in Spanaway, Wash., for 25 years.

By Dawn Greenlaw-Scully

The longtime print professional credits a lifelong passion for taking pictures as the inspiration for her vocation. After graduating high school in Tacoma, Wash., Karl hoped to study photography at Clover Park Vocational-Technical Institute. However, once she discovered that there was a two-year wait for the class, she decided to give offset reprographics a try.