Meet owners Barry and Sharon Brass.

Sharon is a native Texan and Barry moved here in the early 1980’s. After a lifetime of big-city living, corporate careers and traveling the world, the Brasses fulfilled their dream to settle down in beautiful Washington County.

In 2004, they opened Parcel Plus in Brenham with the goal of using their business expertise to help other local businesses and individuals.

“We immediately felt at home in Washington County,” says Sharon. “We love this community and feel blessed that we have been so warmly welcomed. It’s a community of good people who are warm and kind – and we are privileged to be part of it.”

As the Brass’s business grew, it became known mostly for its professional printing and marketing services, and for its gift shop offering local products. The successful business was rebranded as KWIK KOPY Business Center in May of 2011, to better describe its core services to clients.

Barry currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. Sharon is active in the Rotary Club of Washington County, serving on their Board as the PR committee chairman. For the third year in 2011, she is leading the management team of the annual fundraiser, Washington County Demolition Derby. She is also leading a project to research and create historical displays for the new Toubin Park in downtown Brenham.

Barry is a sales and marketing executive. Before moving to Washington County, he most recently worked at Unisys Corporation where he led sizeable teams to manage national and government accounts. He served as director of corporate and product marketing at Testdata Systems Corporation, manager of performance management at General Foods Corporation, and computer operations manager at Doubleday & Company.

Sharon has led many teams to launch companies, promote products and manage large business events. She founded Market Dimensions, a successful marketing company that she operated for seven years until her move to Washington County. Clients included HP, Compaq, Dell, US Oncology, Texas Oncology and a host of small-to-medium sized companies. Her previous roles included marketing and management positions at Compaq, Unisys, KPMG and start-ups.

Meet the Staff

Aaron Clower, Center Manager Aaron makes sure everything runs smoothly and handles much of our production work. He is a former US Navy submarine torpedo man, so he is good at operating all our machines and fixing them when they break. When he’s not working, Aaron plays in football or softball leagues with co-worker Chris, and their teams have won championships. He enjoys spending time with his friends, mostly outdoors and traveling to rivers and beaches.		Chris Brewster, Sales Manager Chris leads our sales efforts and his fun, outgoing personality is perfect for this role. He’s a graduate of Texas A&M, married to a beautiful wife, and father of two young sons. Chris is active in his church and a former board member of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. He and co-worker Aaron are best friends, playing in football and softball leagues together.

Patsy Phillip, Project Manager Patsy manages client projects and does some of our graphic design work. A former college English professor, she is our resume writer extraordinaire. Patsy has always loved horseback riding and she used to own a racehorse. She has a soft spot for all animals and is currently the foster parent of 7 stray dogs and 4 cats. She enjoys movies, yoga, the outdoors and working at KKBC.		Megan Free, Retail Coordinator Megan takes care of our center’s retail displays and inventory, and makes beautiful custom gift baskets. She also helps with printing and production work. A recent graduate of Brenham High School, Megan works part-time with us while attending college. It’s her very first job, and she has really grown with her role. When she’s not working, Megan loves to shop and see movies with her family and boyfriend.

Santa and his elves have fun staffing our center every Christmas season.

More about KWIK KOPY Business Center.

The KWIK KOPY brand is not new to Washington County. The late Bud Hadfield, founder and CEO of the franchise organization, lived in Chappell Hill with his wife, Mary in the early stages of the company’s development. From the early 1970s they raised their two children here, both graduating from Brenham High School in the mid-1980s. During those days, the growing company conducted training sessions in the Brenham National Bank building which was then located downtown. For many years, a KWIK KOPY retail printing store operated in downtown Brenham.

As Hadfield left Washington County, he relocated his company to Cypress where he built a 125-acre campus for the administration and training headquarters of multiple print brands he acquired. As the organization grew, it was appropriately named The International Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Inc. (ICED). Today ICED is the parent company for Kwik Kopy Printing, American Wholesale Thermographers, The Ink Well, Franklin’s Printing, Parcel Plus, Kwik Kopy Business Centers and COMPUTER EXPLORERS. This group represents one of the world’s largest international alliances of printing, communications, and education franchises with business relationships in the United States and 12 other countries. These company names are all registered trademarks or service marks of I.C.E.D. Management, Inc. Click here for more information about the international organization.