Algimantas (Al) A. Karnavicius has served as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania since 1999. A longtime St. Petersburg business and civic leader, he brings decades of experience in entrepreneurship, cultural advocacy, and community service. Karnavicius founded Bayprint-Image360, a digital printing, signage, and marketing services firm, in 1982 and served as its president until retiring in May 2024. He graduated from the University of South Florida in 1973, studying mass communications and earning a bachelor’s degree in language and literature. His leadership roles have included president of American Stage’s Board of Trustees, the Morean Arts Center, and the Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg. He also served as president of PrintImage International, a national trade association with 3,000 members, and chaired the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council and Business EXPO. He is a board member and past president of the Lithuanian-American Club of Florida and has been involved with the Tampa Bay Consular Corps. His honors include St. Petersburg’s Small Business Person of the Year and PrintImage International’s Printer of the Year. Alongside his wife, Nancy, he received the Pinellas County Arts Council’s Friends of the Arts Award and the Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts’ Patron Award.
