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Not this year’s Executive Board Members
An organization is only as good as the people who represent it…That’s why we’re so pleased by the Brewers Association’s 2017 Board of Directors.
Allagash Brewing’s Rob Todd will serve a second term as the Executive Committee Chair this year – he’s one of craft beer’s most astute voices and a smart and fun guy. And as he’s been given a second term, it’s pretty clear that he didn’t screw anything up too badly last year.
In the Vice Chair “chair” this year is another pro, Eric Wallace from Longmont, Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing, an employee owned company.
Larry Chase is Secretary/Treasurer this year, he’s with Standing Stone Brewing in Ashland, Oregon. And although we’ve not met him, he deserves special commendation for accepting such a tedious job title. Can’t somebody sex that up?
Past Chair (that’s an official position?), is Steve Hindy and we love him.
And, as always, Bob Pease will represent the Brewers Association.
Additional 2017 Board Members include:
At-Large Board Members
*Jim Koch, Boston Beer CO, Boston, MA
*Tom McCormick, California Craft Brewers Association, Sacramento, CA
Scott Metzger, Freetail Brewing Co, San Antonio, TX
Steve Wagner, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA
Brewpub Representative Board Members
*Sean Casey, Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh, PA
Larry Chase, Standing Stone Brewing Co, Ashland, OR
Tom Dargen, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants/CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, Broomfield, CO
Cyrena Nouzille, Ladyface Ale Companie, Agoura Hills, CA
Tony Simmons, Pagosa Brewing Company & Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO
Packaging Brewery Representative Board Members
Leslie Henderson, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co, Kiln, MS
Steve Hindy, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Dan Kleban, Maine Beer Co, Freeport, ME
John Mallett, Bell’s Brewery, Inc., Galesburg, MI
Garrett Marrero, Maui Brewing Co, Kihei, HI
Wynne Odell, Odell Brewing Co, Fort Collins, CO
Rob Tod, Allagash Brewing Co, Portland, ME
Eric Wallace, Left Hand Brewing Co, Longmont, CO
Committee Chairs
AHA Governing – Roxanne Westendorf
Brewpub – Cyrena Nouzille
Events – Scott Metzger
Executive – Rob Tod
Finance – Larry Chase
Governance – Wynne Odell
Government Affairs – Eric Wallace
Market Development Committee – Garrett Marrero
Public Relations & Marketing – Steve Hindy
Technical—John Mallett
American Homebrewers Association Representative Board Members
Chris P. Frey, Saline, MI
*Roxanne Westendorf, Cincinnati, OH
If you know any of 2017’s new board members, shoot them a note when you think of it, and thank them for stepping in for all of us!
Everyone’s busy in our industry and this crew just got busier.
