Board of Directors + Staff

The North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 tax-exempt organization comprised of independent NC brewers, allied trade vendors, and retailers focused on promoting North Carolina craft beer.

We are the State of Southern Beer.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leah Ashburn
Highland Brewing Company
Asheville, NC

Lynn Auclair
Deep River Brewing Co.
Clayton, NC

Joel McClosky
Four Saints Brewing Co.
Asheboro, NC

Aaron Baker
Oskar Blues Brewery
Brevard, NC

Paul Casey
French Broad River Brewery
Asheville, NC

Scott McWhorter
Wise Man Brewing
Winston-Salem, NC

Lynne Mason, Treasurer
Lost Province Brewing Company
Boone, NC

Matt Shortway
Shortway Brewing Co.
Newport, NC

Micah Niebauer, President
Southern Pines Brewing Company
Southern Pines, NC

Josh Patton
Wooden Robot Brewery
Charlotte, NC


Brian Quinn
Atomic Clock Brewing Company
Durham, NC

Les Stewart, Vice-President
Trophy Brewing Company
Raleigh, NC



Rick Benfield
Blue Blaze Brewing
Charlotte, NC


EMPLOYEES OF THE GUILD

Russ Haddad,
Business Development Manager




Lisa Parker,
Executive Director


Samantha Salvato
Social Media & Brand Manager


Shannon Taylor,
Communications & Events Manager