Jason Fox is a native of Rochester and a graduate of SUNY Geneseo. After homebrewing for several years, Fox apprenticed with Dave Schlosser, Custom BrewCrafters’ first brewmaster, and in January 2001, Fox was promoted to brewmaster for Custom BrewCrafters. In 2008-2009, Fox worked with the Honeoye Falls Department of Public Works and Trans Terra Corp. on the specifications, design and installation of a brewery wastewater treatment system that can process up to 100,000 gallons/month.  Jason Fox lives in the city of Rochester with his wife and two children.

John Haggerty began his brewing career 17 years ago, and for  the last 8 years, has worked as Brewmaster at the New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI.

Brian Hunt started the Moonlight Brewing Company in 1992. With a degree in Fermentation Science from University of California-Davis and years of experience as a brewer (including Schlitz Brewing Co.) and beer consultant, Hunt manages the brewery on his own. Moonlight Brewing cultivates a large field of hops for its seasonal Homegrown Ale on the main property near Sebastapol, CA. Besides its small production (about 1,000 barrels per year), the production of beer is limited solely to kegs.  Currently, the brewery produces nine beers; the year-round brews include Death & Taxes, Reality Czech, 20 to Life, Toast, Bombay by Boat, and Twist of Fate. 

Jaime Jurado has served as Director of Brewing Operations for the family-owned brewing organization, The Gambrinus Company which brews and packages beer in Texas, Oregon, California and New York, for the last 13-plus years. He has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, a Master's in electrical engineering, and undertook further postgraduate study and research in medical engineering during three years at Oxford University. Jurado has worked at breweries in in the USA as well as in England, Ireland and India. He served as Chair of the Editorial Board of the journal MBAA Technical Quarterly, for four years... and later served as President of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas. He is married to an Annapolis graduate, and they have two children at home and two at university. Besides the MBAA, Jurado is an active senior member of the AIChE  and Chair of the San Antonio ACS section.

David Isaacson has worked for WaterWise Consulting, Inc. since 2005, helping businesses save water and money.  WaterWise specializes in water conservation and water efficiency services, working with water utilities and private businesses in California and beyond. In addition to being a member of ARCSA (the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association) and certified as a rainwater harvesting professional, Isaacson serves on committees of the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) and the Alliance for Water Efficiency.  He is also active in his own local community on water issues, currently serving as chair of the Vallejo Watershed Alliance in Northern California. He is an avid supporter of the craft brewing industry, as well as a consumer.

Franco Milani is an assistant professor with the Department of Food Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and also holds a joint appointment with the UW Cooperative Extension. He specializes in food processing related outreach to citizens and companies of Wisconsin, mainly through Short Course programs at the UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research. With 22 years of experience in dairy foods that includes 13 years as R&D manager for a large dairy company, his research focuses on quality, safety and economics of dairy and food. Specific research topics are involvement with the US effort to detail the carbon footprint of cheese and whey, improving Wisconsin's green indicators in dairy processing such as greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater, finding more efficiency in dairy production, and food analytical testing development. 

Jim Nicholas has been Director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Michigan Water Science Center since 1998. He and his staff work closely with state, county, and municipal agencies to provide scientific information needed to support decision-making. He helped lead recent statewide, regional and bi-national research efforts to better understand the relationship of groundwater and surface water in support of the Great Lakes –St. Lawrence River Basin Compact and related Michigan legislation. Jim is a frequent technical advisor to several state and regional groups that deal with the application of science to policy, regulatory, and resource management issues. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Wheaton College, an M.S. in Geology from Northern Illinois University and an M.S. in Civil Engineering and Water Resources from Stanford University. He enjoys the wide range of craft beers available in the Great Lakes states.

Thomas (Tom) Pape, technical advisor to the Alliance for Water Efficiency, Chicago, and project management consultant in urban irrigation technologies, technical evaluations, development of ordinances and codes, resource use analysis, regional demand management plans, water plans, procurement, and program implementation.  His experience includes working with more than 175 utilities, municipalities, state agencies, federal agencies, and private enterprises. Tom Pape is also an award-winning homebrewer who appreciates the complexities of the brewing process.

Linda A. Rastani, Linda A. Rastani, a native of the Finger Lakes region, is National Tank Equipment Sales Manager, Alfa Laval USA, based in the Kenosha, WI, office.  Rastani has been in the sanitary equipment business for over 30 years, where 18 of
those years have been with Alfa Laval's sanitary equipment segment, working
with the dairy, food, beverage, wine and brewery markets.  Rastani is a
member of the MBAA and 3A organizations.  Alfa Laval (brand names include
Tri-Clover and G&H Products over the years) offers equipment and solutions
designed for greater water efficiency. Rastani appears on the panel
discussion of CIP processes for brewers and cheese makers.

Fred Scheer started his brewing career in Germany, where he served an apprenticeship as brewer and maltster. In 1976 he received his brew- and maltmaster degree from the Technical Academy DOEMENS in Gräfelfing (Munich), Germany. His work experience has included a variety of technical, packaging, and brewing positions throughout Europe. He was also in charge of planning and operating breweries (including one soft-drink plant) in Europe and in the United States. Scheer is an active member of the MBAA and the chair for the MBAA Global Emerging Issues Committee, president and BOG member for MBAA District Mid-South, and a member of the ASBC. Scheer serves on the Environmental Committee for the Institute of Brewing in London.

Bill Sherwood has been with the Stone Brewing Company for 10 years and is in charge of brewery design, engineering and contractor management, major equipment procurement and repair as well as managing the waste water treatment, re-use and reclaim operations. Over the past decade Bill has facilitated the growth of the brewery from 10,000 barrels annually to over 125,000. Bill began his brewing career in 1990, in Boulder, Co. first as assistant brewer at the Walnut then as Brewmaster of Oasis Brewing Co, designed and built the Oasis brewpub and the Oasis production facility, won 13 awards at the GABF and World Beer Cup for his recipes, plus numerous local awards. Two of Bill’s beers are featured in Michael Jackson’s Ultimate Beer and Stewart Kallan’s 50 Greatest Beers in the World. Prior to brewing, Bill worked 16 years in construction, manufacturing and distribution.