About Coop Ale Works

Leadership

With a background in venture capital and finance, Mr. Mercer leads COOP’s developmental, financial and operational strategies. He hates khakis, snowboards often and loves traveling. A wannabe economist, he enjoys geeky research and reading.
Coop of choiceFly Me Away IPA

Daniel Mercer Co-Founder and CEO
Fueled by cycling and beer, Blake is the brains behind some of our most beloved beers. A former middle school math teacher, he quickly added up that working in beer is a bit more fun (sorry, kids).
Coop of choiceTerritorial Reserve Barrel Aged Wild Wheat Wine Honey Ale

Blake Jarolim Head Brewer & Operations
Sean is the undisputed king of dad jazz, ‘90s rap and Smossmaning. If you want to see him angry, ask for his thoughts on beer dinners. If you want to see him happy, ask him about his kids or his wife’s pie shop.
Coop of choiceNative Amber Red IPA

Sean Mossman President
Lauren’s background in art history and archiving circuitously led her to COOP. Here she has found a home amongst delicious beer and unique co-workers while being able to hone her true skills: getting things done and supporting a healthy, happy workplace.
Coop of choiceAlpha Hive Double IPA

Lauren Belteau Gerfen HR Manager

Administration

Melissa Franklin Business Support Administrator
Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde Ale

Katie Fiebig Business Support Administrator
Coop of choiceIce Chest IPA

Kara Bullen Business Support Administrator
Jessica is a caffeine-dependent artist that will one day drink a beer while balancing on her head. She lives vicariously through herself and hopes to one day return to the Shire.
Coop of choiceGran Sport Porter

Jessica Legako Staff Coordinator
Derek came to COOP after working the high skies at Tinker Air Force Base in their data analysis department. An OCU graduate and collegiate wrestler, Derek has moved on from crushing skulls to crunching numbers. A data driven drinker, Derek knows all the numbers behind our brand and like Ash from Pokemon, he's #gottagetthatCOOPdata.
Coop of choiceFly Me Away IPA

Derek Sivertsen Business Analyst Director

Production

Coop of choiceOktoberfest

Jordan Vargas Packaging Tech
Coop of choiceAlpha Hive

Bret Unsell Packaging Tech
Coop of choiceElevator Wheat

Seth Ulsaker Packaging Tech
Coop of choiceTequila Barrel Aged DNR

Julian Ortiz Packaging Tech
Coop of choiceNative Amber

Thomas Ortiz Brewing and Cellaring Specialist
Coop of choiceTequila Barrel Aged DNR

Hanna Marshall Packaging Tech
Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde Ale

Cody Deck Packaging Tech
Cam hails from San Antonio and brewed in Texas and Washington before completing the Master Brewer's program at UC Davis. If not on the brewstand, he's likely outside on a backwoods adventure with his pup Lila.
Coop of choiceIce Chest IPA

Cameron Shults Lead Development Brewer
Matt has been brewing ever since he hid a homebrew in his bedroom from his mom as a teenager. He made the 22-hour move from Maryland so his wife could pursue her PhD. He loves to ride his motorcycle, try new food and beer, and have adventures with his two rescue dogs, Jett and Ty.
Coop of choiceWild Wheat Wine

Matt Matrona Lead Production Brewer
Nuestro empleo mas loyal y callado, Claunch ha trabajado con nosotoros para 23 anos duros. Une dia, el con sus planes a tomar control de la cervecera y cambiar el nombre a CLAUNCH Ale Works.
Coop of choiceTerritorial Reserve Barrel Aged Wild Wheat Wine Honey Ale

Steven Claunch Packaging Lead
You’ll recognize Craig from his certified beer bro beard…bro. He restores motorcycles, cars and order to the back-of-house. Craig lives in Guthrie with his wife, Stacy, and they’re so loyal to the beer life that they named their daughter Porter.
Coop of choiceFly Me Away

Craig Wiggans Packaging Director
Justin spent three years at Schlafly in St. Louis before joining the COOP team. He’s still a hometown fan of the St. Louis Blues, and he can kick everyone’s butt in bowling while reminding us all we should be wearing close-toed shoes and safety glasses.
Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde

Justin Phelps Cellarman
Drew joined the COOP team all the way from Wichita in March 2020. Over a year of quarantining and social distancing, he's gotten to know the team as best he can. Here's what we know: he likes plants, coffee, Great British Bake Off and he thinks chili is a soup. Do with that information what you will.
Coop of choiceDNR

Drew Scanlan Cellarman
Shelby showed up on our doorstep the day after his 21st birthday – still young enough to accept beer as payment to help you move. He loves country, beer and shotguns…of DNR.
Coop of choiceTerritorial Reserve: Wild Wheat Wine

Shelby Jones Packaging Lead
Resident Scutoid. Chief Weirdo. Funk Crusader. Full-time hipster. Loves: Coffee. Dogs. Climbing. Vinyl. Science. Books. Sour Beer.
Coop of choiceId No. 4: Oak Aged Sour Farmhouse Ale

Shawn Savuto Quality Control Specialist
Aaron is new to the COOP team as a microbiologist and lab specialist. He loves Meatballs (his pug), enjoying an evening out at a concert, trying new restaurants or relaxing at home enjoying local beers while playing various card and video games because he's a nerd in the lab and at home.
Coop of choiceID 8 - Mango Sour

Aaron Boyd Lab Assistant

Sales & Marketing

Coop of choice2018 Territorial Reserve

Kaity Menasco Assistant Brand Marketing Manager
Coop of choicePeach Pageant

Natalie Jones Market Development Manager
Gabriela Thompson Marketing Coordinator, Events & Sponsorships
Lori Purtle Oklahoma Off-Primise Tulsa Sales Rep
Coop of choiceAlpha Hive

Josh Ogorek Regional Sales Manager
Dani comes to us from Kansas City. She loves road trips, her dogs and recipes that involve beer. Dani is a three-time Chili Cook Off champion, and says she hails from a long line of chili lovers.
Coop of choiceCask-it Tequila Barrel DNR

Dani McMahan Regional Sales Managers
Coop of choiceF5

Courtney Larry Senior Sales Director
Coop of choiceNative Amber

Jonathan Kelly Business Intelligence Analysts
Hayden Kaaiohelo Market Development Manager
Coop of choiceF5

Kevin Haworth Market Development Manager
Coop of choiceBlood Orange Horny Toad

Jennings Hammack Assistant Marketing Manager, Media & Digital Marketing
Coop of choiceNative Amber

Brian Griffith Market Development Manager
Coop of choice10 Year Anniversary Beer

Madison Ford On-Premise Sales Representative
Emily Collins Market Development Manager
Coop of choiceAlpha Hive

Cade Christian Business Intelligence Analysts
Coop of choiceF5

Rebecca Callaham Oklahoma Sales Represtative
Coop of choiceLounge Hound Lager

Jeremy Bronson Regional Sales Manager
Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde Ale

Natalie Aiken Market Development Manager
Bret has been selling adult beverages for years, and excels in drinking them too. He sold COOP at a liquor store in Norman years before fate brought him back to us.
Coop of choiceAlpha Hive Double IPA

Bret Thompson Oklahoma Sales Director
Corey worked in the COOP taproom for two years before he joined the marketing and events team. Despite holding a music degree from UCO, his office location subjects him to many conversations about reality TV and Taylor Swift. He’s survived thus far, and to the rest of our dog lovers’ dismay, holds the official title of Frida’s Favorite Employee.
Coop of choiceHook Echo Hazy IPA

Corey Smith Oklahoma Off-Premise Sales Rep