About Coop

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 & Vice President of Operations
• Coop of choiceHook Echo
  Ryan Stump Vice President of Operations

• Brandon is a veteran in the industry. During his career stops, he has lived in 10 different states and 13 different cities, residing on both coasts, spanning the upper midwest and the deep south. Brandon enjoys the outdoors and looks forward to increasing his efforts towards “cycling” around Lake Hefner.

  Coop of choiceIce Chest
  Brandon Reber Vice President of Sales and Distribution

• 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 Vice President of Human Resources

Administration

• 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

• Evan is on the administrative side of COOP Ale and COOP Bev, helping our HR, regulatory, production, marketing, and sales teams. Evan is certified in Sales Force and is the front door gatekeeper. He also handles shipping, office supplies, and the maintenance of the Pontiac building. In Evan's free time, he enjoys beer, golf, and a good movie!

  Coop of choiceCOOP 66
  Evan Page Administrative Specialist

Accounting, Finance and Regulatory

• Matthew has his CPA and has worked in accounting and finance for 15 years. He currently lives in Arcadia with his family and spends most of his spare time doing whatever his daughter tells him to do.

  Coop of choiceSCHOONER ALL-AMERICAN ALE
  Matthew Nunez Controller
• Coop of choiceHorny Toad
  Katherine Nichols Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
• Coop of choicePeach Pageant
  Rachel Villarreal Senior GL Accountant
• Donna Dillinger AP/AR Receivable Manager
• Coop of choiceHorny Toad ATM
  Melissa Franklin Regulatory Specialist

Business Intelligence

• 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 Director of Business Intelligence
• Coop of choiceNative Amber
  Jonathan Kelly Business Intelligence Analyst

Production

• 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

• 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
• Coop of choiceNative Amber
  Thomas Ortiz Brewing and Cellaring Specialist

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde Ale
  Cody Deck Packaging Tech
• Coop of choiceTequila Barrel Aged DNR
  Hanna Marshall Packaging Tech
• Coop of choiceTequila Barrel Aged DNR
  Julian Ortiz Packaging Tech
• Coop of choiceAlpha Hive
  Bret Unsell Packaging Tech
• Coop of choiceOktoberfest
  Jordan Vargas Packaging Tech

• 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 key 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

Supply Chain

• Coop of choiceGran Sport Porter
  Kelly Sterling Logistics Specialist

Oklahoma Sales

• Chris is our Oklahoma Sales Representative and works with our state Sales Manager as well as our distribution partners throughout the territory to expand in-market sales activities. Chris and his wife, heather, love to travel. Venice is at the top of their list of places to visit.

  Coop of choiceCOOP 66
  Chris Converse State Director - Oklahoma
• Coop of choiceHook Echo
  Jason Priegnitz On-Premise Sales Representative
• Benny Jacobs Central Oklahoma On-Premise Sales Representative

• Connor is the Northeastern Oklahoma Sales Rep. His primary function is serving the Tulsa area for off-premise sales. You can catch him playing music with his band, throwing discs with friends, and cooking or hiking in his free time.

  Coop of choiceF5
  Connor Bradley Northeastern Oklahoma Sales Representative
• Coop of choiceF5
  Kevin Haworth Off-Premise Key Account Manager
• Coop of choiceHorny Toad Blonde Ale
  Katie Tillotson Key Account Specialist

National Sales

• Jayson is originally from Oklahoma and started in the beer business while still in college. He has two young boys, Rhett and Graham, his wife Lisa, and a border collie named Scout. He has the true belief that beer makes the world a better place by bringing people together.

  Coop of choiceAged DNR
  Jayson Heater Sr. Director of National Retail Accounts
• Coop of choiceLounge Hound Lager
  Jeremy Bronson Regional Commercial Manager
• Coop of choiceAlpha Hive
  Josh Ogorek Regional Commercial Manager
• Coop of choiceAlpha Hive
  Cade Christian Regional Commercial Manager
• Coop of choiceHook Echo
  Ryan Ard Commercial Manager

• Ryan is a 14 year industry vet that has experience at all levels of the industry. Originally from Kansas, he started his career with Standard Beverage, worked at Left Hand Brewing for 10 years on the sales side, starting as a sales rep and moving his way up to National Accounts. Most recently, he was the Director of Sales at Dry Dock Brewing in Colorado. Being from Kansas, he's a huge Chiefs and Jayhawks fan. He currently lives here in Colorado with his wife Nikki, 2 sons Jaggar & Declan and their 2 dogs Charlie and Cash. In his free time Ryan is an avid cyclists and love to travel.

  Ryan Call Western Commercial Manager

• Jonathan Huie is a dynamic sales professional with 20+ years of experience building Alcohol and Non-Alcoholic beverage brands. He specializes managing national and regional chain accounts. His hobbies include golf, walking, and working on his DeLorean DMC-12 with Dr. Emmett Brown.

  Coop of choiceICE CHEST
  Jonathan Huie Southwest Key Account Manager

• Bruce is an industry expert having worked in alc bev his entire career and is excited to be with COOP Ale/Bev Works! He lives in the Grand Rapids MI area with his wife, Cathy. Bruce and Cathy have 2 sons, one daughter-in-law, 2 grandsons and 2 dogs.

  Coop of choiceF5 IPA
  Bruce Parks Northern Key Account Manager

Marketing

• DeVonte’ Martin Trade Marketing Manager
• Gabriela Thompson COOP Bev Brand Manager
• Coop of choicePeach Pageant
  Madison Bolton Digital Marketing & Events Coordinator
• Coop of choiceOktoberfest
  Kari Conant Visual Merchandising and Events Coordinator
• Coop of choice2018 Territorial Reserve
  Kaity Menasco Brand Marketing and Events Manager
• Coop of choiceHorny Toad
  Justus Vega Graphic Designer Manager

• Nick works in the marketing department as an in-house graphic designer to assist the Graphic Design Manager with producing various branding assets. This includes Point of Sale collateral, visual merchandise, company newsletters, and on-site promotional event materials.​​​​​​​

  Outside of work you can find Nick skateboarding, fishing, or working on projects for his clothing brand, Nico.”

  Coop of choiceHorny Toad
  Nick Sexton Graphic Design Specialist

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