BMBRI Board of Directors
Rich Joy, Canada Malting Co. Limited (Chair)
Rich Joy is the Director of Malting and Technical Services for Canada Malting. He is located at the Canadian head office in Calgary, Alberta.
Rich possesses a Ph.D. in Developmental Plant Physiology as well as a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Calgary. Rich held postdoctoral fellowship positions with the University of Calgary and the University of Tohoku in Japan and spent time as a research associate with the National Research Council of Canada.
Following his time with the NRC, Rich began an extensive career in the Malting industry with Rahr Malting. He progressed from the Manager of Quality Control and Technical Services to Technical Director, Plant Manager and eventually Vice-President of Operations and Technical Director. Rich joined Canada Malting in 2013 as Director of Malting and Technical Services.
In his role with Canada Malting, Rich is responsible for quality, technical services, food safety and our North America labs for both Canada Malting and Great Western Malting in North America.
Greg Rutledge, Sleeman Brewing Co. (Vice Chair)
Greg Rutledge is the National Brewmaster for Sleeman Breweries Ltd. and has been with the company for 25 years. Greg was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. Greg graduated from the University of Waterloo with an BSc. in Environmental Science and has the WBA International Diploma in Brewing Technology from the Siebel Institute of Technology. Greg has held numerous positions in the brewing industry including Brewer, Quality Assurance Manager and Regional Brewmaster. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife and three children.
Ronald Volpi, Rahr Malting Co. (Treasurer)
Allan Genest, Great Western Brewing
Allan Genest is the Vice President of Operations at Great Western Brewing. Allan has been in the brewing industry since 2006. He was born and raised in Harris, Saskatchewan and was active in the family farm where he grew Barley, Oats, Wheat, Rye, Canola, and Lentils. Allan is a Journeyman Electrician/ Instrumentation and has been involved with process and automation for 14 years in the Milk industry with Saputo before joining Great Western Brewing. Allan obtained his Business Administration Certification at University of Saskatchewan in 2007.
David Klinger, Cargill Prairie Malt
David Klinger is the Vice President of Sales at Prairie Malt which is part of Cargill Malt and has been in the malting industry since 1990. He was born and raised in Jansen, Saskatchewan and was active in the family farm where he grew Barley, Wheat and Canola. David has both a Diploma in Agriculture and a Degree in Agriculture, majoring in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. In the past, David had agricultural and community-development experiences in Germany, Suriname and Israel. David enjoys working with Growers, Maltsters and Brewers/Distillers. He lives in Saskatoon with his wife. They have two children.
Tom Nielsen, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Thomas, or Tom, began his professional brewing career at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in January 2004, after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in food science and technology from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Tom is currently the Manager of Research and Development and Raw Materials Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Tom has been instrumental in the design and execution of several very successful new brands while at Sierra Nevada. In Fall of 2014, Tom was featured in All About Beer Magazine as one of the top innovators in the craft brewing industry. That same year, Tom was awarded with the best paper presented at the National Master Brewer’s Association of the America’s meeting in Austin, Texas for work he designed and led describing kiln drying impacts on hop aroma and flavor.
Tom serves as Sierra Nevada’s representative to the National Barley Improvement Committee, American Malting Barley Association, the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute, the Canadian Barley Quality Evaluation Team, the German Society of Hop Research, the USA Hop Research Council as Treasurer, and the Hop Quality Group as Technical Chair.
Aaron Vaughn, ABInBev
Aaron Vaughn is currently the Global Manager, Supply Quality Assurance at Anheuser-Busch InBev located in St. Louis, Missouri. Aaron has spent 19 years with Anheuser-Busch in a variety of positions ranging from Brewmaster to Malthouse Plant Manager. Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world’s largest brewer with over 500 beer brands and operations in over 50 countries.
Mark Eurich, New Belgium Brewing
Mark Eurich is the Raw Ingredients and Packaging Quality Assurance Manager for New Belgium Brewing Company. He started with New Belgium in 2014 and was involved in the Asheville, North Carolina brewery buildout and setup of the Quality Assurance team, where he was the Quality Assurance Manager for 5 years before moving into his current position.
Gustavo Strasser, Malteurop North America
Wade Malchow, Molson Coors Beverage Company
BMBRI Operational Management
Gina Feist is the Executive Director of the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI). Throughout her career Gina has worked in diverse research related roles; starting at the lab bench early in her career, moving on to business development and intellectual property management, and prior to joining BMBRI she was the research program manager at the Western Grains Research Foundation. Gina holds a BSc. and a Masters of Business Administration.
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