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OUR TEAM

Executive Officers and Board of Directors

Our executive officers and board of directors are nominated through a board selection process. They volunteer their time and talent to further the mission and vision of the cooperage industry. Our current officers and board will serve through 2023.

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DARRELL DAVIS
PRESIDENT

Director, Cooperage Organization

FLORENCE, ALABAMA

JEFF LAHUE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Strategic Partnerships

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

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KYLE DAY
VICE PRESIDENT

Senior Mgr. Forest & Field Sustainability

CLERMONT, KENTUCKY

JED HAMMELL
VICE PRESIDENT

President

CALEDONIA, MINNESOTA

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MELISSA ZOELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Secretary/Treasurer

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

JASON CAPLE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sr. Mgr. Casks & Cooperages N. America | Beam Suntory

CLERMONT, KENTUCKY

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BEN MCGINNIS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VP/Director | McGinnis Wood Products, Inc./Ozark Stave LLC

CUBA, MISSOURI

SONY MILLER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Controller | The Barrel Mill

AVON, MINNESOTA

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ALBERTO RAMIREZ
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Operations Manager | Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc.

JACKSON, OHIO

KEN SMITH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Senior Manager, Wood Procurement | Brown-Forman

CROSS LANES, WEST VIRGINIA

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ZACH ZIMLICH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Operations Manager | Zak Cooperage

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

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