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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 2025.

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JED HAMMELL

PRESIDENT

President | Staggemeyer Stave Company

CALEDONIA, MINNESOTA

KYLE DAY
VICE PRESIDENT

Senior Mgr. Forest & Field Sustainability | Suntory Global

CLERMONT, KENTUCKY

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BEN MCGINNIS
VICE PRESIDENT

VP/Director | McGinnis Wood Products

CUBA, MISSOURI

MELISSA ZOELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Secretary/Treasurer | ACIA

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

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JASON CAPLE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

CLERMONT, KENTUCKY

GRANT DUGAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Distillation Supply Chain Manager |
Bardstown Bourbon

BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY

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MICHAEL HAROLD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Director of Procurement | 
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill

MILLBORO, VIRGINIA

TIM RATLIFF 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President | Kentucky Bourbon Barrel

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

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JASON STOUT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Vice President, Marketing & Business Development | Independent Stave Co.

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

BRUCE ZIMLICH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Co-founder & President | Zak Cooperage

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

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