Led the craft beverages division of Molson Coors Beverage Company, the second-largest US brewer. Headquartered in Chicago, Tenth & Blake craft breweries spanned the US and included AC Golden Brewing Company (Denver, CO), Atwater Brewery (Detroit, MI), Hop Valley Brewing Company (Eugene, OR), Revolver Brewing (Granbury, TX) and Terrapin Beer Company (Athens, GA).Responsible for oversight of all commercial and operational elements of Tenth & Blake craft brewery operations, including brewing, marketing, sales, and annual and long-term strategic planning. Headed up a team comprising craft brewery presidents, along with marketing, sales and strategy leaders. Managed full P&L across both individual breweries and the collective Tenth & Blake business. Member of the Molson Coors Sales Management Team and Molson Coors Leadership Team. Certified Cicerone®

Led a team that establishes and manages a national route to market for total beverage including beer, non-alcohol, spirits and wine. Facilitated transactions and managed relationships in a network of more than 400 independent distributors. Mined data and analytics to promote distributor performance. The Distributor Network Development team provides Molson Coors wholesalers with a variety of total business tools and consulting services including B2B eCommerce selling, non-alcohol capability building, portfolio management, M&A transition planning and in-market engagements.Team responsibilities included distributor transactions, post-transaction integration, distributor ownership and management succession, assignments for new brand rights, craft brewery and partner brand launch and expansion, distributor performance analytics and benchmarking. Member of Molson Coors' Sales Management Team. Managed the strategic direction and regular meetings of the Molson Coors National Distributor Council and regularly advised senior leadership on trends, insights and key developments.

Ran legal support for mergers and acquisitions and handled corporate, antitrust, governance, tax and finance considerations. Lead internal transaction counsel on acquisitions of Revolver Brewing, Hop Valley Brewing Company, Terrapin Brewing Company, Saint Archer Brewing Company and Crispin Cider Company. General counsel for Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the company’s craft and imports division. Provided legal and business advice on matters including distribution and franchise law, government affairs, marketing and promotions, intellectual property and public relations. Previously served as head attorney on digital, social media, privacy and sustainability. Former chair and member of the Molson Coors Marketing Compliance Committee, which reviews advertising and promotional materials for responsible marketing and compliance with industry self-regulatory codes.

Practiced in Corporate group of law firm recognized as an international leader in transactional practice. Principal areas of practice included mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate finance, corporate governance, compliance and executive compensation. Represented public companies in complex, large acquisitions, divestitures and securities offerings. Advised private clients in acquisitions and venture capital investments, and assisted venture firms in securities offerings and with general advice. Was active in recruitment of law school students.