Our Team
Behind our coverage, events, and partnerships is a team of industry professionals who know how to turn ideas into outcomes. We’re journalists, marketers, product leaders, and advertising experts with hands-on experience across food, beverage, and beer.
Listed alphabetically

Brad Avery
Senior Reporter

Viviana Balladares
Marketing Associate

Elizabeth Bionelli
Accounting Manager

Martín Caballero
Managing Editor, BevNET

Lou Calamaras
National Account Executive

Kendra Cooper
Events Coordinator

Carolyn Craven
COO

John Craven
CEO / Founder / Editorial Director

Adrianne DeLuca
Assistant Managing Editor, Newsletters, BevNET & NOSH

John Fischer
Senior Account Executive

Ryan Galang
Video Editor

Brandt Gehrs
Business Development Representative

Shauna Golden
Reporter, BevNET & NOSH

Amanda Huang
Designer

Jessica Infante
Managing Editor, Brewbound

Bronson Jayamanna
Customer Experience & Support Specialist

Sarah Johnson
Events Manager

Justin Kendall
Editor, Brewbound

Jeffrey Klineman
Editor-in-Chief

Joseph Krachie
Audio Engineer & Production Director

Ray Latif
Producer, Taste Radio; Contributing Editor, BevNET

Zoe Licata
Senior Reporter, Brewbound.com

John McKenna
Director of Sales

Barry Nathanson
Publisher, BevNET Magazine

Kathi O'Neil
CFO

Joshua Pratt
Technical Director

Ferron Salniker
Spirits Editor

Mike Schneider
CMO & CRO

Nirodhan Segar
Ad Operations Manager

Amanda Smerlinski
Product Marketing Manager

Lukas Southard
Senior Reporter, BevNET & NOSH

Adam Stern
Senior Account Specialist

Colin Sughrue
Digital Campaign Coordinator

Melissa Traverse
Director of Community

Monica Watrous
Managing Editor, Nosh

Aaron Willette
Design Manager