Sydney Carson

Sydney, originally from Oakland, CA, graduated from Haverford College with a B.S. in psychology and a minor in Spanish.  After college she moved to Seattle to participate in a year of service working with Seattle’s homeless population.  Her original plan of staying in Seattle for only a year changed once she got a full time job and met Richard.  She is currently working in education and is challenging herself by learning web development – she built this website!  When she is not working, she is always planning her next adventure.  She has been to over a dozen countries, studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain, and has recently traveled to Cuba with Richard.  What’s next on her travel wish list? Thailand!

Richard Hedelund

What makes a man? Hopefully not the clothes, because most of Richard’s are free beer shirts. He left the University of Washington with a BS in chemistry, working in various labs around Seattle until he finally decided to pursue his dream in the beer industry. Richard has been working at a local Seattle brewery since early 2016, starting on the keg line before being promoted to his “home turf” in the lab as a Quality Assurance Technician. He continues to dive deeper into his passion, learning more about the beer world and sharing his knowledge wherever he can.