Officers Maree Shaw (President) joined the committee in 2013 and has been president since 2016. Before assuming the presidency, she served as coordinator of the Regional Coordinators and organised the first RC Planning Day in 2015. She was also acting-RC for Auckland, working to give members a chance to meet, have fun, and enjoy great beer. She contributes to Pursuit of Hoppiness and helps with the organisation, promotion, and running of the National Homebrew Competition. As president, she’d like to build on the excellent work Dave ‘Dear Leader’ Wood has done, while looking forward to the future. Now over 10 years old, SOBA has achieved many of its original goals. She’d like to continue all of the fantastic events and advocacy work while also focusing on growing our presence in the regions. Portfolio: Pursuit of Hoppiness & National Homebrew Competition Contact: president@soba.org.nz Tom Coleman (Treasurer) grew up in England where cask-conditioned real ale was simply called beer. Since then, he spent 12 years in Melbourne and for the last five years has been living in Auckland and running a conference services company. In both cities, he’s enjoyed the burgeoning craft beer scenes and been a very enthusiastic home-brewer.  He’s been a SOBA member since 2009 and treasurer since 2012. Portfolios: Pursuit of Hoppiness & National … Continue reading Committee Members 2017-18