Paul Gatza is the Senior Vice President of Professional Brewing Division at the Brewers Association. Paul’s origin in the beer community started when he took up homebrewing in 1990. He worked on the bottling line at Boulder Beer and would sneak over to the brewhouse when opportunity allowed. He owned a pair of homebrew supply shops in Boulder and Longmont, Colorado from 1994 to 1998. He served as director of the American Homebrewers Association for seven years and is in his 23rd year as Brewers Association director. Paul is ranked as a National Beer Judge by the Beer Judge Certification Program. Paul is also a former judge director of both the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup, before moving to the judge panels for these elite competitions.

Jill Redding has been editor-in-chief of The New Brewer since 2006. She is a Certified Cicerone^® and an active BJCP Certified beer judge. Jill lives in Boulder, Colo., with her husband and son. When she’s not editing or writing articles about beer, you’ll find her running, hiking, skiing, and biking in the Colorado Rockies. Contact her at jill@brewersassociation.org.