Officers

Dave Lishego, President

Dave has been a homebrewer for three years and a beer lover for as long as he can remember. As President of Brewmeisters, he is responsible for running the club with the support of his awesome Executive Board and drinking a lot of beer. Dave graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Physics and worked as an Acoustical Consultant prior to attending Tepper. If you see him at the bar, buy him a good double IPA.

Email: dlishego@tepper.cmu.edu

Yoshiko Monden Hisatomi,
Chief Operations & Technology Officer

When Yoshiko came to US, she has just realized how rich flavors and tastes beers have and now is enjoying various craft beers here. She has just started to learn brewing beers (omg..so novice), but will master brewing. Yoshiko graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a BA in law. Prior to Tepper, she worked at Fujitsu as a computer engineer / a project manager in integrating IT systems for financial companies. As a Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Brewmeister, she is responsible for maintaining the website and for helping coordinate events with the Events and Marketing Officer.

Email: ymondenh@tepper.cmu.edu

Dave Giebenhain, Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Dave looks forward to buying copious amounts of craft beer using member dues. Although he reveled in beer drinking while getting his BS in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, he really began to hone his taste for hops while living in Chicago prior to business school. Dave will be working for Deloitte Consulting this summer.

Email: dgiebenh@tepper.cmu.edu

Julianne Harty, Chief Marketing and Events Officer

Julianne holds the position of Chief Marketing and Events Officer, responsible for getting the word out on events and encouraging people to drink beer – a terribly tough job to perform. As an Australian native, beer has flowed through her veins since she was born. Partial to stouts, nut browns, and fruity ales. Julianne holds two undergraduate degrees in Business from QUT and UTSA.

Email: jharty@tepper.cmu.edu

Joe Snyder, Partner Representative

Joe is the Partner Representative for Brewmeisters.  His primary responsibility is to acquire more partner memberships to the club.  He works in the logistics field in Pittsburgh full-time. In his free time he enjoys walking his dogs and chilling with friends and family.

Email: josehpsny@gmail.com

Chris Patlovany, Chief Brewing Officer

A founding member of the Texas Aggie Brew Club, Chris Patlovany has been crafting beers since the early nineties. Truthfully, he made several batches fifteen years ago in college and hadn't brewed a drop until becoming a partner member of the Brewmeisters last year. He is a former archaeologist, salvage diver, and chef, and enjoys long walks on the beach and the Venture Brothers. Also, dopplebocks.

Email: cpatlovany@gmail.com