After developing an appreciation for craft beer while living in Portland, Ore., Acacia Coast moved to Durango, Colo. for college, and finished her degree in international business in Chambery, France. After college, she began work with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), a world-renowned non-profit executive leadership and research organization. During her four years at CCL, she coordinated and managed leadership programs for executives from numerous industries around the world. Currently, Acacia works with the BA’s government affairs team as the state brewers associations coordinator, traveling the nation in support of America’s craft brewers guilds.