Craft Maltsters Guild Awards Six Scholarships For 2023 Craft Malt Conference

Pictured: Kayla Stinnett (upper left), Tiffany J. Pilson (lower left), Caitlyn Jordan (upper center), LaShanda Poteat (lower center), Aline Duarte Correa de Brito (upper right), Elia Gomez Smith (lower right) In line with its commitment to provide equitable access to education and opportunities in the craft malting industry, the Craft Maltsters Guild has awarded six…

DEI in Action: Task Force 2022 Year-In-Review

The Craft Maltsters Guild began taking action on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative during the summer of 2021, partnering with Crafted For All to develop a mission statement and plan to support more diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the craft malting industry at large. From the start, these efforts have been led by…

Jessi Flynn: Elevating The Sorghum Industry of Rwanda

In 2022, the Craft Maltsters Guild gave three scholarship recipients the opportunity to attend the Craft Malt Conference and join the Guild as members for the year. These scholarships were enacted by the Guild’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task force.  Among the recipients was Rwanda’s first brewery that uses locally sourced, African ingredients, sorghum malt…

Jen Ireland: Learning the Science, Mastering the Craft

One of the products of the Craft Maltsters Guild’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, launched in 2021, was the Craft Malt Con Online Scholarship. Offered alongside the 2022 Craft Malt Conference, held virtually in February, the scholarship program gave three individuals from underrepresented communities the opportunity to attend the online conference and receive a…

DEI In Action: Work From the Inside Out to Establish Inclusive Hiring Practices

By Jennifer Breckner, Craft Maltsters Guild Striving to have a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment is a long-term commitment. It is a worthwhile process that promises fruitful and important ROI for those who stay the course. In 2021, the Guild worked with Dr. J Jackson-Beckham of Crafted for All to undertake a self-assessment,…