Rhonda Kallman, founder and CEO of New Century Brewing Co. is a beer-industry veteran with over 20 years of sales, marketing and distribution expertise. She co-founded The Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams, in 1984. Over her 15-year tenure as founding partner and executive vice president of sales and brand development, she built the most admired and best trained sales force in the highly competitive beer industry. Having personally opened the door for women in the beer business, she continued to pave the way and made an ongoing commitment to women by recruiting and promoting them. In 1990, the Institute for Brewing Studies honored her with its Recognition Award for being the “Pioneering Woman in the Beer Industry.” INC. magazine selected Rhonda as one of “25 Entrepreneurs We Love (and what makes them great)” along with business luminaries like Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Betsey Johnson, Russell Simmons and 20 others. She is married to Matt Shanley, and they live in Cohasset, MA with their three children—Callie 9, Alexander 7 years and Courtney 4 years old.

About New Century Brewing Company
Founded by Rhonda Kallman, in April 2001, New Century Brewing Company produces and markets innovative American beer styles. The company’s products, Edison light beer and MoonShot are contract brewed by Matt Brewing Company in Utica, New York under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Owades, a world-renowned brewing expert credited with the invention of light beer in the 1960’s. Moonshot and Edison light beer are currently distributed in Massachusetts, South Carolina, Colorado and all Trader Joe’s markets east of St. Louis with further expansion planned for 2006.

Contact Info
Rhonda Kallman
Founder and CEO
New Century Brewing Co.
PO Box 1498 Boston MA 02117
781 963-4007

www.moonshotbeer.com

www.edisonbeer.com