Alumni Social: a fun facilitated social hour featuring Brewmaster Drew Kostic '08
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
8:00 p.m. ET
Sponsored by the Colgate Clubs of New York City and Northern New Jersey
The Colgate Clubs of NYC and Northern NJ invite you to join us for a virtual Alumni social. This session is open to all alumni so you'll be joined by fellow Colgate alumni from various class years and geographies. Who knows who else might be there.
The event will begin with a few opening remarks from brewmaster Drew Kostic '08. After learning a bit about the art of beer making from Drew, Alumni Club leaders Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie '08 and Lauren Casella '16 will lead us in a virtual social. Attendees will split into smaller groups for rapid conversation sessions. Each session will have a fun question prompt to spark conversation. The most exciting part? Your small group members will be a surprise - and you have no idea who might be on the other end of the line...a classmate...a mentor? Perhaps your next co-conspirator, or colleague? We just promise it'll be a fun way to reconnect with the wider Colgate community and meet some new people in the process.
Featuring:
Drew Kostic '08
Drew Kostic was born in 1986 New York City and grew up in CT. In 2008, he graduated from Colgate University, magna cum laude, and, in 2009, he pursued a Fulbright Scholarship in Warsaw, Poland, where he met two of his life-long friends--both Belgian--who indoctrinated him into the wonderful world of beer. After graduating from Duke Law School in 2012, Kostic practiced law for six years before finally heeding the call to a career beer. Having homebrewed since his 21st birthday, Kostic enrolled in Auburn's Brewing Science and Brewing Operations graduate program in 2016-2017. In 2018, Kostic left the law for good, joining Circa Brewing in Downtown Brooklyn and eventually becoming their head brewer. Kostic currently brews at The Keg & Lantern Brewing Co. in Greenpoint Brooklyn. His transition from law to beer can be followed in the 2018 documentary Brewmaster which premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX and is available on streaming platforms (free for Amazon Prime members).
Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie '08
Taylor graduated from Colgate in 2008 with a major in history and a minor in psychology. She was President of her class at Colgate, and has since served as a member of the Alumni Council and received the Ann Yao '08 Memorial Young Alumni Award in 2013 and the Colgate 1819 Award in 2018 for her continued service to the university. Taylor's career has spanned industries and geographies - from management consulting in New York to leadership development in Mongolia to global public health in Kenya. Along her journey, she has learned a “question-first approach” that has enabled her to quickly jump into new projects and build collaborative relationships with people around the world. Today, Taylor considers herself a student of curiosity and the art of asking questions. She co-founded Convers(ate) in 2017, as a methodology for meaningful conversation, known for the way it facilitates learning and builds trust. Convers(ate) has reached thousands of people at personal dinner tables and in board rooms around the world and was even named to a Martha Stewart gift guide. Taylor lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters and is a co-leader of the Colgate Club of NJ.
Lauren Casella '16
Lauren graduated from Colgate in 2016 with a double major in Political Science and Religion. On campus she was a member of Link Staff, the Colgate Maroon News, and Colgate Women in Business. She is currently a Senior Analyst on the Marketing Sciences team at the advertising agency R/GA. She joined the agency in June 2016 following her Colgate graduation. In her role at R/GA she conducts marketing analytics and research to inform the creation, reporting, and optimization of advertising campaigns and activations. Her clients include Verizon, ESPN, Mercedes-Benz, and Samsung. Most recently her work for Verizon has helped launch its iPhone 11 campaign, a digital activation for Super Bowl LIV, and the recent #PayitForwardLIVE livestream series featuring top talent in support of small businesses. Outside of work Lauren has remained connected to the Colgate community by volunteering her time as the class editor for the 2016 alumni news column in the Colgate Magazine and as a member of the fundraising committee. Lauren lives in Manhattan and is the co-president of the Colgate Club of New York City.
Join us to learn about beer from Drew Kostic '08, and enjoy some light-hearted, guided conversation with fellow Colgate alumni.
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