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Head Brewer – Chase Healey

An active home brewer for several years, Mr. Healy brings a wealth of experience and an unmatched drive for excellence relative to brewing. Chase had been pursuing a career in the brewing industry and COOP founders discovered him through a growing network of craft beer advocates. He has a broad background in advertising and photography, having worked as an intern in television production and advertising, as well as a full-time reporter for Branded News in Tulsa. As a travel writer and reporter for Oklatravelnet.com, Chase has traveled throughout Oklahoma chronicling the growth of the wine and brewing industries. Chase earned his bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Oklahoma.

Co-Founder – Mark Seibold AIA NCARB

Mark is a licensed Architect, City Planner and aspiring brewer in training. Mark has experience with a wide variety of architecture, urban design and master planning projects, and his background has allowed him to work from his office in Oklahoma on projects from wineries in the Northeast US to luxury hotels in Vegas and nearly every state in the US. In addition to architecture, Mark has returned “home to Oklahoma” to be the City Planner for the City of Choctaw, a growing suburb of Oklahoma City. Mark’s experience and unwavering determination to succeed have allowed the team to plan, implement, and push through difficult times, all the while remaining close friends. Mark is leading the effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the brewery, and provide a low impact/high quality alternative to conscientious beer drinkers looking for their “local”. Mark is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University School of Architecture.

Co-Founder – JD Merryweather

An architectural and corporate photographer, JD Merryweather has become a fixture in Oklahoma City’s business and art community. This leadership has brought instant credibility to the COOP team in the restaurant and entertainment communities. His untiring labor has resulted in a successful underground marketing campaign and the creation of groundbreaking locally themed COOP artwork. His professional work has appeared in over 125 major publications including Architectural Record, Esquire, Interior Design,The Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The London Financial Times and German GQ. JD attended Brooks Institute of Photographic Arts, Science, and Business in Santa Barbara, California and earned a Media Communications degree from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Co-Founder – Daniel Mercer

With a background in community development, venture capital and consulting, Mr. Mercer brings unique business and financial guidance to the COOP team. He has led investment due diligence on more than 450 startup and expansion companies during his career and specializes in technology transfer, strategy development, tax credit and capital structures, financial modeling and operations management. His investment experience allowed him to lead COOP’s successful business planning and pursuit of capital. When he’s not flying or traveling, he can likely be found enjoying his favorites which include IPAs, porters and doppelbocks. Daniel earned a BSB in Economics from Oklahoma City University and is a graduate of the Federal Reserve Bank’s Community Development Lending School.