Julia Herz is Craft Beer Program director for the Brewers Association. She is a homebrewer, BJCP beer judge, Certified Cicerone®, co-author of the CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course, and co-author of Beer Pairing (Voyageur Press). In her role at the BA, Julia serves as an educator on behalf of small and independent U.S. craft brewers and is a spokesperson for the association.