Chris Bash, Founder
Chris was born in Kansas City, but got to TX as quickly as possible at the age of one. He grew up in a small town south of Fort Worth and went to school at Texas Tech. Then he hightailed it to Austin in 1999 and hasn't left. In the spring of 2012 Chris co-founded the Austin Beer Run Club. Since that time its enrollment has grown to over 4,000 members propelling it into the top 10 Meetups in Austin. Chris collects guitars, owning way too many. He has two kids, a boy and a girl. He works in the marketing/communications/philanthropy world.
Chris was born in Kansas City, but got to TX as quickly as possible at the age of one. He grew up in a small town south of Fort Worth and went to school at Texas Tech. Then he hightailed it to Austin in 1999 and hasn't left. In the spring of 2012 Chris co-founded the Austin Beer Run Club. Since that time its enrollment has grown to over 4,000 members propelling it into the top 10 Meetups in Austin. Chris collects guitars, owning way too many. He has two kids, a boy and a girl. He works in the marketing/communications/philanthropy world.
Tara Williams
Tara was born in Florida and grew up in Alabama (she doesn't like to admit that). She moved to Austin in July 2015. She had a two year stint in Hawai'i but Austin is the only place that ever felt like home. She got her Bachelor's in Theatre Arts and even tried live improv and tv acting but realized that was just for fun (and was not that good at it). She went back to school to get her Master's in School Counseling and currently works in a charter school. Tara doesn't actually like beer but loves drinking (see pic). She started running in 2016 and after she was able to run a full 5k without stopping, she started attending ABRC and has been going ever since. She takes Halloween costume competitions very seriously.
Tara was born in Florida and grew up in Alabama (she doesn't like to admit that). She moved to Austin in July 2015. She had a two year stint in Hawai'i but Austin is the only place that ever felt like home. She got her Bachelor's in Theatre Arts and even tried live improv and tv acting but realized that was just for fun (and was not that good at it). She went back to school to get her Master's in School Counseling and currently works in a charter school. Tara doesn't actually like beer but loves drinking (see pic). She started running in 2016 and after she was able to run a full 5k without stopping, she started attending ABRC and has been going ever since. She takes Halloween costume competitions very seriously.
Steve Moakley
Steve Moakley is a freelance photographer based in Austin, Texas. He specializes in editorial photography which documents the human experience and commerical photography such as portraiture, events and product. Steve began his career working for a small town Oklahoma newspaper during college. Earning a bachelors degree in History, he developed a wide curiosity about the world and its people. After five years shooting on staff for the University of Texas athletic department, Steve left to travel around the world to photograph and explore. He returned to Austin and worked in a high-volume commercial photo studio before taking on freelance clients fulltime. He continues to seek new opportunites to tell the story of a person, a place or a moment through his photographs.
Steve Moakley is a freelance photographer based in Austin, Texas. He specializes in editorial photography which documents the human experience and commerical photography such as portraiture, events and product. Steve began his career working for a small town Oklahoma newspaper during college. Earning a bachelors degree in History, he developed a wide curiosity about the world and its people. After five years shooting on staff for the University of Texas athletic department, Steve left to travel around the world to photograph and explore. He returned to Austin and worked in a high-volume commercial photo studio before taking on freelance clients fulltime. He continues to seek new opportunites to tell the story of a person, a place or a moment through his photographs.
Kevin Menick
Kevin was born and raised in Chicago, but also spent 5 grueling winters in northern Wisconsin. Shortly after moving to Austin, Kevin began running and socializing with the Austin Beer Run Club, and he has rarely missed an ABRC event ever since. Kevin is also a pace-setter amongst the board members; however, his natural abilities are best suited to set the pace after the running is over with. Kevin is a design validation engineer by trade, but he prefers to spend his free time not staring at code and waveforms. Kevin's passion for beer was cultivated by his brother, who has been an avid home brewer for many years. Besides running and beer, he also enjoys all things related to food, film, and sport (especially rooting for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Bulls).
Kevin was born and raised in Chicago, but also spent 5 grueling winters in northern Wisconsin. Shortly after moving to Austin, Kevin began running and socializing with the Austin Beer Run Club, and he has rarely missed an ABRC event ever since. Kevin is also a pace-setter amongst the board members; however, his natural abilities are best suited to set the pace after the running is over with. Kevin is a design validation engineer by trade, but he prefers to spend his free time not staring at code and waveforms. Kevin's passion for beer was cultivated by his brother, who has been an avid home brewer for many years. Besides running and beer, he also enjoys all things related to food, film, and sport (especially rooting for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Bulls).
