What You Don't Know About Craig Purser

Title: President & CEO, National Beer Wholesalers Association
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Age: Over 21
Your job: Chief bottle washer; cook on a 10-burner stove; conductor of a symphony orchestra
What does your association do and how many members does it have: Represents the interests of over 3,300 licensed, independent beer distributors
School: University of Oklahoma
First job: Mowing lawns and working at Mr. Gatti's Pizza
Biggest challenge: Anticipating and dealing with transformative change; balancing work and family
Biggest accomplishment: Working for and with servant leaders; teaching others to be effective advocates
Favorite music group and song: Styx - Come Sail Away
Favorite bookTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite restaurant: Landini Brothers in Old Town Alexandria
Family facts: Married; two sons (16 and 9) and a daughter (12); and a dog named Boone
Hobbies: Cooking; listening to my wife and son play music; watching my daughter dance and son play basketball
Favorite beer: Really? Any beer that's cold and in a clean glass.
Startling fact: I drink red wine and Jack Daniels for "opposition research."

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