Ayla Kapahi & Savanna Saldate: Queer & Brown Leadership in Brewing

Ayla and Savannah run the all-female production crew at the award-winning Borderlands Brewing Co in Tucson, AZ. They've taken those leadership skills into the community, co-founding the local Pink Boots Society chapter, and creating cross-cultural leadership opportunities that reach across our southern border for community building in unlikely places - the women-run breweries of Mexico. Join us to listen and learn from their unique and impactful journey! OutofQueeriosity.com    https://tucsonfoodie.com/2023/02/02/ayla-kapahi/ https://tucsonfoodie.com/2022/09/08/las-hermanas-2022/ https://ket.org/program/la-frontera-with-pati-jinich-14148/beer-tasting-at-borderlands-brewing/ https://www.instagram.com/aylakapahi/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayla-kapahi-337164265/ https://www.borderlandsbrewing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/openupsavy/ Savanna Saldatem she/her- Tucson native since 1991. Lead Brewer for Borderlands Brewing Company for 5 years. Dog-loving, travel-loving, experience-driven human being. LGBTQ+ community member.   Ayla Kapahi, she/her, is the Head Brewer and Director of Production for Borderlands Brewing Company. She has 8 years of professional brewing experience in Tucson. She’s part of an all-women’s beer production facility and collaborates with women brewers throughout Mexico. Ayla is passionate about empowering women and minorities in the craft beer industry. She co-founded Pink Boots of Southern Arizona, a non-profit that supports women in alcohol fermentation sciences. Ayla is currently completing a master’s degree through Eller’s Evening MBA program at the University of Arizona. She loves spending time with family and friends. If Ayla had more free time, she’d spend it taking Bachata dance lessons, going to classic car shows, and training for a weightlifting competition.