Deschutes Brewery hires East Coast field marketing manager

Published March 16, 2017 by Veronica Garabelli

Deschutes Brewery has hired Caroline Macdonell as its field marketing manager for the East Coast.

She will be located in Roanoke, where the Oregon-based company is building an East Coast brewery. Macdonell is responsible for acting as a liaison with the local community, local officials and the greater Deschutes Brewery team. She will manage marketing plans, programs, sponsorships and events in the region, while driving sales and company goal integration.

Angela Korish, experiential marketing manager for the brewery said in a statement: “Caroline is bringing Deschutes to life for all of our new fans in Virginia and the region. As one of our first people ‘on the ground’ in our new home of Roanoke, she will help us with our community involvement goals and set us up for continued growth in our East Coast markets.”

Macdonnel most recently served as promotions supervisor for Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland, Ohio after holding several positions with the company over the last several years. Macdonell received Master’s level training from Cleveland State University in mental health counseling, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Spanish and Latin American Studies from The Ohio State University.