Charlee Oddo was born and raised in the heart of the New York Apple Belt and had an almost yearly trip to the Fly Creek Cider Mill, so a deep enthusiasm for cider was only natural. Their interest in cidermaking came from working as a Cider Ambassador at Angry Orchard alongside a wonderful and inspiring group of friends. Charlee now works at the well-established Ancona’s Wines & Liquor in Connecticut where they are the self-proclaimed ‘Cider Nerd’ and will use their Pommelier platform to spread the good word of cider to anyone who has a spare moment.

Max Finnance is the Sr. Manager of Education & Training for Bold Rock Hard Cider, and is also an aspiring hobby orchardist and cidermaker. Though his roots come from the craft beer side, he considers himself a cider enthusiast and chose to pursue the Certified Pommelier™ title so that he could better help others along their own cider journeys.