About Us

• C.O.O. - Conn's Hospitality Group, Inc.

• 13 Years on the SOB Committee (Retired)
• I love the SOB Festival because we are giving back to the community, there are so many happy people the day of the festival, and the feeling of it all being over after the event ends at 5pm.

• Corporate Administrator - Conn's Hospitality Group, Inc.

• 6 Years on the SOB Committee

• I love the SOB Festival because it's a great time for a great cause.  Every year I get to see old friends and new faces, whether its volunteers, festival goers, breweries, the recipient organizations, and the people those organizations impact. 

• Conn's Hospitality Group, Inc.

• Years Involved: Since the Beginning!

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• Facilities Manager - Conn's Hospitality Group, Inc.

• Years Involved: Since the Beginning!  
• I love the SOB Festival because of the wonderful ways it impacts our community.

• Retired Beer Writer 

• Years Involved: Since before the beginning!
• I love the SOB Festival because I love brewing, craft beer, and the business.

• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Years Involved: Too many too remember!

• Business Marketing Coordinator, Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program

• Board Member - 2 Year • Volunteer - 4  Years 
• I love the SOB Festival because in addition to the amazing FUN that IS the SOB Festival, its very existence provides hope for many in our community. There are so many local non-profits that are in need of assistance. Everyone can't help all of them, but the SOB Festival has been able to raise awareness and funds for so many in need of help in Central Illinois. ...and there's beer.

• Retired (Business Process Consultant, Horace Mann Insurance Co)

• Board Member - 2 Year • Volunteer - 6  Years 
• I love the SOB Festival because it's a great group of people on the board, along with a great group of volunteers to work with. Where else do you have a chance to sample a variety of craft beers, talk to the brewers, and eat oysters while raising money for a local non-profit?