Visionary leadership

Carberry is President of the Space Drinks Association and CEO of Explore Mars, Inc. Prior to his tenure with Explore Mars, Carberry served as Executive Director of The Mars Society. 

Carberry is the author of Alcohol in Space: Past, Present, Future was released by McFarland Publishers in 2019 and has published over 100 articles in publications around the world, including in USA Today, US News and World Report, Huffington Post, The Washington Post,

San Jose Mercury Times, Foxnews.com, Houston hronicle, The Hill, The Telegram

(UK), The Boston Herald, and many others. Carberry has also been interviewed hundreds of times for print and online publications: local, national, and international radio and television including CNN, NBC News, Fox News, BBC International, and many others.

Carberry has testified extensive political and policy outreach experience with the United States Congress and Executive branch and has testified to both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Prior to joining the space exploration community, Carberry worked as an historical researcherand archivist.

Dr. Sheyna Gifford (MD, MBA, MS, MA) is a simulated astronaut and Rehabilitation Physician at Washington University St. Louis. She is also a STEM educator, professional science communicator, and aerospace medicine researcher. She was the crew health and safety officer for HI-SEAS IV, the longest space analog in US history, and a mission specialist on HERA VI, a simulated mission to Mars-crossing asteroid geographos. 

She is a captain in the US Air Force

Auxiliary and has given numerous public presentations on how Space Needs Everyone and aspires to make space travel safe, affordable, and accessible to everyone who needs space.

While working at NASA as a public affairs officer for the Johnson Space Center,

and later as a communication officer for the International Space Station, Beth

Mund reported the many scientific innovations that enhanced and sometimes

saved people’s lives, only to see these stories fall to the wayside, undiscovered.

Mund became a fiercely passionate advocate for the people and their stories of

science and space exploration.

Mund created Casual Space, a podcast that provides intimate conversations each

week with astronauts, engineers, authors, educators, architects and many more

guests looking to share their love for space while helping to inspire the next

generation of difference makers. 

Thousands of listeners continue to grow our

casual community of space enthusiasts and advocates.  Mund serves on the Space Camp Alumni Board, and as a Space Drinks board

member. In November 2020, Mund became an Analog Astronaut at the HI-SEAS

research facility on a Mars simulation mission with a crew of 5 other incredible

women.

Global Brand Ambassador David Blackmore represents the Single Malt Scotch brands of The Glenmorangie Company throughout the world, in Asia, the Americas and in his home country of Scotland.

A Certified Whisky Specialist from the Council of Whiskey Masters, David leads the Glenmorangie and Ardbeg educational and ambassadorial team in the USA, exciting and educating the industry and consumers on the nuances of Glenmorangie and Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch Whiskies through tastings

and events across North America.

A native of Scotland, born and raised in Edinburgh, David is an experienced

professional whisky tutor, and member of the prestigious Glenmorangie Company Whisky Creation Team. With a background at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and a sophisticated nose, David formerly led The Society’s prestigious “Tasting

Panel” in selecting casks for bottling.

A U.S. based Brand Ambassador since 2005, David has been named “Scotch Whisky Ambassador of the Year” an unprecedented three times by Whisky Magazine. He has also named “2014 Brand Ambassador of the Year” by the International Whisky Competition.

David is a member of the prestigious Keepers of the Quaich Society, The Society recognizes

outstanding achievement in those who work,

write or evangelize about Scotch Whisky by honoring them with the title Keeper of the

Quaich. He is also a founding board member of the Space Drinks Association.

 Reed Walker is the founder of ProofConcept, a firm that provides fractional CFO support to the Tech and Aerospace industries. He is the CFO of GrowMars, a deep tech company that converts in-situ resources on planetary bodies to building materials using a proprietary distillation process. 

He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Cotton & Reed, a top 5 American Craft Rum distillery based in Washington, DC.  Formerly, Reed managed the Price-to-Win and Capture Support business segment for Avascent, a global Aerospace and Defense consulting firm. 

Reed holds a Six Sigma Black Belt and has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Managerial Analytics from Northwestern University and Kellogg respectively.