ASI Professionals
Team
Daniel Rodríguez
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION | Founder
MEXICO CITY , OAXACA, QUERETARO
ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Educator
IWSG – Certified Executive Spirits Sommelier
IWSG – Certified Executive Wine Sommelier
IWSG – Guild Certified Wine & Spirits Instructor
CMS – Certified Sommelier
WSET - L2 Award
Oscar A. Montes Iga
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS
Co-founder
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ASI – Master of Agave Spirits Educator
AAS – Food & Beverage Management Degree
AAS – Hospitality Management Degree
AAS – Travel & Tourism Management Degree
IWSG – Guild Certified Senior Wine & Spirits Instructor
IWSG – Guild Certified Executive Fine Spirits Sommelier
WSET – Advanced Spirits Awardee | Merit
CWM –Certified Spirits Judge
IBD – Spirits Sensory Analysis
SWE – Certified Specialist of Wine & Spirits
USBG – Guild Certified Spirits Professional
EWA – Single Malt Whisky Diplomate
EWA – American Single Malt Specialist
EWA – Scotch Whisky Specialist
EWA – Irish Whiskey Specialist
EWA – Gin Specialist
BNIC – Certified Cognac Specialist
PCP – Certified Pisco Specialist
SWE – Hospitality Beverage Specialist
STS – Certified Executive Bourbon Steward
APWSI – Certified Luxury Caviar Sommelier
ITA – Certified Tea Sommelier
ACA – Certified Cider Professional
WSET – Sake Award
CCP – Certified Beer Server
CMS – Certified Sommelier
RRS – Certified Rummelier
University of Lynchburg – Rum & Sugar Cane Spirits Graduate
Ashworth University – Nutrition, Diet & Health Science Diplomate
FIU School of Hospitality & Tourism Management – Future Proof Bar Training
Fredo Brena
MS BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR
Biodiversity & Reforestation
Alan Armengol
CULINARY HISTORIAN
WSET- L2 Award
Luis Toca
MICROBIOLOGY PhD PROFESSOR
Omar Alejandro Ángel Cortés
OAXACA HISTORIAN; PROFESSOR
Marisela Aguilar Ordaz
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Chemistry Laboratory
Carlos Díaz López
MIXOLOGY INSTRUCTOR
Yiğit Akdemir
UZKEBA Instructor - Approved Program Provider
TURKEY/ EUROPE
ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Diplomate
EWA - Single Malt Whisky Diplomate
EWA - Art of Tasting Whisky Diploma
EWA - Gin Specialist
WSET - Advanced Spirits Awardee
WSET – Beer Award
Glenn Pollak
INSTRUCTOR PARTNER
COLORADO FIELD MARKET
ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Diplomate
BAR - Bar Ready | Beverage Alcohol Resource
CCP - Certified Beer Server
CMS - Introductory Sommelier
Greg John Rutkowski
MAESTRO PALENQUERO & MAGUEYERO
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco; Founder of Finca 18.
Master graduate Greg joins us for advanced seminars to reinforce key distillation and agave growing concepts as guest speaker.
ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Diplomate
Marco Suarez
MBA; HONORARY PROFESSOR
Caraz, Perú; Founder of AQARÁ- Andean Agave Spirits.
Marco Suarez is a specialist of marketing and a graduate professor of business administration in Perú. He joins us as a key guest speaker of Andean agave history, terroir and production in our advanced seminars.
Akary Busto
BA; Historian & Mexican Art Specialist
Long Beach, California; Founder of Uhkare Mind Body Soul.
Master graduate Akary joins us for advanced seminars to reinforce key cultural and historical concepts of the Yucatan Peninsula as a guest speaker.
ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Diplomate
California State University - Bachelor of Art in History