Elysian brewery was recently bought by A-B InBev, the largest brewery in the world. Dick Cantwell, the president of Washington Brewer's Guild & Elysian, now works for A-B InBev. This seems to have created a conflict of interest in the running of the orginization.

Big beer is no friend to craft brewers, check out http://beerwarsmovie.com/ for more context.

I think a new president that represents craft brewers in the state of WA would better serve this organization. Having a president that works for big beer seems like it creates an inherent conflict between serving one of the largest multi-national corporations around and taking care of WA brewers. A-B InBev actively tries to reduce the amount of craft beer that makes it into the hands of consumers.

See:
http://www.washingtonbrewersguild.org
http://www.brewbound.com/news/inside-b-inbevs-acquisition-elysian-brewing

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/08/hopslam-how-big-beer-is-trying-to-stop-a-craft-beer-revolution