Michael Tysarczyk

Michael Tysarczyk is a Certified Cicerone® and a key member of the Dancing Gnome team, where they have managed product quality initiatives and maintained the company’s online presence since 2018. They served as the first executive director of the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild from 2019 to 2024, where they helped promote member breweries and enhance brewery-related tourism in Allegheny County. Prior to these roles, Michael held significant positions in corporate communications, including Senior Vice President at Citizens Financial Group, and honed their storytelling skills as a stringer for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Michael's academic background includes an MBA from Point Park University and a certificate in the Business of Craft Beer from the University of Vermont.