Katherine Valleau MAT 鈥�04 celebrates Exit Strategy Brewing Company鈥檚 seventh anniversary
May 17, 2022
It takes guts for someone to quit their steady day job to launch their own business. But that鈥檚 what Chris and Katherine Valleau MAT 鈥�04 did when they started Exit Strategy Brewing Company. Forest Park鈥檚 only brewery opened its doors on April 15, 2015.
The couple recently spoke with the after celebrating the brewery鈥檚 seventh anniversary with their staff. Before they launched their business, the Valleaus had lived in Forest Park for 12 years. They met as students at Ohio University. Katherine later earned master鈥檚 degrees in education at Dominican University and Concordia University.
Katherine became a teacher for District 91 and currently serves on the school board. She spent seven years teaching fifth grade before serving as the district鈥檚 Latin teacher.