2026 USCC Community Champions

Shayleigh Allen-Ward

March 17, 2026

The USCC is a nationwide competition designed to identify, elevate, and celebrate American bartending talent—from local communities to the global stage. Through this program, USBG selects Team USBG, the bartenders who will represent the United States at the World Cocktail Competition (WCC) in Macau, China.

USBG Communities from all over the country have selected the Classic Champions who will advance and represent them at the USCC Regional Championships and their Flair Champions who will compete head to head at the live National Competition! Congratulations Champions!

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Sebastian Popesson - Austin, TX

Paloma Mejorado - Brownsville, TX

Cash Price - Dallas, TX

Ed Warner - Houston, TX

David Royer - Phoenix, AZ

Phillip Trinh - Member at Large

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Anastasia Cooper - Atlanta, GA

Zachary Benson - Charlotte, NC

Mo Howard - Jacksonville, FL

Oguzhan Karac - Miami, FL

Peter Morales - Nashville, TN

Parker Jochum - Orlando, FL

Armando Conway - Palm Beach, FL

Vernon Vaden - Tampa, FL

Jonathan Choy - Member at Large

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Max McGee A'Hearn - Long Island, NY

Melody Luchuck - Pittsburgh, PA

Taylor Wininger-Sieve - Boston, MA

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Allen Raper - Seattle, WA

Brandon Bui - Orange County, CA

Crystal Mendoza - Los Angeles, CA

Edgar Rodriguez - Maui, HI

Hayley Jaggar - Portland, OR

James Nordine - San Francisco, CA

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Andrea Whaley - Cleveland, OH

Chris Thompson - Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN

Juan Barbosa - Milwaukee, WI

Lauren Pellecchia - Member at Large

SC Baker - Louisville, KY

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Marco Montaguano - Chicago, IL

Nikolai Fomin - Miami, FL

Jean Manuel Griman - Palm Beach, FL

David Rose - Tampa, FL

Hector Rangel - Brownsville, TX

Jose Gonzales - Dallas, TX

Michi Ohata - Seattle, WA

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