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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Full-service association management company built on a team approach with hundreds of years of combined professional experience in management, event planning, communications, trade show management, accounting, strategic planning and consulting.

Strategic Communications and consulting for food and beverage producers. Visit us at www.oakwoodstrategic.net to learn more!Working with clients such as: Lodi Winegrape Commission, Amador Vintners Association, Sierra Vintners and more

Sacramento, California

Executive management of North America's leading caviar producer. Responsible for developing and leading farm direct global sales growth and market development. Oversight of a team of 30 talented and committed team members.

Sacramento, Ca

NGWI is a nationwide coalition representing all segments of the grape industry including: raisin, juice, fresh grape and wine. NGWI membership includes grape growers, processors, wineries and representatives of academic institutions and cooperative extension organizations committed to improving our industry.

Lodi, Ca

Executive Director for California's leading wine grape producing region marketing commission. Worked with over 750 growers, 80+ wineries and a team of almost 20 to brand, market and position the region for value-added growth and recognition. Part of the team that together received the recognition in 2015 as being recognized and the Wine Region of the Year, a global recognition awarded by Wine Enthusiast magazine.

Manage the statewide association dedicated to enhancing the business of providing labor to keep businesses working through education, advocacy, public relations and industry leadership. The represents compliance focused labor providers who employ tens of thousands of employees annually. All members undergo comprehensive compliance audits to ensure quality of workplace provided to employees.

Provide leadership and expertise for a statewide trade association representing the public policy interests of California's winegrape growers. Responsible for government affairs, program/sponsorship development and fundraising. Develop relationships with policy makers to pass legislation and develop regulations that are favorable to winegrape growing industry (e.g., passage of Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged Sharp Shooter referendum renewal, flexible compliance schedules for agriculture vehicles in diesel rules, etc.).Coordinate lobbying and special legislative events. Interact with contract lobbyists to coordinate government affairs efforts. Track legislative bills, draft position letters and provide testimony.Work with growers and other regional associations to coordinate special legislative and regulatory workshops and educational events.Serve as an Agricultural Coalition member to represent winegrape growers perspectives as they relate to specific issues including air quality, water quality, land management, taxation and pesticide use/regulation. Act as staff liaison for State Government Affairs and Federal Issues Committees. Create and implement recruitment/retention programs and materials to increase membership/revenue. Represent CAWG at various grower events, workshops, tradeshows, symposia, etc.Designed innovative sponsorship programs to develop alternative revenue streams Collaborate with industry experts to develop a well-respected educational program for the Unified Wine & Grape SymposiumDeveloped a successful series of Smart Marketer educational workshops with regional associations.Provide ongoing support to Winegrape Growers of America, a national federation of statewide winegrape growing organizations organized to influence national policy development and to the California Wine Grape Growers Foundation, a charitable organization which provides scholarships to the children of vineyard employees.

Provide strategic management and fundraising knowledge and expertise to raise funds for research, medical and educational programs to further the mission of MDA, to find a cure for muscular dystrophy.Conducted fundraising programs in the Northern California territory covering Sacramento north to the Oregon border, from the Coast mountain range to the Nevada border, the largest geographic MDA territory in California.Recruited and sold new sponsors. Maintained existing sponsor relationships and influenced donors to recommit.Performed needs based sponsor consultation; assessed and suggested fundraisers from a portfolio of events.Provided sponsors with expertise, process, and motivation for a successful events. Developing sponsor ownership of events.Hired trained and maintained temporary staff. Recruit and maintain volunteer and sponsor groups. Established objectives, motivated staff and implemented programs to achieve goals.Work with local television, radio and print media to effectively promote and advertise events. Prepared press releases, newsletters and event promotional material.Served as on-site producer for Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon.

Environmental Horticultural Sciences

Associate Of Arts, Liberal Studies; Environmental Horticultural Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts, Government

Master, Public Policy And Administration

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