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California, United States

Napa County, California, United States

Representing the Winebow portfolio in Napa Valley, California. Presenting local and international selections of fine wine and spirits to on- and off-premise accounts.NorCal Salesperson of the Month: Sept ‘23, Oct ‘23, Apr ‘24

St Helena, California, United States

Curating a thoughtful, upscale selection of international fine wines that represent global terrior & technique to share in the heart of Napa Valley. Focusing on exceptional, knowledgeable service to guests from around the world. Manager position. Gary’s Wine & Marketplace has won the 2021 Beverage Dynamics Retailer of the Year, the 2021 Wine-Searcher Gold Award for Overall List in St. Helena, and a 2021 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Award Nominee for Retailer of the Year.

Napa County, California, United States

Producing innovative wines for Tank Garage Winery & James Cole Winery under head winemaker Bertus van Zyl and consulting winemaker Timothy Milos. Working with a wide range of diverse varietals grown from exceptional vineyards around California using an equally wide range of winemaking techniques and styles (including but not limited to: pét-nat, carbonic maceration, DTP & saignée rosé, barrel fermentation, ripasso).

Napa County, California, United States

Healdsburg, Ca

Practicing Biodynamic farming in the production of minimal-interventionist wines. Responsible for barrel management including topping, stirring, SO2 checks/adds, and racking all while maintaining strict standards of inox environments and sanitation. Additionally: compiling bulk inventory data, assisting in vineyard maintenance, bottling, and extensive harvest work (crush, fermentation data measurements and maintenance, press, and compost development). Forklift licensed.

Healdsburg, Ca

Hadley, Ma

Wine Specialist and Buyer. A supervisory role that includes providing customers with informed recommendations at all price points, teaching “Curious Palate” classes for staff and customers, meeting/tasting with vendors to create a well-rounded collection of wines to pair with customers’ diverse culinary inclinations, creating purchase orders, producing descriptive signage, data clean-up to accurately reflect margins, coordinating vendor tastings, and sorting/stocking bottles based on region/varietal.1) Store-wide Outstanding Team Member in Spring 2017 quarter for exceptional product knowledge, customer service, and in-field passion.2) Specialty Outstanding Team Member in Summer 2017.3) Store-wide Outstanding Team Member in Summer 2017 quarter for exceptional customer service and education of fellow team members & customers.

Hadley, Ma

Recipient of November 2016 All-Star Award. Provide customers with friendly, engaged, and informative service while operating store POS and packing transactions.

Paris Area, France

Live-in au pair for an elementary school-aged boy. Responsibilities include school drop-off/pick-up, supervising & assisting with homework, transport to after-school activities, teaching English, and meal preparation.

Nashua, Nh

Responsible for opening snack bar, opening, balancing, and closing register, preparing food and beverages, restocking merchandise, and providing customer service to members.

Southern New Hampshire

Visiting accounts during promotions for selected products, sampling beverages, interacting with and entertaining customers, taking photos for social media, and compiling event recap sheets.

Department Of Sociology

Guide undergraduate students through process of declaring sociology major. Outline and provide guidance on university, college & major requirements. Coordinate events and award promotions. Co-creator and co-moderator of department blog.

Store opener, baker, cashier, and server.

2265 Rayburn House Office Building

The Office of Hon. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ1).Draft constituent letters, accumulate research on a variety of legislative actions (past and present), draft recommendations based on research, data entry via Internet Quorum (IQ), schedule White House tours, schedule Capitol tours.

Level 3 (Advanced) Certificate With Merit, Wine

Grape Experience, Boston. Instructors: Adam Chase & Erika Frey

French Wine Scholar With Honors

Instructor: Erika Frey

Level 2 (Intermediate) Certificate With Distinction, Wine And Spirits

Grape Experience, Boston. Head Instructor: Adam Chase

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Edinburgh Fringe Festival Program (2013), UMass Theatre Guild, Sociology ClubMinor in Political Science, Letter.

Washington Mentorship Certificate

Activities and Societies: AU PlayersWashington Mentorship Program, Class of 2011 alumna.

Education record