Board of Directors
WineAmerica is structured as a non-profit trade association (501 c 6). Its policies and administration are governed by a 27-member board of directors elected by the full winery membership. The Board maintains a number of committees to address continuing interests, including International, Technical, Agriculture, Environment, Legislative, Membership, Nominations, Long Term Planning and Executive. Two meetings of the Board are held each year: the Annual Meeting, with a legislative issues focus, held each spring in Washington, D.C. and the Annual Leadership Planning Retreat, held in different wine producing regions throughout the country each fall.

Board members are elected by the winery membership to three-year terms, staggered so that one-third of the Board is up for election in any given year. Three quarters of the Board of Directors are elected to represent nine regions which are devised to reflect as best as possible an equal number of wineries. Each region has two seats, except for California which, by virtue of the size of its industry, has four seats. In addition to the regional positions, seven Board members are elected at-large.

Northeast
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Tom Sharko
Alba Vineyard, NJ

Don Chapman
Black Dog Winery, PA

New York

Dan Damianos
Pindar Vineyards

James Finkle
Constellation Brands

Southeast
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Jerry Douglas
The Biltmore Company, NC

Steve Gibson
Habersham Vineyards & Winery, GA

Great Lakes
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

David Braganini (Secretary/Treasurer)
St. Julian Wine Company, MI

Kathleen Oliver
Oliver Winery, IN

Midwest
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas

Thomas J. Held
Stone Hill Winery, MO

Eldon Nygaard
Valiant Vineyards, SD

Rocky Mountain
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Ron Bitner
Bitner Vineyards, ID

Naomi Shepherd Smith
Grande River Vineyards, CO

Washington

Craig Leuthold
Maryhill Winery

Marty Clubb
L'Ecole No. 41 Winery

Oregon

Steve Thomson
King Estate Winery

Harry Peterson-Nedry
Chehalem

California

Patrick Campbell
Laurel Glen

Pete Downs (Chairman)
Kendall Jackson Wine Estates, Ltd.

Herb Schmidt
Cakebread Cellars, CA

Richard Smith
Paraiso Springs Vineyards

At-Large

Jim Anderson (State Associations Council Chairman)
Missouri Grape and Wine Program, MO

Jim Ballard
James Arthur Vineyards, NE

Rob Deford
Boordy Vineyards, MD

Douglas Moorhead
Presque Isle Wine Cellars, PA

Edward O’Keefe, III
Chateau Grand Traverse, MI

Jim Trezise
New York Wine & Grape Foundation

Lew Parker
Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, VA