Board & Staff

NGWI STAFF

Jean-Mari Peltier, President
1415 L Street, Suite 460
Sacramento, California 95814
jmpeltier@ngwi.org
916-446-3900

NGWI BOARD MEMBERS

Officers
Chair
Vicky Scharlau
Executive Director
Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers
Cashmere, WA

Vice Chair
Rick Stark
Sun-Maid Growers of CA, CA Raisin Marketing Board
Kingsburg, CA

Secretary/Treasurer
Richard Smith
Paraiso Vineyards
Soledad, CA


Past Chair
John Martini
Anthony Road Vineyards
Penn Yan, NY

 

Regional Representatives

California
Bob Gallo
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Modesto, CA


 


Northeast
John Martini
Anthony Road Vineyards
Penn Yan, NY



Southwest
Al Wiederkehr
Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, Inc.
Wiederkehr Village, AR
 
               
    

 


Midwest
James Ballard
James Arthur Vineyards
Raymond, NE

Northwest
Russell Smithyman
St. Michelle Wine Estates
Washington

 


Southeast
Rock Stephens
The Vineyard at Point Breeze
Virginia

 


Commodity Representatives

Native/Hybrid Species
Jon Held
Stone Hill Winery
Missouri


Vinifera Species
Vicky Scharlau
Washington Assoc. of  Wine Grape Growers
Cashmere, WA

Rootstock/Nursery
Dan Martinez
Martinez Orchards
Winters, CA

Raisins
Rick Stark
CA Raisin Marketing Board  
Kingsburg, CA
Table Grapes
Kathleen Nave

CA Table Grape Commission
Fresno, CA

Wine
Jerry Lohr
J. Lohr
Vineyards and Wines 
San Jose, CA

Juice
Craig Bardwell
National Grape Cooperative/Welch's, WA

At Large Appointees

Keith Streigler
Flint Ridge Winegrowing Services
Arkansas


Nick Dokoozlian
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Modesto, CA

Tom Danowski
Executive Director
Oregon Wine Board
Portland, OR


Greg Gessner
Constellation Brands

Michael Walker
Constellation Brands


Deborah Golino
Director, Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis
Davis, CA
Ed Hellman
Assoc. Professor, Viticulture, Texas A & M University Ag Research & Extension Ctr.
Lubbock, TX

Allison Jordan
The Wine Institute
San Francisco, California

Peter Hofherr
St. James Winery
Missouri


Mark Chandler
Executive Director
WineAmerica


Camron King                     Executive Director
Lodi Winegrape Commission
California


John Aguirre
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers
Sacramento, CA

Richard Smith
Paraiso Vineyards
Soledad, CA


Jim Trezise
President
NY Wine & Grape Foundation
Canandaigua, NY


 
Nat DiBuduo
President
Allied Grape Growers 
California