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
John Martini
Anthony Road Vineyards
Penn Yan, NY

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

Secretary/Treasurer
Richard Smith
Paraiso Vineyards
Soledad, CA


Past Chair
Kathleen Nave

President
California Table Grape Commission
Fresno, CA

 

Regional Representatives

California
Hal Huffsmith
Trinchero Family Estates
St. Helena, 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
Tedd Wildman
Stone Tree Vineyard
Prosser, WA

 


Southeast
Ann Heidig
Lake Anna Winery
Spotsylvania, VA

Commodity Representatives

Native/Hybrid Species
Keith Striegler
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO


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

Rootstock/Nursery
Dan Martinez
Martinez Orchards
Winters, CA

Raisins
Rick Stark
Sun-Maid Growers of CA, CA Raisin Marketing Board  
Kingsburg, CA
Table Grapes
Kathleen Nave

CA Table Grape Commission
Fresno, CA
Wine
Pete Downs
Sr. V.P., Kendall Jackson Wine Estates  
Santa Rosa, CA
Juice
Tom Davenport
National Grape Cooperative/Welch's
Westfield, NY
At Large Board Members
Mark Chien
Extension Educator, Pennsylvania State University College of Ag Sciences
Lancaster, PA

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

VACANT
Executive Director
Oregon Wine Board
Portland, OR


Greg Gessner
Michael Walker
Constellation

Robert Gallo
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Modesto, CA


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

Jerry Lohr
President/Owner, J. Lohr Vineyards 
San Jose, CA


Bill Nelson
President, WineAmerica
Washington, D.C.

Mark Chandler
Research/IPM Coordinator
Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission
Lodi, CA

Camron King
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers
Sacramento, CA

Richard Smith
Paraiso Vineyards
Soledad, CA


Jim Trezise
President
NY Wine & Grape Foundation
Canandaigua, NY