some of my work.

 

Education 

  • WSET Certified Educator for Levels 1-3 in Wines and Levels 1-3 in Spirits for WSET Americas and previously Grape Experience 

  • Facilitated WSET Educator Training Programmes in Napa Valley, Miami & New York 

  • Successfully ran custom WSET courses for Bright Cellars’ executive leadership, sales, and marketing teams 

  • Designed and built online beer & spirits courses for nationally recognized education platform 360training 

  • Conducted team education workshops for Castell Son Claret’s 2-star Michelin Restaurant in Mallorca, Spain, Bright Cellars, Chateau de Pommard, and more. 

  • Instructed private wine classes at Presidio Golf Club, San Francisco Wine Center, Parties that Cook, The Barrel Room, Howells, Farallon, Amelie Wine Bar, and more. 

  • Designed & produced a 6-module wine course for Bright Cellars’ Wine Wisdom digital application    

Content 

  • WSET blog copywriting & educational video content

  • Slow Wine Guide contributor and award panelist

  • Bright Cellars education copywriting and video content for YouTube, TikTok & Instagram  

  • Copywriting for London-based wine retailer Elicité, online spirits retailer Flaviar, Coursera, Audiogram, and more 

  • Articles published in Decanter, The Drinks Business, Harpers Wine & Spirit, THE PRESS (San Francisco Chronicle), Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Whisky Advocate, Chilled Magazine, SOMA Magazine, OZY, and more. 

Trade Events

  • Director of event programming and moderator for WSET’s first-ever Global Summit

  • Event & Partnerships Director for Rare Spirits Assembled’s 300+ attendee conferences in San Francisco & Denver featuring top-tier spirits brands 

  • Grape Experience WSET Education Week Trade & Media Launch

  • Presented educational seminars & at Vinexpo New York

  • Hosted & moderated a panel of prestigious French wine brands at the Vancouver International Wine Fair 

Judging & Consulting 

  • Wine Competitions: Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine Challenge, Slow Wine 

  • Spirits Competitions: American Distilling Institute, San Diego Spirits Competition, Women's Wine & Spirits Awards

  • Wine app product design & UX for magia.ai

  • Commissioned by Wine Australia to build a 1,000-person list of California-based wine industry contacts to secure attendees for their US trade shows 

  • Built an international wine program for Orv's Farm Market’s grand opening

Media Relations

  • Managed crisis preparedness strategy, data insights, media training, and subject matter expert recruitment for Wine Institute (California Wines) 

  • Secured international media coverage and top-tier wine awards for Château de Pommard 

  • Organized and facilitated media trips throughout California & France

  • Managed brand launch and secured media coverage & spirits awards for Loch & Union Distilling 

  • Managed brand strategy and secured international media coverage for YANU, Quintessa, Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards, Bacon Jam, Napa Valley Marriott, and top-tier restaurants in San Francisco 

Strategic Partnerships 

  • Trade relations partnership with Pernod Ricard for sponsored WSET courses

  • Facilitated video content partnership with SommTV 

  • Presented educational seminars in partnership with SommCon, Moët Hennessy USA, George Brown College, and Women of the Vine & Spirit  

who i’ve worked with