Board of Directors

Our 80-member board includes vintners — small, large and in between — representing each of California’s diverse winegrowing regions. The board is supported by the work of numerous committees and working groups. All members are invited to attend our quarterly board meetings and participate in committee meetings, and no winery has more than two votes on our board.

Wine Institute FY 2024-25 Board of Directors

2024-2025 Board of Directors

Wine Institute Chairman Matt Gallo

Matt Gallo, vice president and general manager of Gallo Vineyards, Inc., headquartered in Modesto, was elected Wine Institute Board chairman for the 2024-25 fiscal year at the organization’s 90th Membership & Annual Board of Directors Meeting in Lodi June 9-11, 2024. Other officers elected were Robin Baggett of Alpha Omega Winery in St. Helena and Tolosa Winery in San Luis Obispo, first vice chairman; Gretchen Roddick of Hope Family Wines in Paso Robles, second vice chairman; Ben Dollard of Treasury Wine Estates America, treasurer; and Ed Matovcik of Constellation Brands, secretary. Robert P. Koch is president and CEO of Wine Institute.

2024-2025 District Directors

District	Director
Northern:	Kaj Ahlmann, Six Sigma Winery
	Alternate: John C. Kane, Bonterra Organic Estates
Sonoma:	Steve MacRostie, MacRostie Winery & Vineyards
	Julie Pedroncelli St. John, Pedroncelli Winery
	Katie Wetzel Murphy, Alexander Valley Vineyards
	Alan Ramey, Ramey Wine Cellars
	Alternate: Louis M. Foppiano, Foppiano Winery
	Alternate: Tobin Ginter, Rodney Strong Vineyards
	Alternate: Christopher Lloyd Strieter, Senses Wines
Napa:	Pam Starr, Crocker & Starr Winery
	Anthony Truchard, Truchard Vineyards
	Robin Baggett, Alpha Omega
	Alan Viader, VIADER Vineyards and Winery
	Michael Reynolds, HALL Wines
	Alternate: Kellie Duckhorn, Baldacci Family Vineyards
	Alternate: Christopher Hall, Long Meadow Ranch Winery
	Alternate: Karen Fontanella, Fontanella Family Winery
	Alternate: Darioush Khaledi, Darioush
	Alternate: Paul Woolls, Progeny Winery
San Francisco Bay:	Christine Wente, Wente Family Estates
	Alternate: Bill Cooper, Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards
Monterey Bay:	Scott Scheid, Scheid Vineyards
Central Coast:	Matt Locklin, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
	Gretchen Roddick, Hope Family Wines
	Nicholas Miller, Miller Family Wine Company
	Caine Thompson, Robert Hall Winery
Southern:	Phil Baily, Baily Winery
	Alternate: Stephen Kahle, Woof‘n  Rose Winery
Sierra:	Steven Millier, Milliaire Winery
Northern Interior:	David Phillips, Michael David Winery
	Alternate: Marissa Lange, LangeTwins Family Vineyards and Winery
Southern Interior:	John Allbaugh, Bronco Wine Company
	Alternate: Kyle W. Ray, ASV Wines

2024-2025 At-Large Directors

AT-LARGE DIRECTOR	ALTERNATE
Ryan Bogle, Bogle Family Wine Collection	Warren Bogle, Bogle Family Wine Collection
Caroline Coleman Bailey, GALLO	Maribel Delgado, GALLO
Matt McHargue, Constellation Brands	Sam Glaetzer, Constellation Brands
Ben Dollard, Treasury Wine Estates	Ben Duemler, Treasury Wine Estates
Debra Dommen, Treasury Wine Estates	Jane Froyd, Treasury Wine Estates
Jennifer Evans, The Wine Group	Keith Bauman, The Wine Group
Matt Gallo, Gallo Vineyards, Inc.	Stephanie Gallo, GALLO
Amy Hoopes, The Wine Group	Jeannie Bremmer, The Wine Group
Cheryl Indelicato, Delicato Family Wines	Mark Merrion, Delicato Family Wines
Katie Jackson, Jackson Family Wines	Vacant
Peter Larson, Trinchero Family Estates	Roger Trinchero, Trinchero Family Estates
Daniel Leonard, Bronco Wine Company	Chris Mifsud, Bronco Wine Company
Lawrence T. Lohr, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines	Jeff Humphreys, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Deidre Mahlan, The Duckhorn Portfolio	Sean Sullivan, The Duckhorn Portfolio
Ed Matovcik, Constellation Brands	Tiffanie De Liberty, Constellation Brands
Viviann Stapp, Jackson Family Wines	Carolyn Wasem, Jackson Family Wines
Robert Torkelson, Trinchero Family Estates	Anthony Torres, Trinchero Family Estates
Matthew Towers, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers	Anuj Girdhar, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
Jolene Yee, Delicato Family Wines	Corey Beck, Delicato Family Wines