2025-2026 Foundation Officers:
President: Steve Powell - Happy Dad
Vice President: Chelsea Ruddy - Republic National Distributing Company
Treasurer: Nicole Calabretta - Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Secretary: Hannah Holden - Reyes Beverage Group
Historian: Danielle Garcia - Anaheim Ducks/Honda Center/OCVibe
2025-2026 Board of Directors:
Abe Walczak: Republic National Distributing Company
Amy Seifert: Regal Wine Company
Andrew S. Goodman: Red Bull (Retired)
Anne Aguilar: Reyes Beverage Group
Bob Thompson: RNDC - Gallo Commerce Division
Caitlin DeClercq Abelli: The Wine Group
Carl Carlson: Big Bounce Beverage
Cheri Hoffer
Dick Williams: Gelson's Markets, (Retired)
Elsie Wolfe: Connect the Dots Collective
Jon Scriven: Heaven Hill Brands
Kathie Kennedy: Gallo
Mike Ross: BodyArmor
Phil Markert: Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions Inc.
Robert Fortin: Partner, 21st Century Spirits, LLC
Ryan Dow
Scott Simenton: Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Shawn Higgins: Republic National Distributing Company
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Richard Brombach: Clark Drug Company (board member Emeritus)
Denny Despars: E & J Gallo Wine Company (board member Emeritus)
Henry Wong: In Memoriam
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS:
Dan Horsch - Northern California Golf Tournament
Paul Mackey - Southern California Golf Tournament
Matt Catanio - Rocking in the Vineyard, Silverado Event
SCHOLARSHIP & EVENT AMBASSADORS:
Chris Condit: Trader Joe's Company
Mark Kalkbrenner: Costco Wholesale
Paul Newmann: Costco Wholesale
PAST FOUNDATION PRESIDENTS
2022 -2024 Holly Winneker, SGWS
2020-2022 Kathie Kennedy: E & J Gallo Winery
2019 Paul Mackey: William Grant & Sons
2017 - 2019 Ryan Dow: Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
2015 - 2017 Mike Ross: Heineken USA
2013 - 2015 Caitlin DeClercq-Abelli: The Wine Group
2010 - 2013 Jon Scriven: Heaven Hill Brands
2010 John Reiter: MillerCoors
2009 Sean McCaffery: Young's Market Company
2008 Phil Reichmann: Wine Warehouse
2007 Melinda Nightengale: Young's Market Company: in memorial
2006 Amy Seifert: Regal Wine Co.
2003 - 2005 Kevin Gorgen: Fetzer Vineyards
2002 Jim Reed: Pernod Ricard
2001 Chris Dillon: Southcorp Wines USA
2000 Jeff Parsons: Brown Forman Beverages
1999 Vince Zaninovich: Young's Market Company
1998 Andrea Wells: Wine Warehouse
1997 Dan Horsch: Constellation, USA
1996 Ron Ziomek: U.S. Beverages, LLC.
1995 Cheri Hoffer: The Patron Spirits Company
1994 Carlos Guerra: Southern Wine & Spirits
1993 Rob Rogers: Gallo Wine Company : in memorial
1992 Bill Mattingly: Coors Brewing Company
1991 Darlene Barrett: Cadbury Beverages
1990 Andrew S. Goodman: Anheuser Busch, Inc.
1989 Robert Fortin: Wine Warehouse
1987 - Founder, Thomas Henry, Ralphs Grocery Company