• Michael Alberty

    wine columnist & journalist

    Wine columnist, The Oregonian.

    Freelance wine journalist.

    Website

  • Annette Alvarez-Peters

    Wine Buyer + Educator

    Founder, annette a.p. Wine & Spirits Consultant.
    Advisory Board Member + Mentor, Wine Unify Foundation.
    Former Assistant VP + General Merchandise Manager, Beverage Alcohol Department, Costco Wholesale.

  • Dr. Reva Barewal

    Prosthodontist & Entrepreneur

    Founder of Savorease, Prosthodontist, and french culinary chef.

    Website

  • Mimi Casteel

    Regenerative Agriculture Leader & Winemaker

    Winemaker + proprietor, Hopewell Wine.
    Viticulturist.

    Website

  • Roxy De La Torre

    Freelance Reporter & Producer

    Award-winning bilingual reporter and producer. Founder of Somos Media.
    Formerly at at Oregon Public Broadcasting and Univision, covering stories en Español.

    Website

  • Curt Ellis

    Filmmaker, FoodCorps Founder

    Filmmaker behind the Peabody-award-winning documentary King Corn and other films. Cofounder and CEO of FoodCorps.

    Website

  • Virginia Gewin

    Science Journalist

    Award-winning journalist covering food security, climate change, and biodiversity for publications such as Nature, Science, and Modern Farmer.

    Website

  • Laura Louise Green

    Spirits Educator & Licensed Professional Counselor

    Founder, Healthy Pour.

    Website

  • Sheri Hood

    Winemaker & Music Executive

    Winemaker and proprietor, The Pressing Plant
    Former band manager and head of the American branch of the British record label 4AD

    Website

  • Andy Kryza

    Journalist, Educator, & Sensory Expert

    Journalist & former Senior Editor, Thrillist.

  • Reyna Lopez

    Executive Director

    Executive Director, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN).

    Website

  • Karen MacNeil

    Wine Writer + Educator

    Wine writer + educator.
    Winner of every major wine award given in the English language

    Author of:
    The Wine Bible

    Website

  • Jahdé Marley

    Wine Consultant + Writer

    Wine + spirits consultant.
    Community organizer.
    Writer.
    Founder, By the Hand.
    Founder, ABV.

    Website

  • Amanda McCrossin

    Sommelier + Content Creator

    Sommelier.
    Social media influencer.
    Wine consultant.
    Host, Wine Access Unfiltered.
    Content creator.

    Website

  • Julia Moskin

    Food & Dining Reporter

    Food & Dining reporter, The New York Times. Pulitzer Prize winner, 2018.

  • Chad Murphy

    Cartoonist

    Professor, Oregon State University. Creator, “Lord Birthday” cartoons.

    Website

  • Julia Niiro

    Founder and CEO of MilkRun

    Founder and CEO, MilkRun.

    Website

  • Vitaly Paley

    Executive Chef

    Former Executive Chef + Restaurateur, Paley Hospitality Group. Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Northwest (2005).

    Website

  • Farideh Sadeghin

    Executive Culinary Director

    Executive Culinary Director, VICE Media.

    Website

  • Dr. Don Schaffner

    Extension Specialist in Food Science

    Extension Specialist in Food Science + Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University.
    Host, Food Safety Talk.
    Owner, DWS Food Safety Consulting LLC.

    Website

  • Behdad Shahsavari

    Co-Founder + Digital Strategist

    Co-Founder, Club dVIN.

    Website

  • Whitney Trotter

    Registered & Licensed Dietitian

    MS, RDN/LDN, RN, RYT.

    Anti-racism Educator/Consultant.

    Human Trafficking Activist.

    Founder, Bluff City Health.

    Co-Founder + Board Director, Restore Corp.

    Website

  • Hannah Wallace

    Food & Wine Journalist

    Freelance journalist + editor.

    Website