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Honore draws on 18 years of international wine marketing, association management, and brand strategy experience to promote export sales of California wines and build the California Wines brand on a global scale. Prior to joining Wine Institute in 2019, she served for nearly 10 years as the executive director of the Sonoma County Vintners, a trade marketing organization for Sonoma County wineries. Previously with Foster’s Wine Estates Americas (now Treasury Wine Estates), Honore headed up North American marketing efforts for several major wine brands. In 2015 she became the president of Brack Mountain Wine Company in Sonoma County, where she oversaw sales and marketing, brand development, and business strategy.

Diane has been with Wine Institute since 2000, coordinating trade and media groups for winery visits and managing international member relations. She also manages the department’s operational functions in addition to her member relations role. Along with receiving a WSET Level 2 certification from the Napa Valley Wine Academy, Diane holds a bachelor’s degree in radio and TV broadcasting with an emphasis in marketing and promotions. She also earned a Meeting Planning certificate from San Francisco State University.

Joining the team in April 2021, Drew is a CPA with more than seven years of public accounting experience focusing on governmental and nonprofit entities. At Wine Institute, he utilizes his experience as a former audit supervisor to oversee grant compliance, accounting for the International Marketing Department, and budget forecasting. Drew previously spent five years at Crowe and two years at James Marta & Company conducting audits and providing training on federal compliance, US GAAP, and financial reporting. Born and raised in San Jose, Calif., he later moved to Sacramento and earned a bachelor’s degree from CSU Sacramento in business administration with a concentration in accountancy.

Kate joined Wine Institute’s International Marketing team in 2022, after 8 years in the Environmental Affairs Department and the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA). She has worked closely with California growers and vintners, industry partners, key stakeholders, and academia to drive the adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices in California and beyond. Kate also brings experience in the policy arena after working in DC for a member of Congress representing Northern California on agricultural and natural resources policy, where she first began working with the California wine community in 2010.

Christopher became Asia director (formerly China director) at Wine Institute in 2015. Prior to joining the team, he founded California-China Wine Trading, Inc. in 2007 and served as CEO and chairman. Christopher was previously in the investment banking business, focusing on food and beverage, retailing, and consumer products. He had many winery clients during his tenure in banking and developed a strong knowledge of the wine industry. Christopher has traveled extensively throughout Asia and has numerous business relationships there, in addition to his U.S. industry contacts. He holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and has lived primarily in Asia since 2007.

Adriana is the founding director and CEO of Enlaces Gastronómicos, a company dedicated to organizing culinary events, seminars, gastronomic products promotion, and general consulting in the food and beverage sector. As the first agency in Mexico to specialize 100% on the culinary scene, the company enjoys privileged relationships with some of the most influential chefs and sommeliers nationwide and internationally. With more than 20 years of expertise, Adriana has strong relationships with key players in the F&B industry and serves as a bridge between numerous clients. Putting her experience to work for the most important culinary projects in Mexico, Adriana has contributed to building and showcasing the national culinary scene on an international level. She also helps to position young and emerging culinary creators through her latest project, La Escena Inminente.

Danielle brings more than 16 years of expertise to Wine Institute, where she leverages her experience in national wine marketing and winery strategic planning to help California Wines realize its full potential in the Canadian marketplace. Most recently, she served as vice president of marketing for Colio Estate Wines in Ontario. During her 10 years at Vincor (now Constellation), she successfully managed the growth of national wine brands, from entry level to high-end luxury, in both the domestic and import categories. Following her desire to be an entrepreneur, Danielle became a winery marketing consultant for clients such as Don Triggs, former president at Vincor, for whom she created a 10-year strategic plan and launch strategy for the luxury winery Culmina Estates.

Damien is a partner at Jackman McGovern, a global agency that supports and promotes U.S. exports of food and wine. As part of this role, he is co-trade director of the California Wine Institute UK and Ireland. Damien previously practiced as a banking and finance lawyer at Minter Ellison, one of Australia’s leading law firms, and was general counsel EMEA for Treasury Wine Estates in London. At Treasury he managed government and regulatory issues across all UK and European markets, including labeling, excise and importation issues, intellectual property and corporate affairs, as well as commercial input and legal sign-off responsibility for all EMEA sales and marketing programs. Damien holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business degrees from the Queensland University of Technology, and was admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2000 and the High Court of Australia in 2004.

Justine is a partner at Jackman McGovern, a global agency that supports and promotes U.S. exports of food and wine. She is also co-trade director of the California Wine Institute UK and Ireland. In 2018 Justine founded Wine Spirit Women, a support organization for young women in the British Isles that provides scholarships and sponsorships while offering a networking platform. She has more than 20 years of experience in the global wine market, working with clients including Napa Valley Vintners, Wines from Spain, Berry Bros & Rudd, and E. & J. Gallo. She was wine director for the Wine Development Board prior to starting her own consultancy. Justine earned degrees in law and business and a postgraduate diploma in finance at University College Cork, and she holds a WSET Diploma.

Paul graduated from The Hague Business School in the Netherlands in 1987 and joined DHL Worldwide Express as marketing manager in the company’s European headquarters in Brussels. In 1991, he relocated to California and joined Wine Institute’s International Marketing Department. Paul moved back to the Netherlands in 1994 to open the European office and for the past 25 years, he has managed the California Wines program in approximately 15 European countries.

Madoka Ogiya joined Wine Institute in 2018 as the joint trade director for Japan, along with co-director Hiro Tejima. A passionate and dynamic leader within Japan’s wine industry over the past 13 years, Madoka gained intimate knowledge of California in the 1990s while living in Los Angeles and working for Japan Airlines. Since then, she has successfully created and continues to run The Opener Co., Ltd., a business venture that includes champagne importation and two wine bars in Tokyo. Madoka is a certified WSET Diploma holder and is well versed in international wines.

Appointed in 2018, Hiro is the joint trade director for Japan, along with co-director Madoka Ogiya. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College in Los Angeles and a former management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tokyo, he has a proven track record in successful category promotion of wine, ranging from trade and consumer tastings to wine by-the-glass promotional execution to running wine education programs and seminars. Prior to joining the CWI, Hiro was Wine Australia’s Sydney-based regional director for Asia Pacific.