Board of Directors

The ASEV Board of Directors meets at least six times a year in January, March, May, June, August and November. For more information on their terms of office, please see Articles V and VI of the Bylaws.

(*) indicates newly elected director as of July 1, 2007

Craig RousCraig Rous, President
Director of Operations
Bear Creek Winery
Lodi, California

Michael SilacciMichael Silacci, First Vice President
Winemaker
Opus One
St. Helena, California

christian ButzkeChristian Butzke, Second Vice President (*)
Dept. of Food Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Sara SpaydDr. Sara Spayd, Secretary/Treasurer
Extension Viticulture Specialist
Department of Horticulture
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Linda BissonDr. Linda Bisson, AJEV Science Editor
Professor and Amerine Chair
Department of Viticulture and Enology
University of California, Davis

Steve KupinaSteve Kupina, Technical Projects Committee Interim Director
Director of Technical Services
Research and Development
Constellation Wines US
Madera, California

Directors:

John ClarkJohn Clark
Vice President Premium Wines
The Wine Group
Nipomo, California

James HarbertsonDr. James Harbertson (*)
Extention Enologist
Washington State University
Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Prosser, Washington

James KennedyDr. James Kennedy
Assistant Professor and Wine Chemist
Department of Food Science & Technology
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Patty McClainPatty Saldivar
Vineyard Operations
Pine Ridge Winery
Napa, California

Chris SmithChris Smith
Director of Winemaking
Bogle Vineyards
Clarksburg, California

Mike VailMike Vail
Viticulturist
Agro Tech
Windsor, California