The volunteer Board is the governing body for the entire association. The Executive Committee which is directed by the Board is comprised of the four officers (President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer).

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, 2009

Dr. Christian Butzke, President
Dept. of Food Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Patty Saldivar, First Vice President
Viticultural Consultant
St. Helena, California

Dr. Sara Spayd, Second Vice President
Viticulture Specialist
Department of Horticulture
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Thomas Collins, Secretary/Treasurer
Manager of Research Dept
Foster’s Wine Estates Americas
St Helena, California

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

Technical Projects Committee Director
To be appointed

Directors:

Leticia Chacón-Rodriguez
Winemaker
Foster’s Wine Estates America
St Helena, California

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

Peter Cousins
US Dept of Agriculture
Geneva, New York

Dr. James Harbertson
Extension Enologist
Washington State University
Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Prosser, Washington

Patty Skinkis (*)
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Director
Vacancy to be appointed by Board of Directors at August meeting.