Track Subcommittees

Wine Business Subcommittee

Name Institution/University
Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl Goodman School of Business, Brock University, Ontario
Leyland Pitt Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Damien Wilson Wine Business Institute, Sonoma State University, USA
Janet Dorozynski Trade Sectors Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
Don Cyr Goodman School of Business, Brock University, Ontario
Larry Lockshin University of South Australia and Academy of Wine Business Research, Australia
Donna Sears Acadia University and Atlantic Wine Institute, Nova Scotia
Steve Charters Burgundy School of Business, France
Bradley Rickard Cornell University, USA

Oenology Subcommittee

Name Institution
Debbie Inglis CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Belinda Kemp CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Amy Bowen Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Ontario
Matthew Mcsweeney Acadia University, Nova Scotia
Simone Castellarin University of British Columbia, British Columbia
Karine Pedault Université Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia
Neslihan Ivit Perennia & U of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
Kevin Usher AAFC, British Columbia

Viticulture Subcommittee

Name Institution
Jim Willwerth CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Pat Bowen SDRC, AAFC, British Columbia
Sudarsana Poojari CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Wendy McFadden-Smith OMAFRA, Ontario
José Ramón Úrbez Torres SDRC, AAFC, British Columbia
Carl Bogdanoff SDRC, AAFC, British Columbia
Debra Moreau KDRC, AAFC, Nova Scotia
Tom Lowery SDRC, AAFC, British Columbia
Caroline Provost CRAM, Quebec
Miranda Hart UBC Okanagan, British Columbia
Tanja Voegel UBC Okanagan, British Columbia

Industry Advisory Committee

Name Institution/University
Craig McDonald Andrew Peller Ltd, Ontario
Matthias Oppenlander Grape Growers of Ontario and Huebel Farms, Ontario
Yvan Quirion Domaine St-Jacques, Quebec
Mary McDermott Township 7 Winery, British Columbia
Angelo Pavan Cave Springs Winery, Ontario
Gillian Mainguy Benjamin Bridge Winery, Nova Scotia
Graham O’Rourke Tightrope Winery & BC Grape Growers, British Columbia
Gaëlle Dubé Agronomist, Quebec
Magdalena Kaiser Wine Marketing Association of Ontario

Science Communication Subcommittee

Name Institution/University
Belinda Kemp CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Jim Willwerth CCOVI, Brock University, Ontario
Pat Bowen AAFC, British Columbia
Jesse MacDonald AAFC, British Columbia
Alistair Nesbitt Vinescapes, UK
Eric T. Stafne Mississippi State University, USA
Fritz Westover Westover Vineyard Advising, Texas, USA
Elizabeth Tomasino Oregon State University, USA

Poster Subcommittee

Name Institution/University
Andréanne Hébert-Haché Co-chair Brock University, Ontario
Hannah Charnock Co-chair Brock University, Ontario
Jacob Medeiros Brock University, Ontario
Alex Gunn Brock University, Ontario