We hope the planned events will give conference attendees a taste of Kentucky and a chance to discover why Kentucky’s largest city has been named one of the "Best New Food Cities" in America.
Name |
Organization |
Title |
Thomas Akras |
Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission |
Director, Legal and Legislative Division |
Tevieca Andrews |
Louisiana Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control |
Attorney |
Sean Atkins |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Legal Assistant |
Tabatha Blackwell |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Assistant Director |
Ebony Connor |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
|
Rodrigo Diaz |
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board |
Chief Counsel |
Samantha Dotson |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Commission Counsel |
Dakota Frenz |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Deputy Corporation Counsel |
James Graziano |
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
ABC Director |
John Hamilton |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Commission Member |
Kirstin Krueger |
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Deputy Director |
Ernest Legier |
Louisiana Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control |
Commissioner |
Kellie Lovan |
Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Licensing Director |
Will Lukela |
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board |
Agency Director |
Perry Mathis |
South Carolina Department of Revenue - Alcohol Beverage Licensing |
ABL Administrator |
Courtenay McCloud |
SC Department of Revenue - ABL |
ABL Analyst |
Renee C. Metz |
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission |
Assistant General Counsel |
Kelly Mulvaney |
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Chief of Staff |
Laurisa Nishimoto |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Liquor Commissioner |
Wilfred Okabe |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Liquor Commissioner |
Aaron Rummage |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Director of Legislation, Policy and Communication |
Gerald Takase |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Director |
Russell F. Thomas |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Executive Director |
David Tomita |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Commission Member |
Nicole Viaches |
SC Department of Revenue - ABL |
ABL Analyst |
Stacie Waltjen |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Liquor Licensing Officer |
Jennifer Wilkinson |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Liquor Commissioner |
Maggie Woods |
Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Malt Beverage Administrator |
Eric Anderson |
InfoLawGroup LLP |
Partner |
Michael Arton |
Blue Cloud Distribution, Inc. |
Legal Director |
Randy Barnhart |
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
VP Governmental Relations Eastern Region & Canada |
Janelle Beasley |
Belcher Sykes Harrington PLLC |
Paralegal |
Terri Beirne |
Wine Institute |
Eastern Counsel |
Nicholas Bergman |
Buchman Law Firm, LLP |
Partner |
Tabatha Blackwell |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Assistant Director |
Donovan Borvan |
Webster Law Partners |
Partner |
Philip Boykin |
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association |
President & CEO |
Michael Brewer |
Alcoholic Beverage Consulting Service |
President |
Clayton Byrd |
Amazon Services LLC |
Senior Manager, Public Policy |
Alex Castle |
Old Dominick Distillery |
Master Distiller / SVP |
Cynthia Chandler-Snell |
Federal Express Corporation |
Staff Director - Legal, Regulatory Affairs |
Will Cheek |
Adams and Reese, LLP |
Partner |
Heath Clark |
Tennessee Distilling Group |
Attorney and Special Projects Manager |
Mary Clarke |
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. |
Assistant General Counsel |
Derek Correia |
ReserveBar |
President |
Alicia Cronbach |
Cronbach Law Group PC |
Principal |
Joseph Cruz |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
Consultant |
Danielle DAlessandro |
goPuff |
Corporate Affairs Principal |
Fred Damuth |
The Greentree Group |
|
Andy Deloney |
Distilled Spirits Council Of The United States (DISCUS) |
Vice President, State Public Policy |
Rodrigo Diaz |
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board |
Chief Counsel |
Danielle Elks |
Elks Law |
Attorney |
Susan Evans |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Consultant |
Eric Evans |
Adams and Reese, LLP |
Special Counsel |
Lucy Farber |
St. George Spirits, Inc. |
Operations Manager |
Courtney Felts |
Federal Express Corporation |
Lead Counsel |
Rich Foge |
Tennessee Malt Beverage Association |
President |
Pamela Frantz |
NCSLA |
Executive Director |
Kimberly Frost |
Martin, Frost & Hill, P.C. |
Shareholder |
Melanie A. Full |
E. & J. Gallo Winery |
Associate General Counsel |
Emily Gant |
Foster Garvey PC |
Principal |
James Graziano |
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
ABC Director |
Steve Gross |
Wine Institute |
Vice President, State Relations |
Brian Haara |
Fultz Maddox Dickens PLC |
Attorney |
Curtis Harrington |
Belcher Sykes Harrington PLLC |
Attorney |
John Harris |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Government Consultant |
Katie Hatfield |
E. & J. Gallo Winery |
Manager Corporate Compliance |
Ryan Haynes |
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee |
Executive Director |
Jake Hegeman |
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Tom Henry |
Flaherty and O'Hara, P.C. |
Partner |
Henry Hildebrand |
Belcher Sykes Harrington PLLC |
General Counsel |
Erica Hutchins |
Barnes Beverage Group |
Compliance Analyst |
Anne M. Junia |
Powell Junia P.C. |
Partner |
Erin Kelleher |
Hinman & Carmichael LLP |
Partner |
Kaitlynd Kruger |
Flaherty and O'Hara, P.C. |
Partner |
Elizabeth Kruis |
HOB Entertainment, LLC |
SVP Legal Affairs |
Geralyn Lasher |
Wine Institute |
Director, Great Lakes States |
Ernest Legier |
Louisiana Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control |
Commissioner |
Andrew Levy |
Provi |
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer |
Randy Liebowitz |
Blue Cloud Distribution, Inc. |
Chief Legal Officer |
Hunter Limbaugh |
Wine Institute |
Southeastern Counsel |
Kellie Lovan |
Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Licensing Director |
Ryan Malkin |
Malkin Law, P.A. |
Principal Attorney |
Rochelle Marte |
MolsonCoors |
Senior Director, State Government Affairs |
Carol Martel |
Wine Institute |
Northeastern Counsel |
Michael Martinez |
Greenspoon Marder LLP |
Senior Counsel |
Perry Mathis |
South Carolina Department of Revenue - Alcohol Beverage Licensing |
ABL Administrator |
Ryan Mercurio |
Belcher Sykes Harrington PLLC |
Attorney |
Renee C. Metz |
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission |
Assistant General Counsel |
Laura Miller |
Uber Eats |
Director of Public Policy & Communications |
Jo Moak |
Winebow, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Jennifer Niesen |
Christopoulos Law Group, LLC |
Associate Attorney |
Caroline OConnell |
Caroline O'Connell Law, LLC |
Attorney |
Wendy Parker |
Empire Distributors |
Director, Legal |
Pam Paziotopoulos |
Reyes Beverage Group |
Director, ABC Compliance |
Jeff Pennington |
Pennington Distilling Co. |
Owner |
Thomas R. Philpot |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Shareholder |
Rob Pinson |
Adams and Reese, LLP |
Partner and Alcohol and Hospitality Team Leader |
Paul E. Pisano |
National Beer Wholesalers Association |
Sr. Vice President Industry Affairs & General Counsel |
Harlan Powell |
Powell Junia P.C. |
Partner |
Leor Reef |
goPuff |
Government Affairs Principal |
Bethany Richey |
Webster Law Partners |
|
Deborah Ringo |
Diageo North America |
Director, Regulatory & Technical Affairs |
Tyler Rudd |
Wine Institute |
Central States Counsel |
Erik Schaeffer |
Fintech |
Manager, Regulatory Affairs |
Nim Siriwardana |
Metacask |
CTO and Co-Founder of Metacask |
Charles Smarr |
Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C. |
Attorney |
Clark Smith |
Vela Wood P.C. |
Partner |
Alan R. Steen |
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
VP, Government Affairs |
Lorraine Terry |
JobsOhio Beverage System |
Senior Managing Director |
Russell F. Thomas |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Executive Director |
Chris Thomas |
Barnes Beverage Group |
Senior Counsel |
Wendy Turk |
Fintech |
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs |
Lynn Walding |
Diageo North America |
Executive Director, Control States |
Laura Wentling |
Ready Training Online |
Government Affairs Manager |
Mary Beth Williams |
Williams Compliance and Consulting Group, LLC |
President |
Ginna Winfree Burrell |
Gullett, Sanford, Robinson, and Martin |
Partner |
Terri Yardis |
Blue Cloud Distribution, Inc. |
Legal Manager |