2025 Oregon Wine Symposium | OWB & OWA Updates

Hear updates from the Executive Directors of Oregon Wine Board and Oregon Winegrowers Association, hosts of the Oregon Wine Symposium

Download Slides – Gina Bianco (OWB)
Download Slides – Jana McKamey (OWA)

Gina Bianco, Executive Director, Oregon Wine Board
Gina brings her collaborative, enterprising spirit and ability to grow highly functional, inclusive, innovative, resourceful, and inspired teams to the Oregon Wine Board. Starting at the helm of Rogue Valley Vintners (RVV) in 2020, her tenure began during the global pandemic and devastating wildfires which she helped Southern Oregon wineries navigate through. Also, during her 3 ½ years at RVV, Bianco worked closely with the OWB Board and members of the wine industry to listen to their needs and challenges and build consensus and unity. Bianco came to Oregon armed with two decades of healthcare management, and her own consultancy where she successfully applied creative problem-solving and strong relationship-building.

Jana McKamey, Executive Director, Oregon Winegrowers Association
Jana McKamey is responsible for strengthening and representing the Oregon wine industry’s voice in regulatory and government affairs matters at the federal, state and local levels. She oversees day-to-day operations in support of the association’s mission.

Jana has nearly 15 years of government affairs experience, serving as a senior advisor to the European Union Delegation in Washington, D.C., and in the lobbying practice at a D.C. law firm. She also completed internships with the U.S. Senate and European Parliament. Jana brings wine industry exposure to her position after having worked in retail wine shops in Washington, D.C., and London and an agricultural perspective from growing up in a farming family.

Jana is a 2004 graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service with a master’s degree in international affairs / international business diplomacy. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in history and German from the University of Northern Colorado. She is a 2001 recipient of a Fulbright grant to Germany.