
Tom Danowski – President & CEO
- Annual business plan development & execution, including staff management
- Partner with OWB Directors, regional associations, industry members and academic institutions
- Champion Oregon’s wine industry, and its positive impact, to global media as well as to policy influencers
- Alliance Partner Management (WA St. Wine Comm., CA Wine Institute, Dep’t. of Ag., Travel Oregon etc.)
- Long-range forecasting and org. capabilities assessments
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Tom graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon and has also completed executive education programs at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Marie Chambers – VP Finance and Operations
- Oversee International Marketing, Industry Education, Trade Education and Trade Relations activities and events
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- State Government Reporting
- Human Resources
- Research Grant Administration
- International Grant Administration

Christina DeArment – Trade & Partner Relations Manager
- Oregon Wine Resource Studio (trade.oregonwine.org)
- Oregon Wine Month trade program development and management
- Global Master Class coordination incl. trade recruitment, logistics and assessment
- Regional Marketing Association Partnerships
As a part of the OWB team, Christina leads the charge in the on-going development of the Oregon Wine Resource Studio, partnerships with key wine trade organizations, and trade engagement within OWB’s marketing programs. She also serves on the Steering Committee for Assemblage, an annual symposium promoting women and diverse communities in the wine industry.
Christina grew up in Findlay, Ohio and moved to the big city of Chicago to attend university. Upon graduating from DePaul University with a B.S. in Marketing and minors in Community Service Studies and Spanish, she began her career as a marketing manager for a market research firm.
After catching the wine bug, Christina embarked on a circuitous journey through the wine industry which included wholesaler administration, wine retail, restaurant hospitality and production by working the 2014 vintage at Adelsheim Vineyard. During this time she became WSET Level 3 certified and went on several scrappy road trips through Napa Valley, Sonoma, Burgundy, Champagne, the Rhone Valley, Tuscany and Piedmont. In February 2015, Christina was thrilled to merge her wine and marketing experience when she joined the Oregon Wine Board.

Stacey Kohler – Executive Assistant
- Board liaison
- Manage Board meetings
- Co-manage Workflow for the Executive Director
- Office Administration
Stacey joined the OWB in October 2017. Her experience working as an Executive Assistant includes both the public and private sectors.
Stacey is a native Oregonian and graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Psychology. She lives in West Linn with her husband and four boys.

Kai McMurtry – Consumer Relations Manager
- Oregon Wine Month consumer program development and management
- Oregon Wine Touring Guide production and distribution
- Oregon Wine Trail event production and industry communications
- Oregon Wine brand identity development
- oregonwine.org management and all consumer communications
Kai has lived and worked on both U.S. coasts but never felt more at home than he does here in Oregon. In his personal time he enjoys bicycles, hikes and classical music. Kai lives with his wife and their dog Frankie in NE Portland.

Sally Murdoch – Communications Manager
- Liaison between the state’s 800+ wineries and local and national wine, travel and lifestyle media
- Statewide host for wine writers in Oregon and visiting Oregon
- Head of the Information Sharing Task Force (ISTF)
Sally spent the first half of her 20-year career managing PR efforts for iconic sports brands adidas, Taylor Made Golf, DC Shoes and Nike. She then dove into a decade of PR for Pacific Northwest beverage brands, finding their marketing to operate at a similar breakneck pace. Working with journalists, TV producers and distributors, Sally dialed up brands’ heightened sense of place by telling the stories of craft beer pioneers and innovators, while helping them position their Northwest craft brands for broader exposure. She worked for Widmer Brothers Brewing, Goose Island Brewing, Kona Brewing Company and Coronado Brewing. Recently, she delved into dairy by helping launch a Sunshine Dairy and Moonstruck Chocolate drinking chocolate collaboration.
Sally’s emphasis on regional rock stars and mining the gems of what makes the Pacific Northwest a perfect storm for premium beverage production makes her savvy on what piques global interest in them. An Oregon Duck and native Portlander, Sally is an avid tennis player and competes on numerous teams. She lives with her 10 year old daughter, an aspiring comedienne.

Bree Stock MW – Education Director
- Oregon Wine Symposium
- Oregon Wine Profit Planner
- Northwest Wine Certification & Trade masterclasses
- Industry workshops
An independent wine industry management consultant since 2008 specializing in education program development and sensory training and certified WSET educator since 2008 and Master of Wine since 2016, she lectures across all levels of the WSET certification and produces wine education programs for both trade organizations and consumers in Canada, the US and Australia. Extensive travels and wine judging through the wine regions of the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe, the US, South Africa, and Australia have informed her market presentations and writings for wine publications Alquimie, Hardie Grant and Gourmet Traveler Wine, as have consulting vintage positions in Australia, Austria, Georgia, Portugal and Oregon.

Jess Willey – Director of Strategic Insights & Industry Relations
- Strategic planning across organization and functional areas
- Industry communications, including Grapevine newsletter and industry.oregonwine.org
- Commission, curate and report on consumer and market trends and insights
- Industry research, including Vineyard & Winery Report and Economic Impact Study
- Symposium marketing
Jess studied engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA with specializations in marketing, finance and statistics from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She has also completed the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Levels 2 and 3, earning both certificates with distinction.