Staff Members

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.

Sally joined the OWB in May 2023. She is a hands-on, cross-functional leader who enjoys building relationships and solving problems. Sally’s early career focused on specialty ingredient distribution in food, nutraceuticals, and personal care, including domestic and international sales, marketing, and business development. She pivoted in her career and has recently led finance, HR, and business operations at two software startups.

Sally holds a Master of Science in Finance from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Based in Portland, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and taking long walks.

Katie brings 14 years of wine industry experience to the Oregon Wine Board. A Seattle area native, Katie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Washington State University and worked in the education and engineering industries before beginning her career in the wine industry with the Washington State Wine Commission (WSWC) in Seattle. While at the WSWC, she held a Communications and Marketing Manager role and managed local, national and international trade and consumer events as well as industry relations and outreach.

Katie relocated to the Walla Walla Valley in 2013 and during her 11 years in the valley she has held communications, marketing and national sales roles with several local family-owned wineries, as well as a Pacific Northwest brand management role for a large national supplier. In addition, she earned her CSW certification in 2017 and served on the Board of Directors for the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance from 2020-2024.

In her free time, Katie enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.

Carissa grew up in the wine and hospitality industry. Her family owned a wine bar and fine dining restaurant for over 40 years. Professionally, Carissa has 15 years of wine industry experience focused on brand storytelling, marketing and business strategy. She has a uniquely diverse background across all sides of the wine industry having worked for suppliers, distributors and as a buyer, as well as on both the wholesale and direct-to-consumer sides of the business. Most recently, Carissa led the development efforts for one of Oregon’s largest wineries, successfully overseeing the opening of four new tasting rooms. Prior to that, she managed trade marketing for the world’s largest wine supplier and owned a restaurant which she sold in 2019.

Carissa earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her love of Oregon Pinot Noir inspired her to move to Oregon and she immediately fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. When she’s not working, Carissa likes spending time with her family and friends, hiking, cooking, going out to dinner and enjoying a glass of Oregon wine.

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 likes to garden and cook for her family.