"The sustainable workbook, offered by CSWA, allows the winegrower or winemaker the opportunity to compare their operating practices to a standard, identify where changes can be accomplished and develop a sustainable work plan for improvement. Self assessment, the ability to identify those improvements and at what cost, is an important step in sustainable winegrowing goals, benefiting all wine country communities."
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Staffis Executive Director of CSWA and also Wine Institute's Director of Environmental Affairs, providing program management and support for the Sustainable Winegrowing Program. She previously served as SureHarvest's Sustainability Services Senior Associate and as Vice President and Acting Executive Director for the San Francisco-based Resource Renewal Institute. Allison holds a Masters degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and is a fellow with the German Marshall Fund's Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program. is Project Manager for CSWA and has worked on the Sustainable Winegrowing Program since 2005. Lisa helps manage the SWP and the new third-party certification program CCSW-Certified. Previously, Lisa was a project coordinator and communications manager at Sustainable Monterey Bay and worked for environmental and planning consulting firms in England. She graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies and a BA in Politics from UC Santa Cruz. Lisa recently received a Master's of Science in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco, and completed her master's paper on the role of sustainability programs in communicating and enhancing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in California winegrapes, almonds, pears and citrus. As Wine Institute's Environmental Affairs Coordinator, Jodi assists with Wine Institute membership activities and implementing the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program. Jodi joined Wine Institute in February 2011 and brings to the position seven years of grants and project management and an educational background in environmental science, planning and sustainable agriculture. Jodi holds a MS in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Philosophy from CSU Sonoma. Consultantsis a Senior Associate at SureHarvest and has provided consulting and project management services for the development and implementation of the online SWP application. In his 20+ year career in the agri-food industry, he has focused on the intersection of information technology and business. Most recently, Andrew was with John Deere's FoodOrigins group looking at supply chain management and information sharing tools. He also spent 10 years at E&J Gallo Winery working on management information systems for the grape supply, logistics, and winemaking sector of the business. is an Account Manager at SureHarvest and has over 5 years of experience providing consulting support to the statewide Sustainable Winegrowing Program, including managing the SWP assessment database and data entry process as well as providing analysis and reports to CSWA and SWP participants. He has a Master''s degree in Plant Science and is experienced in extension, technology transfer and on-farm research. He spent 10 years working as the University of California Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. is the Professional Services Manager at SureHarvest. Joe has been working on the Sustainable Winegrowing Program since 2002 and served as CSWA's Senior Project Manager from 2004 until May 2010. His work includes organization of Integrated Pest Management workshops and educational activities, management of a new project on performance-based metrics on energy, GHG emissions and water, and he contributes to general strategic planning. He holds Ph.D. and Masters degrees in Entomology from Iowa State University, and has over 15 years of experience working with the agriculture industry. Co-founder and Principal of SureHarvest, a consulting firm that provides strategic and technical consulting services on the sustainability of managed and natural ecosystems - is a chief consultant on the SWP program. Jeff received his Ph.D. in entomology at UC Berkeley. He has extensive experience working with public-private partnerships to increase the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices throughout the US with private companies, NGOs, private foundations, and state and federal government agencies. Jeff also brings special expertise in data management systems, to help measure the progress and results of the project. is a resource consultant and Co-founder of ViewCraft. His has worked with private, non-profit and governmental entities such as the US EPA, Cal/EPA, the Association of Bay Area Governments, Wine Institute, California Association of Winegrape Growers, the Sonoma Green Business Program, and several other organizations. He has worked in many capacities on the statewide Sustainable Winegrowing Program - as a writer, strategic planner, facilitator, and expert on energy efficiency - since its early stages of the program. is an Associate/Consultant for CSWA and serves as Manager of Organic Development at Fetzer Vineyards. Ann served as Managing Director of CSWA from March 2005 through March 2007. Ann has more than 20 years experience in sustainable agriculture. She worked as Life Scientist at U.S. EPA Region 9, consultant to Robert Mondavi Winery and the Funders Agricultural Working Group, and Director of Sustainable Agriculture at World Resources Institute. She has a Ph.D. from Sussex University, U.K., a BA from Stanford University and is a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program. She has published numerous books and articles. Ann will be providing oversight and coordination for this risk management project, and assistance in the writing of the report. In-Kind StaffWine Institute's Director of Communications is responsible for guiding the organization's media relations, member communications and issues management agenda, including the Sustainable Winegrowing Program. Light rejoined Wine Institute in 2004 after a seven year hiatus, during which time she had her own consultancy serving clients including Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, MKF and Talisman Wines and was Vice President of Public Relations for Robert Mondavi from 1996-2003. Light holds a Marketing B.A. from SUNY at Fashion Institute of Technology. As President of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), Aguirre leads the association in serving as an advocate for California’s winegrape growers and oversees the association’s membership, legislative, regulatory and marketing activities. Prior to joining CAWG, Aguirre served for 11 years as the Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) and has spent his professional career in the field of public policy and government affairs. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he spent five years in Congress working for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and later for the House Committee on Agriculture. In 1991, Aguirre left Capitol Hill for a career as a Washington, DC lobbyist. He served as Director of Government Relations for the National Food Processors Association and then moved on to be Vice President of Government Affairs for the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. In 1999, Aguirre moved to Oregon to take on OAN’s top staff position.
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