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Please join us in welcoming Sara Teeter as CWA's new Executive Director. Her enthusiasm, event expertise, computer skills, artistic prowess,vision and wine experience will most certainly be a plus for CWA members, as well as the new visitors she will be bringing to our fine county.
Sara and her high-school sweatheart husband, Ryan, own and operate La Folia Winery. Wine runs deep in the Teeter family, as Ryan started as a home winemaker and was Cellarmaster at Fogerty Winery (where they were wed). Besides producing their own label, Ryan is also the Assistant Winemaker for Lavender Ridge.
Sara graduated from the Academy of Art University with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art in 2003. She was the Director of Events for the Petroleum Engineering Department at Stanford University, where she was in charge of schmoozing the big oil companies.She then went on to be the Hospitality Director at Ridge Vineyard in Cupertino, while also learning computer art and web design. Sara was most recently the General Manager of Marisolio Tasting Bar in Murphys.
"It's great to be back in the wine world, and my vision is to promote the region as a whole, including all of the wonderful attractions in Calaveras County," she exclaimed. "I am passionate about the area and the wines here. I am also going to work very closely with both the winery and grape grower members to enhance the benefits of being a member."
"I'm very excited about Sara being our new Executive Director," said Matt Hatcher, CWA President and owner of Hatcher Vineyards. "Her professional background is impressive, and many people have told me how happy they are that we hired her. She really gets what we're trying to do in our community. I see great opportunities for both of us to grow."
Sara and Ryan live in Angels Camp and have a six-month old daughter, Evangeline.
Sara is in the CWA office Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Stop by 15 Ernest St. to give her a hearty welcome!
-Jan Hovey, CWA Blogger
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