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Jennifer Montgomery New NWGGA Director

by · January 24, 2013

Jennifer Montgomery has joined the The Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association (NWGGA) as the organization’s first, full time executive director.  Jennifer comes to the NWGGA after 10 years with WineAmerica, the national trade association of American Wineries, in Washington, DC.

While with WineAmerica, she served as Director of Grassroots and Political Affairs. Her primary responsibilities in that position included lobbying Members of Congress and working with and reporting on public policy developments. Issues of responsibility included those related to agriculture, research, immigration/labor, and taxes, among others.

‘We‘re very excited to have a person with Jennifer’s experience and background as our new Executive Director,” said Seth McFarland, President of the NWGGA. ‘She not only has a wealth of experience for this job, but she also has an incredible background in the wine industry. And, because of her involvement with Wine America, she’s very familiar with Nebraska wines.”

A native of Blacksburg, VA, Ms. Montgomery earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Radford University.

There are currently 25 Farm Wineries in the state and over 400 acres of grapes being grown.

 

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Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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