2016 Volunteers

Our sincere thanks to all who contributed time, talent and treasure to this year’s festival!

COMMITTEES, VOLUNTEERS AND SERVICES


Winemasters

  • Joy Merrilees, Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery
  • Marc Mondavi, Charles Krug Winery

Festival Co-Chairs

  • Susan Walton
  • Michelle Dawson

Acquisitions & Live Auction

  • Joe Howell, Chair
  • Lynn Caraveau
  • Jo Clancy
  • Susan Edwards
  • Donna Fredericks
  • Amy Gibler-Brown
  • Pat Petersen
  • John Salyer

Arrangements

  • Brandee Soens, Co-chair
  • Kristin Peterman, Co-chair
  • Colton Adams
  • Sonja Choriki
  • Jeremiah Garneau
  • Brandi Goodman
  • Brooke Goodman
  • Derrick Herman
  • Cate Klaudt
  • Kyle Krennick
  • Josh Rachunok
  • Andy Ratka
  • Haley Shackelford
  • Matt Winter

Brewmaster Symposium

  • Randy Holbrook, Chair
  • Norma Cleveland
  • Wayne Moller
  • Pat Petersen

Campus Police

  • Don Cetrone
  • Ryan Endres
  • Brandon Gatlin
  • Ken Murphy
  • Charles Smith
  • Adam Davis

Decorations

  • Brandee Soens, Co-chair
  • Kristin Peterman, Co-chair
  • Colton Adams
  • Sonja Choriki
  • Jeremiah Garneau
  • Brandi Goodman
  • Brooke Goodman
  • Derrick Herman
  • Cate Klaudt
  • Kyle Krennick
  • Josh Rachunok
  • Andy Ratka
  • Haley Shackelford
  • Matt Winter

Daring Paring

  • Greg Albright
  • Milford Burke
  • Michael Callaghan
  • Jim Carlson
  • Norma Cleveland
  • Glenn Hufnagel
  • Laurie Hufnagel
  • Carl Kurokawa
  • David Maplethorpe
  • Paul McCarter
  • John Salyer
  • Dan Singer
  • Debbie Singer
  • Marlo Spreng
  • Marcy Tartarka
  • Nate Tracy
  • Eric Trager
  • Patty Wilson

Facility Services

  • Karen Conley
  • LuAnn Helms
  • Patricia Hoagland
  • Luz Icenoggle
  • Josh Turango

Friday Evening

  • Brian Bickham
  • Jodi Borowick
  • Pete Borowick
  • Russ Brannon
  • Karen Brannon
  • Josh Cederberg
  • Michelle Dawson
  • Laura Decker
  • Josh Elton
  • Stella Fong
  • Sharon Forman
  • Kelsi Gowan
  • Joan Holbrook
  • Randy Holbrook
  • Glenn Hufnagel
  • Laurie Hufnagel
  • Jim Kaiser
  • Ben Krause
  • Laura Kunsman
  • Dan Masin
  • Valerie McClintock
  • Terry McCoy
  • Katie Meuer
  • Kent Nelson
  • Luta Octavian
  • Michelle Pittack
  • Caden Rottrup
  • John Salyer
  • Sandra Schiavon
  • Sara Schiavon
  • Lyle Scott
  • Arcadia Scott
  • Dan Singer
  • Debbie Singer
  • Shalane Smith
  • Josh Visocan

Guest Chef Dinner

  • David Maplethorpe, Co-chair
  • Billie Ruff, Co-chair
  • Mary Birac
  • Gene Burgad
  • Pam Listoe

Home Cooking Schools

  • Sheila Christopherson – Chair
  • Connie Aaberg
  • Rick Bartsch
  • Joann Bartsch
  • Teresa Bassette
  • Daryl Bell
  • Dawn Bell
  • Jim Berry
  • Pam Berry
  • Anja Berube
  • Deon Berube
  • Paul Bouboutsis
  • Heidi Brosovich
  • Kim Brown
  • Mary Brown
  • Roy Brown
  • Ginnie Burgess
  • Jo Clancy
  • Andrea Cox
  • Sheila Downs
  • Cliff Edwards
  • Susan Edwards
  • Carol Erbe
  • Tom Ferro
  • Erika Ferris
  • Stella Fong
  • Kathryn Hartly
  • Melissa Harrison
  • Berte Heath
  • Jim Heath
  • Alan Hilden
  • Diana Hilden
  • Alisha Houser-Belile
  • Megan Jessee
  • Kim Jestraub
  • Joan Kalberg
  • Doug Koffler
  • Jenny Koffler
  • Carl Kurokawa
  • Janet Ludwig
  • Joan McNally
  • Jeff Parkan
  • Tricia Parkan
  • Karen Peterman
  • Ranga Perera
  • Roseanne Plath
  • Shane Ryan
  • Stacey Suydam
  • Judy Swoboda
  • Marcy Tartarka
  • Chery Terry
  • Jolene Thomas Higman
  • Judy Weddel
  • Jason Wilson

Registration & Welcome

  • Trudy Collins, Co-chair
  • Steve Collins, Co-chair
  • Sue Balter-Reitz
  • Jenay Cross
  • Elliot Cross
  • Kelli Donnelly
  • Don James
  • Mary Ellen James
  • Claudia Janecek
  • Kathie Riggs
  • Kelly Scrimshaw
  • Joann Stryker
  • Rick Stryker
  • Debbie Sundberg

Photography

  • Donna Smith
  • Tony Smith

Private Cellar

  • Kay Berry, Chair
  • Alana Barone
  • Joan Holbrook
  • Boris Krizek
  • Jane Krizek
  • Polly Mulvaney

Saturday Night

  • Dan Carter
  • Jo Clancy
  • Margi Grant
  • Emily Haight
  • Sarah Haight
  • Derrick MacAskill
  • Pat Petersen

Signs

  • Aaron Clingingsmith
  • Carmen Price
  • Patrick Williams

Silent Auction

  • Sue Zagorda, Co-chair
  • Patty Wilson, Co-chair
  • Mary Brown
  • Reneé Coppock
  • Bill DeMeyer
  • Lisa Fordham
  • Tamara Melia-Woodward
  • Cheryl Pfau
  • Cynthia Pike
  • Bruce Wilson

Sodexo

  • Rick Albert
  • Pam Coyle
  • Martie Jaramillo
  • Jeremy Noel

Steering Committee

  • Kay Berry
  • Sheila Christopherson
  • Michelle Dawson
  • John Decker
  • Laura Decker
  • Stella Fong
  • Amy Gibler-Brown
  • Joan Holbrook
  • Randy Holbrook
  • Joe Howell
  • Julie Linderman
  • Pat Petersen
  • Billie Ruff
  • John Salyer
  • Stacey Suydam
  • Susan Walton

Celebration Party

  • Norma Cleveland, Chair
  • Dan Berry
  • Bill Brown
  • Darlene Dibble
  • Curtis Dye
  • Wayne Moller

Volunteer Hospitality

  • Mary Jo Oppegaard, Chair
  • Kelly Armstrong
  • Emilio Campos
  • Nancy Cranston
  • Darlene Dibble
  • Dorothy Flickinger
  • Kate Hemphill
  • Trista Jackson
  • Liz Jimenez-Baskerville
  • Caroline Kale
  • Tracy Miranda
  • Marianne Moos
  • Judy Morgan
  • Jeff Oppegaard
  • Connie Robinson
  • Sue Ryan
  • Suzanne Sartorie
  • Teresa Tafoya
  • Chris Tronson
  • Sandy Wong

Wells Fargo Team Members

  • Sarah Wham, Co-chair
  • Wendy Greenig, Co-Chair
  • Wells Fargo Wine Pourers

Wine Store

  • Ronni Restad, Chair
  • Liz Ching
  • Pat Krug
  • Pat Oertli
  • Sharon Peterson
  • Steve Tullar

Wine Studies

  • Linda Baugh
  • Mary Brown
  • Norma Cleveland
  • Sheryl Costanzo
  • Ralph Costanzo
  • Stella Fong
  • Steve Haman
  • Carolyn Korb
  • Bill Kennedy
  • Mary Kennedy
  • Charlene Magargal
  • Russell Noennig
  • Pat Petersen
  • Sue Rydquist
  • John Salyer
  • Cheryl Terry
  • Nate Tracy
  • Patty Wilson
  • Sue Zagorda

Winemaster Hospitality

  • Cindy Halligan, Chair

Winemaster Symposium

  • Amy Gibler-Brown, Chair
  • Jo Clancy
  • Norma Cleveland
  • Curtis Dye

MSU Billings Foundation Staff

  • Shannon Behounek, Director of Annual Giving & Publications
  • Jon Egeland, Chief Financial Officer
  • Lisa McDaniel, Manager of First Impressions
  • Cindy Millard, Director of Development
  • Jeanne Moller, Development Officer
  • Bonny Perkins, Research and Records Coordinator
  • Susan Rhodes, Scholarship Administrator
  • Jennifer Ries, Scholarship Associate

MSU Billings Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Bobby Anner-Hughes, Chair
  • Jerry Anderson
  • Michael Barber
  • Jeff Berke
  • Jim Berry
  • Sarah Brockel
  • Nick Cladis
  • Reneé Coppock
  • Shaun Cox
  • Kay Foster
  • Donna Fredericks
  • Darwin George
  • Wayne Hansen
  • Roger Huebner
  • Allan Karell
  • Carter Mollgaard
  • Mike Nelson
  • Mark Nook
  • Kirk Peterson
  • Kim Prill
  • Brent Roberts
  • Tim Schruth
  • Debbie Singer
  • Larry Van Atta
  • Dave Warne
  • Lisa Wilson