Committees
Ruth Bassin passed away on August 21, 2016 from Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Bassin was the owner and matriarch of MacArthur Beverages and founder of Heart’s Delight.
When Mrs. Bassin lost her son, Bruce, in 1998 to a sudden heart attack at the young age of 40, it inspired her to establish Heart’s Delight. The event will be an enduring legacy to Ruth Bassin, a tribute to Bruce, and fight against heart disease and stroke.
Celebrity Hosts
Bill Plante CBS News
Jamie Ritchie Sotheby’s
Auction Committe
Doug Heye, Chairman
Tim O’Rourke Total Wine & More, Chairman
Eric M. Platt Artisans & Vines, Vice Chairman (2014 & 2015 Chairman)
David White Terroirist.com, Vice Chairman (2015 & 2016 Chairman)
Gail Bassin JBS International, Inc.
Erich Broksas Potomac Innovation, Upside Travel (2015 Vice Chairman)
John Brooks The WineO
James V. Cahill Jones Lang LaSalle
Molly Christhilf Finnegan Winebow Imports
Scott Claffee (2014 Chairman)
Carrie Clime Pernod Ricard USA (2014 Vice Chairman)
Alicia Cypress
Adam Feinberg Miller & Chevalier Chartered
James E. Gaby
John Gallagher Fluor Corporation
Josh Genderson Schneider’s of Capitol Hill
John Glowa
Susan M. Grais Ernst & Young LLP
Diane Gross Cork Wine Bar, Cork Market & Tasting Room
Gil Guarino Intuitive.IT
Dan Healy, Carr Workplaces
Dan Horowitz LinkedIn
Conrad Kenley LCG, Inc. (2013 Chairman)
Joel Kleinman
Max Kuller Fat Baby Inc.
Arthur Kuo
Ilyse Fishman Lerner On Rye
Jonathan Lerner Lerner Enterprises
Tom Madrecki
Carly Maher, CSW, CSS The Wine Group
Maureen Nelson Ernst & Young LLP
Karen Peterson
Darryl Priest
Caitlin Rice
Michael Sands Calvert Woodley Wine & Spirits
Jeffrey J. Schragg BDO
Tim Snyder Republic National Distributing Company
Julie Sproesser Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
Mike Zima & Azziza BenSaid SommPicks
Executive Committee
Mitch Bainwol Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Nick Calio Airlines for America
Shannon Finley Capitol Counsel
Michael Herson American Defense International, Inc.
Brian Kearney Kearney & Company
David Marventano Fluor
Advisory Board
Ruth Bassin* – Founding Sponsor
Mark Bisnow, Bisnow Media – Chairman 2003
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.* – Chairman 2005
Hon. John Breaux Squire Patton Boggs – Chairman 2011
Nicholas E. Calio Airlines for America – Chairman 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014
Mark Ein Venturehouse Group – Chairman 2012
Scott Greenberg Greenberg, Wexler & Eig LLC – Founding Chairman
John M. Kane The Kane Company Chairman 2009
Hon. Trent Lott Squire Patton Boggs Chairman 2011
David Marventano Fluor Corporation Chairman 2016
Constance J. Milstein, The Countess de La Haye Saint Hilaire – Chairman 2010
Evan Morris* – Chairman 2015
Samuel Schreiber Chain Bridge Bank, N.A.– Chairman 2006
Richard Thompson Akin Gump – Chairman 2006 & 2008
George Vradenburg III Vradenburg Foundation – Chairman 2004 & 2005
Honorary Committee
The Honorable Richard Burr United States Senator, N. Carolina – 2014 Honoree
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss United States Senate, Georgia 2011 – 2013 Honoree
The Honorable Richard B. Cheney- 2011 Leadership Award
The Honorable James E. Clyburn U.S. House of Representatives, S. Carolina – 2011 Honoree
The Honorable Ander Crenshaw U.S. House of Representatives, Florida – 2016 Leadership Award
The Honorable Bill Frist, M.D. United States Senate, Tennessee – 2003 Honoree
The Honorable Steny Hoyer U.S. House of Representatives, MD – 2009 Honoree
The Honorable John Larson, U.S. House of Representatives, CT – 2013 Honoree
The Honorable Jim McCrery U.S. House of Representatives, LA – 2006 Honoree
The Honorable Richard E. Neal U.S. House of Representatives, MA – 2008 Honoree
The Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives – 2016 Congress Has Heart Award
The Honorable Bill Shuster, U.S. House of Representatives, PA – 2013 Honoree
The Honorable Mike Thompson U.S. House of Representatives, CA – 2011 & 2013 Honoree
Sommelier Circle Committee
Jarad Slipp, MS, RdV Vineyards 2015 & 2016 Chairman
Charles Birr, Virginia Wine Society
William Bright The Hay-Adams
Brent Kroll Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Max Kuller Proof, Doi Moi & Estadio
Erik Segelbaum Le Diplomate
J. Sebastian Zutant The Red Hen (2015 Chairman)