Committees

Distinguished Host

Jamie Ritchie   Former Sotheby’s Worldwide Chairman of Wines & Spirits 

Executive Committee

2024 Chairman: George Little, Brunswick Group 

Mitch Bainwol

Mike Boyd Gilead Sciences, Inc

Tori Emerson Barnes   U.S. Travel Association

John Bozzella   Alliance for Automotive Innovation

Nicholas E. Calio    Airlines for America

Shannon Finley   Capitol Counsel

Brian Kearney   Kearney & Company

Sean Kennedy    National Restaurant Association

Gary Kline   Cigna

David Marventano  Fluor Corporation

Paul Rinaldi    Rinaldi Consultants LLC

Matthew Shay   National Retail Federation

Auction Committee

2024 Co-Chair: Adam Feinberg Miller & Chevalier Chartered

2024 Co-Chair: Miranda Franco  Holland & Knight LLP

Rob Allen

Gail Bassin

Mandilyn Beck

John Brooks

Alicia Cypress

Lieven DeGeyndt Sparkle-ist

Elizabeth Duncan

Libby Edwards  Really Good Boxed Wine

Sam Feder   Jenner & Block LLP

Adam Feinberg   Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2019 & 2018 Vice Chair

Kelsey Phelps Finch   SEPPI  Craft Sparkling Wine

Molly Finnegan   Champagne Laurent-Perrier

John Gallagher   Fluor Corporation

Elyse Genderson   Schneider’s of Capitol Hill

Susan M. Grais   EY

Diane Gross   Cork Wine Bar & Market 2019 & 2018 Vice Chair

Kathryn Gudenberg

David Hale    Gemini Wine Company

Larry Hansard    Gallagher

Caroline Hermann, MW Alcohol Beverage Law

Doug Heye   2017 Chairman

Eric Kadel     Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Conrad Kenley   LCG, Inc. 2013 Chairman

Joel Kleinman

Bambi Landew

Tom Madrecki

Carly Maher    Heritage Collection -Trinchero Family Estates

John McDermott Meta

Archana Mehta

Jamie Miller   American Medical Group Association

Donald Moffat     Zachys Fine Wine and Auction

Maureen Nelson   EY

Julie Philp  ACG Advocacy

Eric M. Platt   Artisans and Vines 2015 & 2014 Chairman, 2019 & 2017 Vice Chair

Noah Raizman    The Centers for Advanced Orthapaedics

Pamela Roberto   Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Michael Sands   Calvert Woodley Wine & Spirits

Jeffrey J. Schragg   Newton Grange Consulting

Tim Snyder   Republic National Distributing Company 

Amy Troutmiller   Common Fuel Consulting

David White   Terroirist.com & Keybridge Communications 2016 & 2015 Chairman, 2019, 2018 & 2017 Vice Chairman

Timothy Wigder

Scott Wilkes  Lux Wines

 

Heart’s Delight Board

Mitch Bainwol   2018 Chairman

Ruth Bassin*   Founding Sponsor (in memory of her son)

Mark Bisnow   2003 Chairman

Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.*  2005 Chairman

John Bozzella    Alliance for Automotive Innovation  2022 Chairman

The Honorable John Breaux   Crossroad Strategies  2011 Chairman

Nicholas E. Calio   Airlines for America  2014, 2013, 2008, 2007 Chairman

Scott Greenberg   Greenberg, Wexler & Eig LLC, Founding Chairman

John M. Kane   2009 Chairman

Brian Kearney   Kearney & Company  2017 Chairman

The Honorable Trent Lott   Crossroad Strategies  2011 Chairman

David Marventano   Fluor Corporation  2016 Chairman

Constance J. Milstein  The Countess de La Haye Saint Hilaire  2010 Chair

Samuel Schreiber   2006 Chairman

Matthew Shay National Retail Federation   2019 Chairman

Richard Thompson   Akin Gump  2008 & 2006 Chairman

George Vradenburg III     2005 & 2004 Chairman

Honorary Committee

The Honorable Andy Barr – 2023 Congress Has Heart Award

The Honorable Richard Burr 2014 Honoree

The Honorable Saxby Chambliss 2013, 2012 & 2011 Honoree

The Honorable Richard B. Cheney 2011 Leadership Award

The Honorable James E. Clyburn 2011 Honoree

The Honorable Ander Crenshaw 2016 Leadership Award

The Honorable Bill Frist, M.D.2003 Honoree

The Honorable Steny Hoyer   2009 Honoree

The Honorable John Larson   2013 Honoree

The Honorable Jim McCrery   2006 Honoree

The Honorable Lisa Murkowski 2018 Congress Has Heart Award

The Honorable Richard E. Neal 2008 Honoree

The Honorable Paul Ryan 2016 Congress Has Heart Award

The Honorable Bill Shuster 2013 Honoree

The Honorable Mike Thompson 2013 & 2011 Honoree

The Honorable Ron Wyden 2017 Congress Has Heart Award

Sommelier Circle Committee

William Bright

Nadine Brown

John Filkins

Corbin Goldstein

Diane Gross   Cork Wine Bar & Market 2019 & 2018 Chair

Alexa Jaenecki

Brent Kroll   Maxwell Park

Will Moriarty

Raquel Ortega

Erika Parjus

James Stokes

Bilyal Vehov

Kristin Welch

Sebastian Zutant   Primrose 2015 Chairman