Board of Directors
The Glancy Wine Education Foundation is overseen and managed by its Board of Directors. Board members work on a volunteer basis without compensation.
Ana Keller, President
Ana is a firm believer in collaboration, hard work, and friendship. At the helm of her family’s winery since 1998, she focuses on growing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah representing her family’s estate terroir. Ana’s previous non-profit endeavors include participating with the Petaluma Gap Grapegrowers Alliance to establish the Petaluma Gap AVA and serving on the Sonoma County Vintners board.
Martin Redmond, Treasurer
Martin is a retired finance executive with a background in public accounting and corporate finance. As Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Glancy Wine Education Foundation, he combines his financial expertise with his passion for wine education. Martin is a WSET Level 2 Award in Wines graduate and a Certified Sherry Wine Specialist (CSWS®). Outside of his volunteer work, he writes the ENOFYLZ Wine Blog and enjoys traveling, cycling, and pickleball.
Kimberly Charles, Secretary, Marketing Chair
Kimberly Charles is the President and Founder of Charles Communication Associates in San Francisco, which is in its 19th year as one of the wine industry’s leading PR firms. Deeply dedicated to charitable causes, she has served on the board of the Society of Wine Educators, the River Network, Les Dames d'Escoffier, and Dress for Success, among others.
Janie Woo
Janie is a hospitality and wine entrepreneur with a career rooted in the ultra-luxury sector. After a decade with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, she moved into global hospitality consulting, advising leading organizations worldwide. Having traveled to 101 countries, she brings a broad, cross-cultural perspective on service and leadership. Today, Janie co-owns a vineyard and has built a wine brand from the ground up, and she also co-owns a restaurant recognized by the Michelin Guide. With GWEF since inception, she is driven to give back through mentorship, opportunity, and meaningful community impact. Janie currently serves as Executive Director at The Stratford, a luxury retirement living community, championing seniors’ quality of life.
Brandon Ford
Brandon Ford is the Sales Director at Formulated Solutions, where he leads business development strategy for personal care and healthcare products. Based in Ohio, he also serves as an elected councilman of the Summit County Council. He holds an Advanced Certificate in Wine & Spirits from WSET and has taught wine courses throughout his 18-year career, including at the American Wine School. With degrees in nursing, law, and business, Brandon brings a multidisciplinary lens to his professional life. He is married with two sons.
Tony Lombardi
Tony is the Founder and Proprietor of Lombardi Wines and Lombardi Marketing, a boutique consultancy serving luxury wine producers across Sonoma County and Napa Valley. With more than 30 years of experience spanning hospitality, public relations, and brand management, he brings a rare, 360-degree perspective on the wine industry to the GWEF board. Tony and his wife Christine founded Lombardi Wines in 2013, crafting small-production Chardonnay and Pinot Noir honoring a family legacy in Petaluma stretching back to 1947. He is a founding board member of the Hilinski's Hope Foundation, dedicated to mental health awareness and wellness programs for student-athletes nationwide, and has been a longstanding supporter of the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, whose annual wine and food event raised over $3 million just this year for the school that services special needs children in the Triangle community.
Ryan Williams
Martin is a retired finance executive with a background in public accounting and corporate finance. As Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Glancy Wine Education Foundation, he combines his financial expertise with his passion for wine education. Martin is a WSET Level 2 Award in Wines graduate and a Certified Sherry Wine Specialist (CSWS®). Outside of his volunteer work, he writes the ENOFYLZ Wine Blog and enjoys traveling, cycling, and hiking.
Tony Lawrence
Tony is also known as The Global Winechef. Based in Philadelphia, he creates unique wine dinners for corporate events, country clubs, destination vineyard events and private special occasions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management from Widener University and interned as a chef in Germany. Tony is also a Pro-Chef graduate, as well as a Food & Wine Pairing Specialist from the CIA Greystone, Napa Valley. Tony has spent thirty-eight years as a professional wine judge, and uses his passion to create a blueprint for unique pairing events, focused on making food & wine pairing educational and truly memorable.
Andrea Smalling
Andrea has held marketing and strategic leadership positions for several of North America’s leading wineries over the past 30 years. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for WineDirect and enjoys using her experience to help their over 2000 winery clients develop and successfully run their direct-to-consumer sales operations. She has a deep love for the wine industry and especially enjoys helping wine companies find creative ways to maximize their results.
Christy Frank
Christy Frank has over 25 years experience in all tiers of the US beverage alcohol trade, ranging from large, global drinks firms to small, boutique distributors, to on- and off-trade retail. She currently splits her time between NYC and the Berkshires, managing her shop, Copake Wine Works, and teaching WSET courses at the International Wine Center. A member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemaker, and a Roots Fund Mentor of the Year, she is committed to mentoring the next generation of wine professionals. A newly hatched empty-nester, she is embarking on the Master of Wine program.
Emeritus Board Members
Peggy Cramer
Peggy was one of the founding board members of GWEF, and served as its Secretary for many years. In her encore career, Peggy works as a wine educator, most recently for Inglenook WIne Estate in the Napa Valley. She’s also taught wine classes for members of the St. Francis Yacht Club where she was a active member of the Wine Committee, as well as for San Francisco Giants Events. Peggy earned her Certified Specialist of Wine credential through the San Francisco Wine School. In 2021 she retired from her role as Vice President of Communications for Pacific Premier Bank. Currently living in Portugal, Peggy is learning as much as possible about their 250+ indigenous grape varieties.
Alder Yarrow
Alder was a founding board member of GWEF, and served for 5 years, three of those as Vice President. He is a journalist and wine critic. He runs the website Vinography.Com and writes for Jancis Robinson and various other publications. He also judges wine at competitions around the world, is a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine, the World Atlas of Wine, and was a restaurant judge for the James Beard Awards for many years.
Past GWEF board members include:
Lise Glancy
Cheryl Halloran
Susan Freeman
Brenna Moorhead
Vincent Morrow
Mahesh Tirupattur
Maggie Heile
Laurie Lindrup
Kenny Gold
Christine Ridout
Christie Lawlor