The Elizabeth Bishop Advisory Board
Members of the Advisory Board actively contribute to the fields of wine, beer, and spirits. The Advisory Board shall act for the Wine Resource Center and will be responsible for the management of its affairs.
| Rebecca Alssid | Director of Lifelong Learning, Boston University |
| Michael Apstein, MD | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; freelance wine journalist and critic |
| Jim Apteker | Owner, Longwood Events Corporation |
| Marshall Berenson | Wine connoisseur |
| Roger Berkowitz | President/CEO, Legal Sea Foods |
| Sarah Bishop | Co-founder, Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center |
| Sandy Block, MW | Instructor, wine studies, Boston University; vice president, beverage operations, Legal Sea Foods |
| Nick Bourke | Vice president and corporate wine director, Martignetti Wines |
| Jeff Brooks | New England manager, Kobrand Corporation |
| Helen Gallo Bryan | Vice president, Winebow Imports/Leonardo LoCascio Selections |
| George Buehler | Wine connoisseur |
| Jean-Louis Carbonnier | President, Carbonnier Communications |
| Jim Carmody | General manager, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center |
| Earl Cate | Wine connoisseur |
| Peter Christy | President and CEO, Massachusetts Restaurant Association |
| Clive Coates, MW | Author and wine educator |
| Patrick Dubsky | Owner and wine retail merchant, Winestone |
| Fred Ek | Importer, ExCellars |
| Richard Elia | Publisher, Quarterly Review of Wines |
| R. Curtis Ellison, MD | Epidemiologist and wine researcher, Boston University School of Medicine |
| Jay Halfond | Dean, Boston University Metropolitan College |
| Sally Jackson | Owner, Jackson & Co. Public Relations |
| Tom Kershaw | Restaurant proprietor |
| Steve Lizio | Wine connoisseur |
| Dan Michaud | Director, special events and training, Ruby Wines, Inc. |
| Burton J. Miller | Owner, BLM Wine + Spirits |
| Keith Mills | Owner/wine retail merchant, Esprit du Vin |
| Alex Murray | Assistant director, beverage strategy, Legal Sea Foods |
| Michael Neagle | American Institute of Wine and Food |
| William Nesto, MW | Instructor, wine studies, Boston University |
| Ellen Bishop O’Brian | Co-founder, Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center |
| Roger Ormon | Wine merchant, BLM Wine + Spirits |
| Robert Parker | Wine critic and editor, Wine Advocate, Inc. |
| Jacques Pépin | Author and food educator, Boston University |
| Jancis Robinson, MW | Wine critic, author, and journalist, Financial Times |
| Jeannie Rogers | Owner, Adonna Imports |
| Brad Rubin | Vice president, sales, Ruby Wines, Inc. |
| Bill Russell | Vintner, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery |
| Carol Russell | Co-founder, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery |
| Rob Russell | Vineyard manager, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery |
| Robert Russell | Co-founder, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery |
| Lisa Miller Ryan | President, BLM Wine + Spirits |
| Jeff Saunders | Saunders Hotel Group |
| Tom Schmeisser | Wine buyer, Marty’s Liquors |
| Cat Silirie | Wine director, No. 9 Group |
| Peter Stone | Executive editor and creative director, Massachusetts’ Beverage Business |
| Sonia Turek | Wine columnist |
| Adam Wise | Associate vice president, development and alumni relations, Boston University |
| Tanya Zlateva | Associate dean, Boston University Metropolitan College |
