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june 2016 / the tasting panel / 105 Tammy LaNasa, Director of National Accounts, Fetzer Vineyards. Oregon wine industry pioneer Susan Sokol Blosser signing her newest book, Gracious & Ruthless: Surprising Strategies for Business Success. Wines of Chile USA Executive Director Marybeth Bentwood. Maeve Pesquera, Director of Wine for Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Marilisa Allegrini, Chief Executive Officer for Allegrini Estates. The session "Navigating the Career Jungle" included panelists Helen Mackey, Vice President, Darden Enterprise Beverage Strategy and Innovation; Meridith May, Publisher and Editorial Director of The Tasting Panel, The Somm Journal and The Clever Root ; Dr. Liz Thach, MW, Professor of Management and Wine Business, Sonoma State University; Josh Wand, founder and Motivator-in-Chief of Force Brands; Mary Barranco, Vice President, National Training Director, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.; and Colleen Brennan, Vice President, National Accounts On Premise, Rodney Strong Wine Estates.