Portland Oregon is known for its diverse culture and beautiful landscape. With lush gardens, urban hikes and a bustling downtown along the Willamette River you’re sure to enjoy your stay. As your conference host, we are excited to welcome you to "The City of Roses!"
Some of the featured panel presentations will include one of the first NCSLA reviews of the US Supreme Court decision in the Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association vs. Blair case. Another panel will tackle the complex issue of sponsorship agreements and their implications for regulation. We'll look at the issue of alcohol delivery and third party vendors. In a separate panel, we will take a deeper dive into the specific application of technology by third party alcohol marketers and vendors.
It's Oregon and a Western conference would be incomplete without a cannabis panel! Another panel will examine the Wild West of CBD marketing as we await federal rulemaking and guidance. And other exciting and compelling hot topic panels! Stay tuned for the entire business agenda and list of experts serving as presenters.
Of course we will be engaging in the usual and customary activities that are bell weathered traditions of the NCSLA, Sunday night will be the conference reception. The hospitality of an exclusive roof top suite each night is a great opportunity for networking. In a culmination of our activities, we will hold a seminal President’s Banquet across the street at the upscale Duniway Hotel and Restaurant.
We are still pulling together some informal tours so watch for future information about craft products tastings, walking tours of Oregon’s distillery row and perhaps a walking tour/education event around cannabis retail stores. For those folks interested in a more extensive stay in the West, TravelOregon.com is an excellent source of information for planning your extended stay.
You have the option of paying by credit card or check. The registration fees are outlined below.
Name |
Organization |
Title |
Tyler Ackerson |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Executive Officer |
Bruce Bailey |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Commissioner |
Matthew D. Botting |
California Alcoholic Beverage Control |
General Counsel |
Bart Branyon |
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Enforcement Chief |
Tom Brewer |
Nebraska Legislature |
Nebraska State Senator-District 43 |
Chuck Crabtree |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Program Planner-Native Manufacturing Lead |
Lara Cunningham |
South Dakota Department of Revenue |
Sr. Revenue Agent |
Randy Eichacker |
South Dakota Department of Revenue |
Revenue Supervisor |
Dacia English |
Montana Department of Revenue |
Outreach and Education Coordinator |
Jason Evans |
South Dakota Department of Revenue |
Deputy Director |
Shane Flynn |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Sergeant |
Brandon Gonzalez |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Administrative Officer |
Darci Hamilton |
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Enforcement Supervisor |
Richard Haymaker |
Illinois Liquor Control Commission |
Legal Counsel |
Anna Hirai |
Honolulu Liquor Commission |
Acting Administrator |
Harry A. Hoch, Jr. |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Commissioner |
Daniel Jacob |
Honolulu Liquor Commission |
Corporation Counsel |
Nathan Jacobsen |
Nebraska State Patrol |
Investigator |
Milissa Johnson-Wiles |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Assistant Attorney General |
Kim Lowe |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Commissioner |
John Lowe |
Nebraska Legislature |
Nebraska State Senator-District 37 |
DeMario Luttrell |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
|
Steve Marks |
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |
Executive Director |
Brad McDowell |
Mo. Div of Alcohol and Tobacco Control |
Deputy Chief of Enforcement |
Cody McGee |
Nebraska State Patrol |
Investigator |
Melanie Musial |
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |
Director of Administrative Hearings Div. |
Glen Parks |
Nebraska Attorney General's Office |
Assistant Attorney General |
Nicola Reid |
Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board |
Compliance and Adjudications Manager |
Patrick Roy |
Nebraska Legislature |
Legislative Aide to Senator John Lowe |
Hobert Rupe |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Executive Director |
Leo Sandoval |
Kauai Liquor Control Commission, County of Kauai |
Director |
Rosetta Shatkin |
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |
Government Relations Manager |
Audra Shughart |
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Licensing Manager |
Rebecca Smith |
Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board |
Director of Licensing and Regulation |
Stephanie Strauss |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Government Relations Officer |
Todd Suchsland |
Nebraska State Patrol |
Investigator |
Herbert Sutton, Jr. |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Chief of Operations |
Paula Thomas Gotshalk |
County of Hawaii - Liquor Control |
Liquor Commissioner |
Brandon Viterna |
Nebraska State Patrol |
Investigator |
David Adelman |
Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association |
Executive Director |
Nicole Alvarado |
Delicato Vineyards |
Director Trade Practices Compliance |
Eric Anderson |
InfoLawGroup LLP |
Partner |
Jacob Appelsmith |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
Senior Counsel |
Denis Bechac |
Yoti USA Inc. |
Director, Public Sector, North America |
Donovan Borvan |
Webster Law Partners |
Attorney |
Matthew D. Botting |
California Alcoholic Beverage Control |
General Counsel |
Bart Branyon |
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Enforcement Chief |
Tom Brewer |
Nebraska Legislature |
Nebraska State Senator-District 43 |
Kristi Brown |
Distilled Spirits Council Of The United States (DISCUS) |
|
Clayton Byrd |
Amazon Services LLC |
Senior Manager, Public Policy |
Christopher Coleman |
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois |
Vice President of Government Relations |
Kristin Crawford |
Associated Beverage Distributors of Nebraska |
President |
Jim Darwin |
eStrategy Solutions, Inc. |
Consultant |
Maribel Delgado |
E. & J. Gallo Winery |
|
Jessica Dunker |
Iowa Restaurant Association |
President & CEO |
Dacia English |
Montana Department of Revenue |
Outreach and Education Coordinator |
Pamela Frantz |
NCSLA |
Executive Director |
Travis Gibbons |
Amazon Services LLC |
|
Deni Hansberry |
Federal Express Corporation |
Senior Counsel |
John Harris |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Government Consultant |
Steven Harrison |
Zero Link Markets, Inc. (DBA Vinoshipper) |
President & CEO |
Katie Hatfield |
E. & J. Gallo Winery |
Compliance Analyst |
Richard Haymaker |
Illinois Liquor Control Commission |
Legal Counsel |
Anna Hirai |
Honolulu Liquor Commission |
Acting Administrator |
Bahaneh Hobel |
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty |
Partner and Head of Alcohol Beverage Law and Compliance |
Ryan Irsik |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Director-Public Affairs & Government Relations |
Sally Jefferson |
Wine Institute |
Director, Western States |
Milissa Johnson-Wiles |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Assistant Attorney General |
Lisa Kahler |
Ready Training Online |
|
Michael Kelley |
Kelley Plucker, LLC |
Attorney |
Sean Kelley |
Kelley Plucker, LLC |
Attorney |
Harry G. Knight |
Flairsoft Ltd. |
Senior Advisor |
Joseph Kohout |
Associated Beverage Distributors of Nebraska |
Lobbyist |
Geralyn Lasher |
Wine Institute |
Director, Great Lakes States |
John Lowe |
Nebraska Legislature |
Nebraska State Senator-District 37 |
Theresa Marchetti |
Flairsoft Ltd. |
Senior Director of Product Development and Delivery |
Steve Marks |
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |
Executive Director |
John Matthews |
eStrategy Solutions, Inc. |
President/CEO |
Stephanie Meier |
Amazon Services LLC |
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Alcohol |
Branden P. Mello |
Delicato Vineyards |
Staff Attorney - Contracts and IP |
Claire Mitchell |
Stoel Rives LLP |
Attorney |
Robert Myers |
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois |
President |
Bourcard Nesin |
Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Research |
Beverage Analyst |
Jennifer Niesen |
Christopoulos Law Group, LLC |
Associate Attorney |
Robert J. OHara |
Flaherty and O'Hara, P.C. |
Attorney |
Sean OLeary |
O'Leary Law and Policy Group, LLC |
President |
Craig Pacheco |
Stoel Rives LLP |
Attorney |
Glen Parks |
Nebraska Attorney General's Office |
Assistant Attorney General |
Paul E. Pisano |
National Beer Wholesalers Association |
Sr. Vice President Industry Affairs & General Counsel |
Harlan Powell |
Powell Junia P.C. |
Partner |
Marcus Powers |
Zipline Brewing Co. |
Co-founder and CEO |
Leor Reef |
goPuff |
Government Affairs Principal |
Patrick Roy |
Nebraska Legislature |
Legislative Aide to Senator John Lowe |
Tyler Rudd |
Wine Institute |
Central States Counsel |
Kara Ruecker |
Amazon Services LLC |
Public Policy, Alcohol |
Hobert Rupe |
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission |
Executive Director |
Adena Santiago |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
Partner |
Erik Schaeffer |
Fintech |
Manager, Regulatory Affairs |
Stephenie Shah |
Diageo North America |
|
Adriana Sherwood |
Hinman & Carmichael LLP |
Counsel |
Audra Shughart |
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Licensing Manager |
James Skloda |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. |
Assistant General Counsel |
Alan R. Steen |
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
VP, Government Affairs |
Stephanie Strauss |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Government Relations Officer |
Herbert Sutton, Jr. |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Chief of Operations |
Chris Swonger |
Distilled Spirits Council of the US |
President & CEO |
Wendy Turk |
Fintech |
Director, Regulatory Affairs |
James Webster |
Webster Law Partners |
Partner |
Laura Wentling |
Ready Training Online |
|
Ronnie White |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
Associate General Counsel |