Richmond Virginia offers a blend of history, culture, dining and beautiful outdoor spaces that make it a regular on “must visit” lists. Most recently featured in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021”, Richmond has been patiently waiting for NCSLA’s visit since 2020. Astride the James River, the nation’s “founding river”, Richmond is striking its own unique identity as a city with a rich and colorful past with an even brighter future that offers opportunities for everyone. As your conference host, we are excited to welcome you to “The RVA!”
During the conference, we will focus on three themes as part of the panel discussions. Technology is shifting both how we receive and market beverage alcohol as well as how we determine whether a sale may take place legally. Panelists will delve into where technology presents challenges as well as opportunities in the industry. While the term “innovation” may be as overused as “genius”, there’s something to be said for the products that are entering the market, whether from the non-alcoholic space or moving a brand from spirits to wine or beer. We’ll have discussions around what is involved in communicating with regulators and consumers about a product through labeling and marketing programs. Finally, panels will touch on the role regulations and public policy have on the beverage alcohol space from how regulatory entities engage in policy discussions to the role of public health organizations and the approval of new areas for alcohol consumption.
Our social activities will give you an opportunity to see some of the unique cultural landmarks in Richmond while relaxing with fellow conference attendees. On Sunday evening, NCSLA will host an opening reception at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where attendees will have the opportunity to see some of the VMFA’s nationally recognized collections. On Monday, we will make a slight departure from tradition and host the President’s Banquet on the stage of the Carpenter Theatre, giving you Tuesday night to explore Richmond’s fantastic dining options. There will also be a hospitality suite all three nights of the conference, allowing folks to catch up after the days’ events.
For those folks interested in a more extensive stay in Virginia’s Capitol City, VisitRichmondVA.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.
Registration Fees:
Name |
Organization |
Title |
David Alfano |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Donovan Anderson |
DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration |
Chairman, ABC Board |
Sean Atkins |
Tennessee ABC |
Commission Paralegal |
Jonathan Berman |
DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration |
Assistant Attorney General |
Tabatha Blackwell |
Tennessee ABC |
TABC Assistant Director |
Bobby Cato |
DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration |
ABC Board Member |
Matthew Cherry |
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Marketing Practices Attorney |
Janelle Christian |
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) |
Director, Office of Industry and State Outreach |
Rafi Crockett |
DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration |
ABC Board Member |
Katie Crumble |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Director of Education and Prevention |
Chris Curtis |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Deputy Secretary |
John Daniel |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Chief Counsel/Government Affairs Officer |
Kevin Davis |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Special Agent in Charge of Regional Operations |
Rusty Elliott |
Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division |
Agent in Charge |
Jessica Espinoza |
Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
Chief, Bureau of Issuance Oversight |
William Euille |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Board Member |
Maria Everett |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Board Chairperson |
Lily Fan |
New York State Liquor Authority |
Commissioner |
Alex Flanigan |
City of Winchester, Virginia |
Main Street Program Manager |
Edward Grandis |
DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration |
ABC Board Member |
Marc Haalman |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Special Agent in Charge |
John Hamilton |
Tennessee ABC |
TABC Commissioner |
Travis Hill |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Chief Executive Officer |
Anna Hirai |
Honolulu Liquor Commission |
Acting Administrator |
Kevin Holden |
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
Attorney |
Greg Holland |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Board Member |
LaTonya Hucks-Watkins |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Senior Legal Counsel |
Beth Hungate-Noland |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Board Vice Chair |
Seth Kandl |
North Carolina ABC Commission |
Assistant Counsel |
Jeffrey Kelly |
Maryland Alcohol and Tobacco Commission |
Executive Director |
Thomas Kirby |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Chief Law Enforcement Officer |
Paul Krizek |
Virginia House of Delegates |
Delegate, 44th District |
Ernest Legier |
Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control |
Commissioner |
Tony Marsh |
Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division |
Criminal Investigator Supervisor |
Perry Mathis |
South Carolina Department of Revenue - Alcohol Beverage Licensing |
ABL Administrator |
William Maxey |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Administrative Law Judge 2 |
Adam Melita |
City of Norfolk, Virginia |
Deputy City Attorney |
Ryan Mercurio |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Commission Counsel |
Renee C. Metz |
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission |
Assistant General Counsel |
Sarah Ross |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Associate Legal Counsel |
Mark Rubin |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Board Member |
Aaron Rummage |
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |
Director of Legislation, Policy and Communication |
Matthew Scoggins |
SC Department of Revenue |
ABL Regulatory Analyst |
Erik Smoot |
Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission |
Captain |
Mary Stevens |
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control |
Deputy Attorney General |
David Stock |
Henrico County, VA Commonwealth's Attorney's Office |
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney |
Michelle Stone-Principato |
Colorado Department of Revenue - Liquor Enforcement Division |
Director |
Stephanie Strauss |
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division |
Government Relations Officer |
Christopher Thiemann |
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau |
Distilled Spirits Program Manager |
Danielle Walker |
SC Department of Revenue |
ABL Regulatory Analyst |
Missy Welch |
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission |
Director Programs Division |
Vida Williams |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Chief Digital and Brand Officer |
Rachel Yates |
Virginia ABC Authority |
Associate Legal Counsel |
Patrick Abernathy |
TruAge Solutions |
Manager Systems & Retailer Engagement |
David Albo |
Williams Mullen |
Partner |
Kimiya Alsop |
DoorDash, Inc. |
Manager, Alcohol Partnerships |
Eric Anderson |
InfoLawGroup LLP |
Partner |
Katherine Armstrong |
BBB National Advertising Division (NAD) |
Deputy Director |
Shauna Barnes |
Barnes Beverage Group |
Founding Partner |
Randy Barnhart |
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
VP Governmental Relations Eastern Region & Canada |
Terri Beirne |
Wine Institute |
Eastern Counsel |
Nicholas Bergman |
Buchman Law Firm, LLP |
Partner |
Donovan Borvan |
Webster Law Partners |
Attorney |
Phil Boykin |
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association |
President/CEO |
Mary Brousseau |
USA Wine West, LLC |
Compliance Director |
Clayton Byrd |
Amazon Services LLC |
Senior Manager, Public Policy |
Kristin Carlton |
Penrose Hill, Limited |
Director of Compliance |
Al Christian |
Reyes Beer Division |
VP Governmental Affairs |
Dimitrios Christopoulos |
Christopoulos Law Group, LLC |
Principal |
Jim Compton |
J. Emerson, Inc. Fine Wines & Cheese |
President |
Sara Cooley Broschart |
Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice |
Director |
Alicia Cronbach |
Cronbach Law Group PC |
Principal |
Joseph Cruz |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
Consultant |
David Cuttino |
Virginia Spirits Board |
Chairman, VA Spirits Board |
Darcy DaCosta |
MolsonCoors |
Senior Director, Government Affairs |
Danielle DAlessandro |
goPuff |
Corporate Affairs Principal |
Richard Davis |
Republic National Distributing Co. |
Executive Vice President Government Affairs |
Michelle Draper |
McDermott Will & Emery |
Professional Advisor |
Chuck Duvall |
Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association |
Executive Director |
Matt Eisman |
Accela, Inc. |
Business Development Executive |
Danielle Elks |
Elks Law |
Attorney |
Kurt Erickson |
Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) |
President & CEO |
Susan Evans |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Consultant |
Jacqueline Flug |
Drizly, Inc. |
Vice President, Legal & Industry Affairs |
Pamela Frantz |
NCSLA |
Executive Director |
Kimberly Frost |
Martin, Frost & Hill, P.C. |
Shareholder |
Kelli Gaudreau |
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association |
Director of Operations |
Travis Gibbons |
Amazon Services LLC |
Manager, Public Policy |
Michael Halfacre |
Beer Wholesalers Association of New Jersey |
Executive Director |
Lindsey Hannon |
FIFCO USA |
Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
Jay Hibbard |
Distilled Spirits Council Of The United States (DISCUS) |
Senior Vice President, State Public Policy |
Chad Horrell |
DoorDash, Inc. |
Senior Manager, Government Affairs |
Scott Johnson |
Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association |
Legislative Counsel |
Anne M. Junia |
Powell Junia P.C. |
Partner |
Valerie Karasz |
Buchman Law Firm, LLP |
Partner |
William A. Kelley, Jr. |
Beer Distributors of Massachusetts Inc. |
President |
Greg Kelly |
H&M Company |
Vice President |
Emily Knoles |
Delicato Family Wines |
Director & Associate General Counsel |
Chris Konschak |
Responsibility.org |
Senior Director, Traffic Safety and Government Relations |
Barbara Kwon |
Danow McMullan and Panoff |
Partner |
Geralyn Lasher |
Wine Institute |
Director, Great Lakes States |
Margie Lehrman |
American Craft Spirits Association |
Chief Executive Officer |
Hunter Limbaugh |
Wine Institute |
Southeastern Counsel |
Thomas A. Lisk |
Cozen O'Connor |
Partner |
Rochelle Marte |
MolsonCoors |
Senior Director, State Government Affairs |
Carol Martel |
Wine Institute |
Northeastern Counsel |
William McIntyre |
Flairsoft Ltd. |
VP Business Development |
PH McLaughin |
Premium Distributors of Virginia |
Market President |
Kevin McNally |
Marston & McNally, P.C. |
Partner and Co-Founder |
Stephanie Meier |
Amazon Services LLC |
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Alcohol |
Jo Moak |
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. |
Exec. Vice President and General Counsel |
Esteban Morin |
Drizly, Inc. |
Vice President, Legal |
Bentley Nettles |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Consultant |
Wendy Parker |
Empire Distributors |
Director, Legal |
Pam Paziotopoulos |
Reyes Beer Division |
Director, ABC Compliance |
Robert Pinson |
Adams and Reese LLP |
Partner |
Paul E. Pisano |
National Beer Wholesalers Association |
Sr. Vice President Industry Affairs & General Counsel |
Nick Ramos |
Troutman Pepper |
Attorney |
Christopher Riano |
Holland & Knight, LLP |
Of Counsel |
Deborah Ringo |
Diageo North America |
Director, Regulatory & Technical Affairs |
Deborah Rossi |
Beverage Associates Inc. |
Consultant |
Lisa Rountree |
TruAge Solutions |
Head of Marketing & Customer Experience |
Tyler Rudd |
Wine Institute |
Central States Counsel |
Matthew D. Saltzman |
Saltzman Mugan Dushoff |
Managing Shareholder |
Erik Schaeffer |
Fintech |
Manager, Regulatory Affairs |
Nichole Shustack |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
Counsel |
David J. Simoni |
FIFCO USA |
General Counsel |
Sarah Spiller |
Cronbach Law Group PC |
Director of Integration Strategy |
Alan R. Steen |
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
VP, Government Affairs |
Mindy Stephens |
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) |
Manager, Identity Management |
Trent Taylor |
McGuireWoods |
Partner |
Reid Teschner |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
Director, State Affairs |
Stan Tretiak |
Hefty, Wiley and Gore, P.C. |
Director of Government Affairs |
Wendy Turk |
Fintech |
Director, Regulatory Affairs |
Rick Wasmund |
Copper Fox Distillery |
Founder and Managing Member |
Lorna Watson |
E. & J. Gallo Winery |
Excise Tax & Audit Senior Manager, Compliance |
Liz Watson |
Sovos ShipCompliant |
|
Seth Weinberg |
Weinberg Zareh Malkin Price LLP |
Partner |
Laura Wentling |
Ready Training Online |
Government Affairs Manager |
John West |
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP |
Partner |
Mary Beth Williams |
Williams Compliance and Consulting Group, LLC |
President |
Grace Yang |
GrayRobinson, P.A. |
Shareholder |
Terri Yardis |
Blue Cloud Distribution, Inc. |
Legal Manager |
Jolene Yee |
Delicato Vineyards |
VP & General Counsel |
Bill Young |
Beer Institute |
Senior Director, Alcohol Policy & Regulatory Affairs |