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Board of Directors

The Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The board’s responsibility is to lead the organization in serving its members by setting direction, overseeing policies, safeguarding the organization, and serving as ambassadors of our mission.
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Chair

Michael Meagher, MS
mmeagher@mastersommeliers.org

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Vice Chair

David Yoshida, MS
dyoshida@mastersommeliers.org

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Board of Directors

Gillian Ballance, MS
gballance@mastersommeliers.org

Christopher Bates, MS
cbates@mastersommeliers.org

Rebecca Fineman, MS
rfineman@mastersommeliers.org

Robert Jones, MS
rjones@mastersommeliers.org

Vincent Morrow, MS
vmorrow@mastersommeliers.org

Thomas Price, MS
tprice@mastersommeliers.org

Chris Tanghe, MS
ctanghe@mastersommeliers.org

Mia Van de Water, MS
mvandewater@mastersommeliers.org

Brett Zimmerman, MS
bzimmerman@mastersommeliers.org

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External Members of the Board

Douglass Miller
dmiller@mastersommeliers.org

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Adrienne Segundo
asegundo@mastersommeliers.org

Joanne Smith
jsmith@mastersommeliers.org

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