I’m a sommelier, growth strategist, and consultant baed in Brooklyn. My mission is to innovate in order to create community, entertain, and educate. This desire led me to create Gay Wine Club, a social event series for queer people-and our allies-that want to drink great wine and learn about it in a fun, approachable way.

In 2019, Gay Wine Club partnered with Immigration Equality, raising funds via wine events to ensure asylum for LGBTQ refugees. This work led me to be named Rising Star in the Food and Wine Industry by trade publication Seven-Fifty Daily. I earned my industry stripes as a member of the James Beard award winning team at ABC Kitchen, as well as the renowned wine team at Charlie Bird NYC. Since then, I’ve been at the helm of award-winning organizations and wine programs as VP of The Hue Society’s NYC chapter, head somm at Parcelle Wine, and head somm and buyer at Pinch Chinese-where we received Best Medium-Sized wine list by Star Wine LIsts.