The Vine Trail Coalition

The Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition is led by an ever-evolving and responsive member board representing a broad spectrum of community and civic organizations including:
Land Interest Groups
Public Agencies
Economic Interest Groups
Environmental Interest Groups
Health and Wellness concerns
Youth Development Groups
Educational, Cultural and Arts Development representatives

Founding Board Members

Anne Cottrell, Land Trust of Napa Valley

Linda Reiff, Napa Valley Vintners

Jennifer Putnam, Napa Valley Grapegrowers

Additional Board Members

Dieter Deiss, Calistoga Vitality Group

Barry Christian, Friends of the Napa River

Joel King, Napa County Bicycle Coalition

Diane Dillon, Supervisor/NC Transportation & Planning Agency

Eliot Hurwitz, NCTPA Bicycle Advisory Committee

Guy Kay, Napa County Regional Parks & Open Space District

George Goeggel, Napa Valley Destination Council

Charles Slutzkin, Napa Valley Sierra Club

Michael Haley, Napa Valley Taxpayers Alliance

Jake Scheideman, community member, St. Helena Cyclery

Chuck McMinn, community member, Vineyard 29

Bob Torres, Route Committee Chair

Philip Sales, Route Committee Chair, incoming

Andy Beckstoffer, community member

Peter Nissen, Farm Bureau

Dave Meyer, community member

Gwen McGill, Marketing Committee Chair

Officers

Chuck McMinn, Executive Director

Kevin DeBorde, Secretary & General Counsel; Dickenson Peatman

Mark Richmond, Treasurer; CFP, LPL Financial

Shannon Kuleto, Operations Director

The Coalition also has four standing committees:

Route: Philip Sales, Chair. Oversees the engineering of the trail including route selection, easements, engineering and construction firm selection and design considerations.

Grant Solicitation: Chuck McMinn, Chair. Working to identify and secure available public funding for a portion of the Trail’s cost.

Capital Campaign: Chuck McMinn, Chair. Organize and conduct fund raising of the private portion of the Trail capital.

Marketing Committee: Gwen McGill, Chair. Communicates the aspirations and progress of the coalition through: web site, collateral material, speaker’s bureau, media outreach, social networks and events.

And you! Please join us today…