Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State, the first university in the United States to offer a BS in Wine Business in 1998, the first to offer a Wine MBA in 2008 and the first in the world to offer an Executive Wine MBA in 2012.

Johnson joined the wine business in 1986 at the Christian Brothers’ Greystone Cellars in Saint Helena, California. He went on to sell wine, first on the supplier side, and later in retail, working directly with consumers. He earned his Master’s in Wine Business from the University of Adelaide in South Australia and taught for fourteen years.

With a sense of humor and engaging approach, Susan develops and aligns HR programs with business strategies to ultimately drive results through effective partnering with business leaders.

Nora McAuley is a Human Resources Business Partner at Trinchero Family Estates, a large family-owned winery headquartered in St. Helena, California. She joined TFE full-time in 2008 after interning with the company and earning her degree in Business Administration from Chico State.