2025 January - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 📝
Santa Barbara Vintners – Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Brave & Maiden Estate
In Attendance
Pierre LaBarge, Dan Glaeser (Zoom), Denise Shurtleff, John H. Haan, Jr. (Zoom), Jason Djang, Keith Saarloos, Steven Gerbac, Kevin Gleason, Amy Christine, Mike Testa, Brooke Christian (Zoom), Nicholas Miller (Zoom)
Item 1: Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 10:02am.
Item 2: Approve Minutes
Approval of November & December 2024 meeting minutes.
Minutes will be approved at the next board meeting.
Item 3: Finances
Dan provided an update on organizational financials.
BID remains crucial for continued financial stability.
Funding expected through June / July 2025.
Item 4: CEO Update
Alison provided an operational and strategic update.
Wine BID
Received another 5–0 vote from County Board of Supervisors to proceed.
Now moving to the eight cities for approval.
Some cities will list BID approval on consent calendars.
City council meetings scheduled for January & February.
February 11 – County Board of Supervisors Meeting: Resolution of Formation.
Water District Representation
Two additional GSA seats still require appointments.
Doug Circle is recruiting for agricultural seats.
Board members encouraged to contact Doug if they have candidate recommendations.
Committees
Executive Committee will meet via Zoom.
Additional committees will be filled with:
Board members
Industry members
Community participants, where appropriate
Item 5: Events
Emily shared updates on upcoming events and collaborations.
California Wine Institute (CWI) Media Trip
Alison, Emily & Phil to meet with CWI regarding international press visit.
2025 Vintners Festival
October 18 at Vega Vineyard & Farm
Vintners Foundation Golf Tournament
May 19 at Alisal
Mission SB
Planned for September 2025
Item 6: Meeting Adjourned
Meeting adjourned at 11:46am.