Christine Murphy is our Vice President of Corporate Development and will take over responsibility for our annual Silent Auction from Jim High, who has retired from the Board.  Best wishes, Jim --you will be missed.

Christine has been a member of AWS for ten years and attended her first AWS Conference in Winston-Salem, NC.   Christine is a graduate of Clemson University with a BS in Math/Computer Science and a PhD in Plant Physiology.  She is currently employed at Clemson University, and lives with her husband Tim, in Seneca, SC.  In her spare time she grows medicinal herbs, fruits, and vegetables and tends her muscadine vineyard.  Christine loves to travel, and brings to the board an enthusiasm for wine and the desire to educate others on all aspects of wine.  

After serving several terms as the AWSEF Secretary, Karl Starkloff, is stepping down.  Thank you for all your service, Karl.  You, too, will be missed.  Larry Jackson was elected and will serve as our new Secretary.  More about Larry to come...