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| Chaad Thomas |
| A long time sommelier, Chaad’s wine background is deeply rooted in the restaurants, but also includes retail sales and purchasing experience. He loves exploring wine and food pairings, and enjoys wines from across the globe, with a particular affinity for Italian wines. Chaad lives with his wife, Susan, and daughter in Ann Arbor. |
| Amy Bullock |
| Earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and an MBA brings strong financial expertise to the team. Additionally, Amy worked for the Federal Government for 7 years; this experience helps USWI navigate the state and federal regulatory affair needs of the company. |
| Jon Bullock |
| Jon also shares a restaurant background, but years of experience in the business field has sharpened his operations abilities and skills as a resource manager. His passion for fine wine, the culinary arts, and business all combine to provide a strong backbone for USWI. Jon and Amy live with their three daughters in Ann Arbor. |
| Tim Tebeau |
| Tim Tebeau is the Director of Sales for USWI and covers Traverse City/Petoskey area down to Grand Rapids. Coming to us most recently from his family’s shop in Charlevoix, Esperance, Tim brings a diverse wine background, from restaurants, to retail, to wholesale distribution. |
| Joel Lichty |
| Covering mid-Michigan, Joel Lichty, of East Lansing, is another dynamic "wine guy," having owned his own wine specialty shop called Veritas in E. Lansing, and having wholesale experience as well. He’ll be handling his hometown as well as Jackson and Kalamazoo. Additional duties including acting as our buying agent abroad for USWI. |
| Mary Beth Bullock |
| When it comes to racking up the miles on the road, Mary Beth Bullock is going to hard to beat, as she’s the backbone of our delivery service, making sure our wines reach the right folks, from Saginaw to Grand Rapids, Detroit to Traverse City. And, as the warehouse manager, she keeps us up-to-date on inventory levels, handles receiving of new wines, and keeps the warehouse looking good! |
| Christie Dickenson |
| Christie is a sales specialist on our team covering select targets in Ann Arbor (current home town) and Traverse City (childhood home town). Her many talents developed over her diverse career as a teacher, coach, and top salesperson make her a welcomed addition to the team! |
| Paul McAllister |
| As a long time resident of Michigan and wine lover, Paul has been enthusiastic about introducing USWI wines to new accounts north of 696! Paul covers the Northern suburbs of Detroit: Shelby Twp, Rochester, etc. |
| Matt Foresman |
| Many know Matt from his long time "night career" as a Michigan based singer/songwriter and performer! Matt joined USWI in April to start his "day career" as a wine salesman covering Grand Rapids, Holland, Allegan, Grand Haven, and Saugatuck! |
| Blake Kownacki |
| Blake recently moved to Michigan from Australia and before that from Paso Robles where he worked as an Assitant Winemaker. Blake’s understanding of the production process, passion for wine, will help him in is new role as Sales Representative, and USWI’s own in house winemaker! |