Dear Sir Madam

Trust you are well.
My name is Christine Omollo a Wset level 2 scholar.I am also an alumni of VIA 2022.

I am Kenyan and j live in Nairobi the capital city and here there is alot of thirst in wine yet knowledge very little.

I am.looking to further my studies to level 3 .Yet I am financially unable to sponsor myself at the moment.

Do you think your organisation can help out

My contacts +254 707977467

Christine Omollo

I am a wine enthusiast who works in service industry as a server / floor sommelier. I have recently passed my CMS Introductory Course and I am aiming to go all the way.
I hope that I can get into a community with a chance to learn and taste more wine to thrive in my career.

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Data-driven creative professional, relentlessly focused on redefining customer experiences in the world of wine and spirits. With a background in digital marketing, insights and analytics and graphic design, I am passionate about wine technology and B2B and B2B experience design. I have worked as a national brand manger and portfolio manager on international wine and spirit portfolios creating and executing retail-monopoly trade programs, on-premise customer marketing and consumer driven plans. WSET 3 certified and a content creator, reach out to connect a each out to connect on brand marketing strategy, strategic partnerships and all thing tech and digital ecosystems.

Born and raised in Toronto, I ended up studying art history at York University and earned a Bachelor's degree (1996) and Master's degree (1999). I have since worked in non-profit art centres, galleries and museums in the USA (2000-2015) and Canada (2016-2021). From 2013 to 2015, I co-developed many "Art & Wine" programs; earned Wine & Spirit Education Trust levels 1, 2 and 3; and, developed four
"Wine & Art" classes (Ancient World; Italian Renaissance; French 19th century; and California Modernism). I have also earned certificates about wines of Chile and Portugal. but taking additional wine certifications have been stymied by an overwhelming workload in the arts and the COVID-19 pandemic. I continue to read about wine, taste wines (and record tasting notes) regularly, and am working on two iterations of an art and wine program with an artist in Toronto. At this stage in my professional life, I am extremely interested in shifting into the wine industry as wine educator, sommelier, etc. (I would prefer not to work in full-time retail/sales.)

Additional note: In the USA, I lived and worked in Nebraska, Utah and Texas... three places where Jewish, gay, and living with mental illness (anxiety) are all stigmatizing and made my target of discrimination. Since moving back to Toronto in early 2016, I have been on the receiving end of anti-Jewish epithets, homophobic threats, and dismissive and/or stigmatizing comments about my anxiety.

So the big question with which I struggle is: How can I work past all these challenges to find gainful employment or freelance work in the wine industry?

Dear Sir Madam

Trust you are well.
My name is Christine Omollo a Wset level 2 scholar.I am also an alumni of VIA 2022.

I am Kenyan and j live in Nairobi the capital city and here there is alot of thirst in wine yet knowledge very little.

I am.looking to further my studies to level 3 .Yet I am financially unable to sponsor myself at the moment.

Do you think your organisation can help out

My contacts +254 707977467

Christine Omollo

Trina currently resides in Vancouver and is originally from Alberta. Her family is part of the rich history of African-American settlers who travelled to Amber Valley by wagon train over a hundred years ago to escape racial segregation. This fuels her to do the impossible.

She deeply passionate about wine, with professional certifications through WSET (Level lll (Merit), Canadian Wine Scholar & British Columbia Wine Ambassador (Level ll). She offers consulting & wine tastings in a relaxed atmosphere and has worked with a variety of clients including Scotiabank & MNP, Rotary & local charity events.

Trina is skilled at project management, business analysis & event planning. A proven innovator, she founded the first night market in her hometown and successfully lobbied government to implement changes to the market system to make it equitable for all. She is an official Placemaker, creating spaces that are safe, welcoming and inclusive.

Trina has a bachelor’s degree in Special Education, a Diploma in teaching English as a second language and is a certified Project Management Professional. She is currently working on a project to implement a bottle reuse system in the wine sector, reducing the amount of virgin bottles being made and GHG emissions being produced.

Trina believes in giving back and has been the Chair of many volunteer boards supporting the delivery of community and social programs locally, nationally and abroad. She currently serves on the board of the Vancouver Folk Fest.

Trina loves everything local. When she isn't working on her social enterprise, you can find her “wine-ing” with private tastings, consulting and education through her business Carpa Vino. One of her greatest joys is sharing her love of wine & local food with friends and family.

Hi,
I am Mohit Joglekar currently studying beverage business management at Niagara College, Canada and working with Niagara college learning enterprise corporation as a hospitality and events associate.
I am WSET LEVEL 2 certified and currently studying for WSET LEVEL 3

I've been working in the wine industry for 15+ years in a variety of different roles. I attended Humber College for Hotel & Restaurant Management, completed my WSET Level 3 Advanced Certificate, and am now working on a Foundations in Winemaking course from Brock University. I'm currently working as a Marketing Specialist at Closson Chase Vineyards in Prince Edward County.

I am a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University in Business Administration with an honours in Marketing and minor in anthropology. I've worked in finance, PR, and ecommerce fashion prior to gaining a position at Univins & Spirits. I've progressed in the company to my current roll as Key Accounts Manager.