EVAN WELTY
Evan Welty is a California native and mother of three sons attending The Healdsburg School. Evan earned a Masters’s in Public Policy at Georgetown University and worked for several years in the public and private sectors in Sacramento, CA, and Washington, DC. She was particularly focused on human and international development and places where policy can […]
Gabriel Froymovich provides financial analysis and planning and grape price forecasting to the wine industry through his firm, Vineyard Financial Associates. Originally from Indiana, he drove through Healdsburg as a young man on a road trip in 2005 and decided he never wanted to leave. Gabriel began working in the wine industry and obtained an […]
James Driscoll and his wife Joanne Tsai moved to Sonoma County from Texas in 2010 and are proud parents to 3 children at The Healdsburg School, currently in grades 2, 4 and 7. James is a physician with board certifications in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. His prior leadership positions have included […]
Paul von Hirtz is President of Thermochem, a geothermal energy engineering firm he founded that initially served The Geysers in Sonoma County. Thermochem now works with all major geothermal power developers worldwide. In 1998 Paul founded Thermochem Indonesia. The two companies employ 60 engineers, scientists and technicians in SE Asia and the USA. The Thermochem […]
Nicholas Peay has been serving as co-owner and vineyard manager for the Sonoma Coast vineyard and winery he founded with his brother, Peay Vineyards, since 1996. Both before and after that founding Nick served in seasonal and full-time positions in small wineries both in California and Australia, after having spent four years doing graduate work […]
CATALINA MARIN, born and raised in Chile, is the owner and founder of TREKO, a line of luxury textiles handcrafted in the southern island of Chiloé, Chile, whose mission is to preserve and share the work of master artisans, honoring the region’s traditions and people. Before moving to Sonoma County with her family ten years […]
Michelle Blake is a native of Marin county who attended college at UC Santa Barbara where she earned a BA in Business Economics in 1985. Michelle worked for Coopers & Lybrand in San Francisco for 6 years, earning her CA CPA license. In 1993 she became a founder of Provident Funding Associates, a bay-area headquartered, […]
Jason Cunningham is the Chief Executive of West County Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center caring for patients in western Sonoma County. West County Health Centers has become a thought leader and innovator in re-designing Primary Care around the principle that a “trusting, long-term relationship” is the most important product of health care and the […]
ALAIN-MARTIN PIERRET Upon graduating from Hotel Management in Europe, Alain spent 25 years in the upscale hotel, private club, and winery management industries. Throughout his career, a primary goal has been to provide consistent and exceptional service. Alain’s passion for real estate was promoted by his personal interest in buying and renovating homes in San Francisco, Sonoma […]
JENNIFER WEISS and her husband Jason and two children moved to Healdsburg after losing their home in the Tubbs fire. The Healdsburg School was so welcoming to daughter Juliette and the whole family, creating a huge blessing in their lives after such a loss. Jennifer is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin serving 10,000 community […]