Cheryl Quist
Executive Director, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance, Les Dames d’Escoffier
Sonoma County Chapter
Cheryl Quist is a business professional with extensive experience in the hospitality and wine industry. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College (Norton, MA) and an MBA from Babson College (Wellesley, MA). Her career began in the tech sector in sales and business development roles; in 2001 she decided to pivot into the world of food and wine, with a particular interest in northern California fine wines.
Since that time, she has worked with Goldeneye Winery, Sequoia Hospital Foundation, the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Anderson Valley Winegrowers, Rhone Rangers, and for the last seven years has been the Executive Director of the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance.
In addition, she is an experienced short-term rental business owner, hosting guests from around-the-world at her 5-star vacation rental property in Sonoma Wine Country.
