Chamber Luncheon at Holiday Inn November 2022

Description

"In Conversation With" Natalie Cilurzo
of Russian River Brewing Company
Moderated by Hari Dhaliwal of Drive Rite Automotive

Come out to learn more about Russian River Brewing Company! Natalie will be talking about the history of the company, how they ended up in Windsor and some of the challenges they have had these past few years, including those that are specific to their industry. It will be a fun, informal presentation and erudite and charming Hari will keep things lively and moving. Join us to learn know more about how the Cilurzos grew their small company to a worldwide attraction here in our budding beer mecca.

We are grateful to our Volunteers and will be recognizing them at this luncheon. Each bit of volunteer time makes our Chamber better.

Please note any special dietary needs in your registration and we will do our best to accommodate.
Register by Friday Nov. 11, 2022

Bio:
Natalie Cilurzo is the Co-Owner and President of Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa and Windsor, California. Natalie has been in the craft beer industry since 1994 when her husband, Vinnie, opened Blind Pig Brewing Company in Southern California. She helped out at Blind Pig between working at a local winery and attending college in San Diego. In 1997, Vinnie and Natalie moved to Sonoma County where Vinnie began brewing for Russian River Brewing Company originally located at Korbel Champagne Cellars. Korbel closed the brewery in 2003 and gave Vinnie and Natalie the opportunity to acquire the Russian River brand. After 19 years in the wine industry, Natalie made the decision to join Vinnie full time when they opened their Santa Rosa brewpub in 2004. Over the years, she has developed a passion for giving back to the beer community, whom she considers family, as well as the community in which they live. Natalie recently served nine years on the Board of Directors for the California Craft Brewers Association, two of those years as Board Chair. In 2017, Vinnie and Natalie were awarded the "Brewers Association Recognition Award." And in 2019, Natalie was honored to be recognized as a "Distinguished Alumni" from her alma mater, Sonoma State University (SSU). She currently serves on the Dean's Advisory Board for SSU's School of Business and Economics. Some of her favorite things to do, when time permits, are hiking, working on her 1968 Chevy pickup, and spending time with Vinnie and their three cats!