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Michelle Villas is an art director with more than 20 years experience in publication design. After spending 16 years working on magazines in New York for a variety of titles, incuding Beverage World, Michelle headed out to California where she now calls the South Bay home. She is the creative director on a range of lifestyle publications for The Golden State Company. A true typophile, she carries her obsession with fonts into every project.
Frank Knizner is an associate attorney at Lehrman Beverage Law. Frank advises clients on all aspects of federal and state alcoholic beverage law matters, including permits, licenses, labels, formulas, and trade practices. Frank also helps clients with trademarks.
Art DeCelle is senior counsel at Lehrman Beverage Law, where he focuses on alcohol regulatory and distribution issues. Art drafts commercial agreements for breweries, wineries, distilleries and brand owners. He also assists clients in distribution strategies and compliance with laws governing industry trade practices, advertising and excise taxes. Art previously served as counsel at a large international law firm, executive vice president and general counsel of the Beer Institute, and in senior staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives.
After starting his professional career in electoral politics, Chris Montana graduated first in his class at the University of D.C., and then moved back to Minnesota to attend Hamline University Law School. After graduating law school, Chris joined the law firm of Fredrikson & Byron. While still in law school, Chris had an idea to create a microdistillery in the heart of his hometown. In 2013, he and his wife Shanelle, founded Du Nord Craft Spirits in south Minneapolis. He is the immediate past President of ACSA.
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