Pia Mara Finkell

Current

• Associate Vice President at CRT/tanaka

Past

• Wine Educator Consultant at Wine for All; Institute of Culinary Education; Swirl Events
• Wine & Spirits Consultant at Sopexa
• National Spokesperson & Brand Manager, Louis Bernard Winery at Boisset America

• PR Supervisor at Sopexa
• Marketing Coordinator at Best Cellars
• Assitant to Editor at Wine & Spirits Magazine

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Education

• Institute of Culinary Education
• Wine & Spirits Education Trust
• Smith College

• Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)

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Connections

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Industry

Wine and Spirits

Websites

• Follow me on Twitter @piamara

Pia Mara Finkell’s Summary

Communications executive with substantial public relations, marketing and sales experience in the wine, spirits and gourmet food industry. Emphasis on wine and spirits education, with premium placed on food pairings and approachable learning methods.

Pia Mara Finkell’s Experience

• Associate Vice President

  CRT/tanaka

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  CRT/tanaka is successful because we deliver breakthrough public relations and marketing programs with world-class service for our clients. We tell their stories with great imagination, relevance, strategic intent and keen understanding of their business. We are driven by our compassionate hearts, curious minds and values-guided souls, which have allowed us to build a powerful, unique and profitable PR firm unlike any other.

• Wine Educator Consultant

  Wine for All; Institute of Culinary Education; Swirl Events

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  January 2005 — March 2008 (3 years 3 months)

• Wine & Spirits Consultant

  Sopexa

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)

• National Spokesperson & Brand Manager, Louis Bernard Winery

  Boisset America

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  January 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 7 months)

• PR Supervisor

  Sopexa

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years)

• Marketing Coordinator

  Best Cellars

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  February 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 1 month)

• Assitant to Editor

  Wine & Spirits Magazine

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

  July 2001 — January 2002 (7 months)

Pia Mara Finkell’s Education

• Institute of Culinary Education

  Pastry Arts & Culinary Management , Pastry, Management , 2007 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  James Beard Foundation Scholar, Les Dames d'Escoffier Scholar, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Scholar

• Wine & Spirits Education Trust

  Advanced Certificate with Honors , Wine & Spirits , 2001 — 2002

• Smith College

  1997 — 2001

• Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)

  Art History, Philosophy, French Culture 1999 — 2000

Additional Information

Pia Mara Finkell’s Websites:

• Follow me on Twitter @piamara

Pia Mara Finkell’s Groups:

•    Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
•    Wine Business Network
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Network of PR Professionals
•    Smith College Alumnae
•    Wine Connections
•    Friends of CRT/tanaka

Pia Mara Finkell’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• reference requests
• getting back in touch