Julie Albin, DipWSET is the Regional Marketing Manager for WSET Americas. A longtime veteran of the wine and spirits industry, her areas of focus have included education, media relations, marketing, brand strategy, and sales. Her journalistic works have been published in Decanter Magazine, Harpers Wine & Spirit, The Drinks Business, THE PRESS (San Francisco Chronicle), Whisky Advocate, and more. Julie has served as a judge for internationally recognized competitions such as Decanter World Wine Awards, Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards, San Diego International Spirits Competition, American Distilling Institute, and sat as a panelist for the 2020 Slow Wine awards. She holds WSET’s Level 4 Diploma and Level 3 Award in Spirits and also helps manage Educator Training Programmes for both wine and spirits qualifications.  

Christine Kamine oversees the operations and growth of WSET’s Approved Programme Providers (APPs) in western North America, Central and South America. She provides guidance to new and established APPs on building and maintaining exemplary business practices and robust educational standards for WSET’s best-in-class wine, spirit and sake qualifications. Christine previously worked as an assistant editor for Wine Spectator Magazine and as a Wine Ambassador for Pernod Ricard Winemakers. She has worked in wineries in Spain, California, Australia and New Zealand and holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Government and American Studies from Cornell University. Christine holds the WSET Diploma qualification and is also a WSET Nominated Educator.

Bonnie has spent over a decade working in the wine industry and is currently a Diploma Candidate and has a master’s degree in International Business. She is responsible for growing WSET across North, Central, and South America. This area is growing exponentially and has demonstrated a keen demand for WSET qualifications as trade professionals, culinary schools, and beverage distributors seek to raise awareness and education in the beverage industry.