New executive director takes the helm at Mendocino Winegrowers

UKIAH, Ca., 4/18/23 — Mendocino Winegrowers, Inc. (MWI) has welcomed Bonnie Butcher as its new executive director. Butcher, with experience in event management, sales and strategic planning, most recently served as tasting room and event center manager for BARRA of Mendocino. 

Mendocino Winegrowers is a nonprofit that promotes Mendocino County wines and the grape-growing industry, while also offering resources to members, which primarily comprise winemakers, wineries and vintners. Butcher is the second executive director of the organization since Bernadette Byrne, who served in the position for seven years, left in 2022.