Roman Roth

In 1992, Roman became the first winemaker at Wölffer Estate Vineyard. He established the estate’s distinctive character—European elegance combined with the typicity of Long Island terroir. And he has dedicated himself to promoting not only the wines of Wölffer Estate, but of Long Island, where he has consulted with numerous vineyards

Kelly Urbanik Koch

The Macari winemaking team is led by Head Winemaker Kelly Urbanik Koch from St. Helena, California. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Davis in Viticulture and Enology with a minor in French. She has worked at a number of prestigious wineries including Beringer in California and Maison Louis Jadot in France.  After moving to Long Island in 2006, Kelly has been honored with many winemaking awards and recognitions.

Kareem  Massoud

Kareem has been actively involved in his family’s wine making business since its inception, and he has been working full time at Paumanok for the last 19 years. Kareem is a second generation winemaker, having learned the trade under his father’s tutelage.  His international travels to South Africa, Germany, France, New Zealand and Chile have given him a wide range of experience in the art of wine making.

Amy Zavatto

Amy is the Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She also has spent the last two decades writing about wine and spirits for Wine Enthusiast, Imbibe, Sommelier Journal,Whisky Advocate, Brides, Wynn magazine, and many others. Amy is the author of several books, including The Renaissance Guide to Wine & Food Pairing, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She has visited vineyards and distilleries everywhere from Baiting Hollow to Bordeaux, Mendoza to Mendocino, Scotland to Sancerre, but is never happier than when she’s back home in Eastern Long Island.

Larry Cantwell

After three decades as the East Hampton Village administrator, Larry Cantwell is now in the second year of his second and final term as East Hampton Town Supervisor.  A lifelong resident of East Hampton, Larry serves as the town’s chief operating and fiscal officer and has brought true leadership and consensus building back to town hall.

John Gicking

John recently joined Compass following a 20+ year career at Sotheby’s International Realty.  As an agent, John ranked in the top 3% of all Sotheby’s agents nationwide.  John currently serves on the New York board of directors of buildOn, a non-profit that empowers youth through service and education to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations.  John worked in private banking and on Wall Street prior to moving full time to the East End in 1995.

Diane Saatchi

With 25 years experience in the South Fork market, Diane was a weekender who found her away into a real estate career. Now with her own team at Saunders and Associates, she has worked at both small (Devlin McNiff) and large (Corcoran) firms. Diane is a regular and insightful commentator on marketplace trends.

Peter Turino

As President of Brown Harris Stevens of the Hamptons, Peter oversees 7 offices and 150 brokers on the North and South Forks. With 25 years experience, he is involved with many of the largest transactions on the East End. He is past President of the Hamptons and North Fork Realtors Association and a recipient of their Realtor of the Year Award in 2001 and 2007.

Anne Surchin

Anne is an East End architect specializing in new residences, renovations/additions,  historically correct restorations, and  preservation consulting. She has been practicing architect on the North and South Forks for over 30 years. Anne is Vice Chair of the Southold Landmark Preservation Commission, the co-author of two editions of  “Houses of the Hamptons 1880-1930” with Gary Lawrance, and  the architecture critic for the Southampton Press.

Sarah Meyland

Sarah is a water specialist with a background in groundwater protection, water resources management, and environmental law. She is currently an Associate Professor at New York Institute of Technology.  Sarah has worked in New York State government,  and was the Watershed Director for the Suffolk County Water Authority.  She sits on a variety of advisory committees at the state and local level and is the author of numerous articles on water related topics. Ms. Meyland holds Bachelors degrees in English, Geological Oceanography, and Marine Biology;  a Masters in Water Resources Management;  and a law degree.

Edwina von Gal

Principal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984, Edwina von Gal creates landscapes with a focus on simplicity and sustainability for private and public clients around the world. She has collaborated with architects such as Frank Gehry, Annabelle Selldorf, and Richard Meier, and her work has been published in many major publications. In 2013, Edwina founded the Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising consciousness about the dangers of toxic lawn and garden chemicals for people, their pets, and the planet. Perfect Earth Project educates homeowners and professionals in nature-based landscape management techniques that provide beautiful, safe results at no extra cost.

Sybille van Kempen

Sybille van Kempen is the chef and owner of the Loaves and Fishes Food Store in Sagaponack for over 35 years. Her late mother, Anna Pump, was her partner and driving force of inspiration leading to this successful and much loved foodie destination. She also owns the Loaves and Fishes Cookshop in Bridgehampton, the Bridgehampton Inn and Restaurant, and created the Loaves and Fishes Cooking School.

Jennifer Pike

A native of Pittsburgh, Jennifer moved to Long Island for a job after college , met her husband Jim, quit her job, got married, became a farmer, and 19 years later they run one of the South Fork’s most iconic farm stands on Main Street in Sagaponack.

Antonia Petrash

Antonia is author of Long Island and the Woman Suffrage Movement and president and founder of the Long Island Woman Suffrage Association, Inc.  The retired director of the Glen Cove Public Library, she is also the author of three other books about women’s history and continues to lecture and write about the woman suffrage movement at libraries, historical societies and schools.

Arlene Hinkemeyer

Arlene is an historian and a publicist who has worked for publishing companies in Chicago and New York, researching/writing history textbooks and has served as the historian of the Village of Plandome Heights, Manhasset, researching/writing that village history. She began researching the Suffragist leaders of the East End when members of the Hamptons League of Women Voters, dressed as suffragists, were preparing to march in East Hampton’s 350^th anniversary parade in 1998.

.