Executive Team
Michael Dorf
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
I've built two live music brands - The Knitting Factory & City Winery. I created Tribeca Hebrew, two books, 3 kids.
Ondine Landa Abramson
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Ondine believes great marketing is a team sport—powered by collaboration, creativity, and vision. Leading with purpose, she builds strong teams that fuel growth and drive revenue.
David Lecomte
Chief Winemaker
David was born and raised in Tain L'hermitage. After working in France and China, moved to pursue winemaking in the US.
Shlomo Lipetz
President of Venues
Long-term City Winery employee based out of NYC.
Rich Malenczuk
Chief Financial Officer
Rich brings his 15 years in finance leadership roles in the concert promotion, operations and hospitality to City Winery.
Nicole Sanchez
Chief People Officer
Nicole truly believes in our people and how important it is to value and empower employees to successfully meet the goals of the business.
Thomas Fallon
SVP Operations
It's all about our People! Tom believes our people learn & develop by Indulging Your Senses and provides that in our training & development programs!
National Team
Libby Brickson
National Programming Director
Libby has been helping grow city winery since 2011 and brings her passion for music and live entertainment to leading the programming team.
Marc Colletti
National Production & Technical Director
Helping cultivate City Winery since 2008, Colletti not only plans the total technical systems in all venues but also conducts the production team.
John Greco
Design Manager
20 years experience designing for all genres of music and a wide variety of brands gave John the foundation needed to maintain the City Winery brand.
Jenna Kelleher
National Events
Jenna joined City Winery in early 2020 where she combined her passion for food, wine, and creating unforgettable experiences through private events.
Hayden Kwast
Vice President of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing
Hayden built and sold a coffee trading platform, then created and scaled ecommerce for a large coffee company before switching to wine and music!
Raul Mesias
National Director Of Wine Sales
Raul Mesias, National Director of Wine Sales, is a wine and hospitality lover and expert / brand strategist.
Michael Zoldessy
National Director of Guest Services
Coming from a background in sales/ticketing in media and entertainment, Michael joined City Winery in 2024 to help build an even better guest experience aligned with our values.
Wine Team
David Lecomte
Chief Winemaker
David was born and raised in Tain L'hermitage. After working in France and China, moved to pursue winemaking in the US. David joined the City Winery team in 2008
Michelle Foletta Bell
Winemaker - Nashville
A California native, Michelle Foletta Bell was born with a spirited passion for the history, art and skill of winemaking. She brings nine years of experience in the industry to City Winery Nashville as the winemaker.
Tristan Bowling
Winemaker - Atlanta
Travis worked harvests for west coast wineries, Amici Cellars of the Napa Valley & R.Stuart and Co. Winery of the Willamette Valley, where he found the most fulfillment in the industry before joining City Winery in 2019
Aurélien Gousse
Vineyard Liaison
Coming from a charming town in Loire Valley, he found himself immersed in the vineyards of his parents' friends. Joining City Winery, he was able to use his worldly experience in wine & continue to fuel his passions.
Rachel Navarro
Assistant Winemaker - Chicago
Rachel is a passionate, detail-oriented winemaking professional with a strong educational background in enology and viticulture. Prior to joining City Winery in 2022, she worked in California’s Temecula wine region.
Caroline Schrader
Winemaker - Chicago
Caroline is an award-winning winemaker in Illinois, dedicated to creating wine reflective of true craft and care through hands-on and focused production. Caroline joined the City Winery Chicago team in 2014.
Travis Van Caster
Winemaker - Hudson Valley
Travis studied wine and graduated with a degree in Enology and Viticulture from Cornell University. He made wine for the E&J Gallo Winery & the Miller Family Wine Company before joining City Winery in 2020.
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Atlanta
LaNaysha Sallis
General Manager
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Atlanta
Jenna Kelleher
Event Sales Director
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Boston
Joe Spano
General Manager
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Boston
Kristy Curtis
Event Sales Director
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Chicago
Anthony Fazzola
General Manager
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Hudson Valley
Fletcher Tingle
General Manager
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Hudson Valley
Lerika Hargrove
Event Sales Manager
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Nashville
Kirsten Jose
General Manager
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New York City - Pier 57
Tyler Chauvin
General Manager
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New York City - Pier 57
Emily Piuggi
Event Sales Director
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NYC - City Vineyard
Freddy Diaz
General Manager
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NYC - City Vineyard
Zane Padilla
Event Sales Manager
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NYC - Rockefeller Center
Rob Davis
FOH Operations Manager
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Philadelphia
Ted Ridings
General Manager
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Philadelphia
Dawn Bundick
Event Sales Director
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Pittsburgh
Brittney Mikus
General Manager
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Pittsburgh
Jenna Tarson
Event Sales Director
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St. Louis
Domitrio Lewis
General Manager
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St. Louis
Shannon Markway
Event Sales Director