Executive Director
Jana was promoted to Executive Director in 2020 after serving in various capacities within the organization since 2012. The breadth and complexity of the policy, legal and business issues facing the wine industry keeps her engaged and focused on delivering positive results on behalf of wineries and growers around the state.
Jana has 20 years of international, national and state policy experience in addition to more than a decade of non-profit management experience. Prior to joining OWA, Jana served as Senior Advisor to the European Union Delegation in Washington, DC and in the lobbying practice of a DC law firm. She also brings an agricultural perspective to her role from growing up in a farming family. Jana received her M.A. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and German from the University of Northern Colorado. She is a recipient of a Fulbright grant to Germany.
In her free time, you will find her biking around Portland, practicing her yoga skills, cooking and gardening, volunteering, reading, and spending time with her young family.