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About Love of the Land
The Love of the the Land Annual Dinner is Napa County Farm Bureau's signature event. Agriculture is the heart and soul of Napa County, providing our community with both a strong economy and an excellent quality of life. To sustain our world renowned agricultural heritage it is essential that students are given the option to further their career in agriculture.
We believe strongly that the future of the Napa Valley depends on our capacity to support the next generation of farmers and ranchers. The Napa Love of the Land celebration will draw our largest membership and community crowd of the year.
About Cori Carlson
Cori Carlson is a Napa native that grew up on a multi-generational ranch. She is the owner of Napa Pasture Protein, a contract grazing and farming company. She supports agricultural education through 4-H leadership, teaching in school programs, and other outreach educational events. She is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Animal Science and focus in Holistic Management. She has two daughters, Quinn and Aubrey, that have motivated her to seek out and apply sustainable agricultural practices.
About Michael Wolf
Mike's early farming experience came from working for Mendocino Vineyards Company, in Ukiah from 1978 thru 1981, when the opportunity arose to move to Napa, as a vineyard supervisor of a large agricultural development in Pope Valley. Following 12 years of experience with every aspect of vineyard development and production, in 1994, Mike was offered a job managing 500 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley for Beckstoffer Vineyards, who also was his early employer in Ukiah. Michael Wolf Vineyard Services was founded in 1997 and provides a full range of vineyard management services. The company has over 40 clients, including both independent growers and wineries, representing over 800 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley. He is a past President of the Napa County Farm Bureau, a Trustee of the Ag Health Benefits Alliance (California Grower Foundation), and a member of the Board of Directors of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation.
About Linsey Gallagher
Linsey Gallagher is the president and CEO of Visit Napa Valley, the official destination management organization for the Napa Valley, with a mission to promote, protect, and enhance the region’s position as an attractive travel destination while also enhancing its public image as a dynamic place to visit, live and work. Linsey joined Visit Napa Valley in 2019 after serving 10 years as Vice President, International Marketing for the California Wine Institute. She gained wine industry experience at E. & J. Gallo Winery, and prior to that she worked at NBC’s Today Show and General Electric’s GE Capital Services. She was named one of the top “North Bay Business Woman in Business” by the North Bay Business Journal in 2020. She also received the publication’s “Influential Women Leaders Award” in 2022. She serves on the Boards of Directors for the Napa Valley Vine Trail, Napa Green and the Children’s Museum of Napa Valley. Gallagher earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her interests include travel, tennis, and reading, and she speaks fluent Spanish.
About Senator Bill Dodd
Sen. Bill Dodd represents California’s 3rd Senate District in the heart of the scenic North San Francisco Bay Area. The fifth-generation Californian grew up on his family’s small Napa farm and was a successful business owner before being elected to the Napa County Board of Supervisors, the state Assembly and the state Senate.
Sen. Dodd’s district includes all of Napa and Solano and Yolo counties and portions of Contra Costa, Sacramento and Sonoma counties. He is chair of the Senate Governmental Organization Committee and is a member of the Transportation Committee; the Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee; the Business and Professions committee and the Insurance Committee. He is co-chair of the Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry and the Legislative Delta Caucus.
Sen. Dodd’s work has spanned many topics – from improving public education and the environment to data privacy and protecting seniors. During his tenure, he has established himself as the most prolific lawmaker in the Legislature, authoring 99 bills that have been signed into law. As a senator representing wildfire-torn Napa and Sonoma counties, he has been a leader on wildfire safety and prevention legislation, authoring numerous bills to protect Californians from future infernos and accompanying utility rate hikes.
Prior to his election to the Senate, he represented the 4th Assembly District. In the Assembly, he worked to help small businesses, protect the environment, and support seniors and working families. He advanced a balanced, sustainable budget that invests in our education system from preschool through higher education. He helped establish the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, promote career technical education, and create the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument – preserving over 330,000 acres of the California Coast Ranges in Napa, Yolo, Solano, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties.
Before the Assembly, Sen. Dodd served on the Napa County Board of Supervisors for 14 years. His accomplishments include completing Napa’s flood control project, which protects thousands of properties from flooding, the restoration of 900 acres of environmental wetlands and securing $1 billion of investment in local businesses.
Prior to his time in elected office, Sen. Dodd was a successful small business owner. He owned and operated one of the largest full-service Culligan Water operations in California, and served as president of the water quality industry’s state and national trade associations. Sen. Dodd is a graduate of California State University, Chico.
Sen. Dodd and his wife Mary live in Napa and have five grown children and 12 grandchildren. The Napa Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized the Dodds’ philanthropic efforts by awarding Senator Dodd “Citizen of the Year” for his fundraising for local charities.
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“The Napa County Farm Bureau’s ‘Love of the Land’ Annual Dinner is the Farm Bureau’s signature event that draws our largest membership and community crowd of the year”
