Kevin Atticks has been Maryland Wineries Associations executive director since 2003. Kevin began writing press articles for the wine industry, but soon grew the organization with new events, promotional programs, government affairs initiatives and more. He founded Grow & Fortify in 2015 to support all Maryland value-added agricultural businesses, including distilleries, breweries, hemp growers, agritourism and more. He serves on the University of Maryland College of Agriculture's Global Leadership Council and on the board of Future Harvest, is past chair of the Maryland Tourism Coalition, past president of the Maryland Agricultural Resource Council, and past chair of the WineAmerica State & Regional Associations Advisory Council. Kevin holds a masters in environmental journalism from CU-Boulder, a doctorate in communications design from University of Baltimore, and a bachelors in journalism and music composition from Loyola University, where he teaches book publishing.

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