Kathleen Rake is one lucky oenophile. As a perpetual student of wine, she's managed to marry her decades-long love affair with wine to her craft—writing. Kathleen is happy to swirl, sniff, sip and spit her way through all sorts of vinic pleasures so she can share those experiences with her readers at both her blog, www.BetweenTheVines.ca, and her monthly column, ‘Wine Trends’, in the Abbotsford News. Kathleen holds the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wines & Spirits and is currently working toward achieving the WSET Diploma and her French Wine Scholar (FWS) designation.

Just Here For The Beer (JHFTB) is a Vancouver based beer education and consulting company. JHFTB has been teaching beer tasting and education classes for the past 8 years at UBC, local community centres and private seminars. During this time period JHFTB has also organized numerous beer festivals at UBC and its members have been guest speakers at major industry events and at local community colleges. The company has also been featured on television and radio and in the newspaper. All of our sponsors and venders who participate in the festivals, events and classes benefit from the exposure we bring to the industry.

Cheryl Celenk, B.A.- Beer Educator
Just here for The Beer

Cheryl joined the team on a regular basis in Spring 2009. After volunteering for a variety of events she decided to take the leap and help teach the classes at UBC and join the boys during their various public appearances.

Cheryl works full time at the Blanche Macdonald Centre, a private college in Vancouver. She is the Just Here For The Beer class activities coordinator and also specializes in the local craft brewing industry and lambic beers.

Cheryl is always visible helping out at the festivals and private events as a beer educator and host.

JULIA WONG [yellow tail] Field Ambassador As the BC Field Ambassador for [yellow tail] wines, Julia Wong is an expert at pairing wines for any occasion. Learn easy tips for wine pairing and taste a few of the most popular wines in BC. With a background in event planning and PR, Julia has a great repertoire of tips to maximize your at-home enjoyment of wines and to turn each day into a wine-worthy occasion. Find her on this year’s Eat! Fraser Valley, Hops and Barley stage presenting – Open for Anything, Wines for Everyday Occasions!