Sales Team

NATALIE JONES - Sponsor / Vendor Relations and Facilitation
With an impressive history working for Buena Vista Productions including the Grand Opening of Disneyland Paris. She identifies mutually-beneficial partnerships and guides sponsors and vendors on how to best maximize the investment and efforts. Her forte is to match client products and services with the right opportunity. Her hands-on approach brings satisfied customers who participate with Food & Vine Time Productions events time and time again. In 2018 Natalie added on the title of Culinary Curator for Katy Sip N Stroll, Wine Fair Cy-Fair and Zest in the West. She has developed relationships with restaurant in these communities through her genuine smile and supportive personality. Never one for a hard sell, Natalie works to find the best marketing fit within each event for all of the participating restaurants. On-site at the events you will find Natalie hard at work making sure sponsors, vendors restaurants are prepared and ready, working with the Health Department and helping to market all of the restaurants, sponsors and vendors. Natalie is a hands-on partner with high energy, a can-do attitude, great sense of humor and a caring heart.

CHARELLE GRANT - Opportunity Consultant

With a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Charelle brings extensive experience in the food & beverage industry and has worked for both country and city clubs with event planning. Combined with over thirty years of marketing experience and a natural ability to engage, Charelle enjoys working alongside sponsors and vendors to offer unique marketing opportunities, while tasting fabulous chef creations, great wines, and unique craft beers.

LAURA BAKER - Opportunity Consultant

A graduate of Sam Houston State University, Laura has worked in creative sales and market representation for business clients, destinations, and attractions to include special event promotions, media buying consultation, negotiation and placement, special project coordination, knowledgeable event, and trade show representation.

Past experience includes:
- TXDOT Publications
- AAA Member Magazines
- Houston Convention Center and Visitors Bureau

Laura is actively involved with creative promotions, placing clients in the best position possible to maximize exposure and develop lasting brand awareness. She is a founding member & leader of original Houston Proud Ambassador group.

PATTI VAN HORN - Opportunity Consultant

Patti has been an opportunity consultant for Wine & Food Week for over 10 years. A Woodlands resident, Patti has been a marketing, advertising and sales specialist for Pepsi Co.; Woodlands Wellness and most recently, SpectraCell Laboratories. She's an experienced event planner for educational symposiums and social media savvy.

Summer Irving - Opportunity Consultant

Experienced sales representative and been in the industry for 5 years now. Also a mother of two beautiful little girls while managing a full time career.

I'm excited to bring fresh ideas to the team and also make new connections with a lot of people along the way. My personality has been described as a shark when it comes to gaining new business opportunities.

Outside my job I like to eat a lot of food and enjoy my time with my family!