Sandra K. Strick, Ph.D, CHE, CWS
University of South Carolina
School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Mgmt.
108 Coliseum
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-7684
strick@gwm.sc.edu

• 25 years of teaching experience
• 19 years teaching in the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management at the University of South Carolina. Courses include: Wine and Spirits, Introduction to Meetings and Conventions, Advanced Meeting Management, and Multicultural Human Resource Management
• Member of the Society of Wine Educators; accredited Certified Wine Specialist
• Director, Wine and Beverage Institute at Carolina
• Trainer, TIPS Training for Intervention Procedures for Servers of Alcohol

Craig Locascio, Director of Training,
Ben Arnold Beverage Company
101 Beverage Blvd.
Ridgeway, SC

• 28 Years Industry Experience
• 15 years with Ben Arnold Beverage Company
• 1½ years as Director of Training
• Member National Council on Training and Development responsible for developing and implementing training and educational programs for the 1600 sales associates and managers of the Charmer Sunbelt Group's 15 wine and spirit distributionships around the nation
• Member of the Society of Wine Educators; accredited Certified Wine Specialist

Bill Knapp, Chef Instructor
University of South Carolina

• Graduate of Penn State University; Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Executive Chef Faculty House, University of South Carolina
• Executive Chef Wilcox House; Aiken, SC
• Currently Chef Instructor, School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism

Richard Fadeley

• Certified Specialist of Wine
• Writes a monthly wine column in the Free Times