Melissa Linehan

Region President – Northeast

Melissa was most recently Vice President, Sales at Trinchero Family Estates and prior to this, she was with Pernod Ricard for more than 10 years in senior level sales, marketing and commercial leadership positions. Throughout her career, Melissa also held sales roles at Brown Forman, Rodney Strong Vineyards and Terlato Wine Group, and she too started her career at E&J Gallo Winery. 

Melissa brings an expertise in building and leading high-performing organizations that accelerate execution and increase strategic agility. Her passion is around people and growing and developing strong, diverse teams. For those who have worked with Melissa, you will know that she builds strong relationships and has tremendous knowledge of our industry and how to build brands.  

Melissa is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island. She and her husband Parry and their two boys; Jake, 16 years old, Charlie, 14 years old are adventurous travelers who enjoy spending their winters skiing, summer and fall they will be outdoors at the beach, hiking and playing lots of Lacrosse & Football.