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Megan Bell, Public Affairs and External Communications Manager<\/p>\nMegan Bell, Public Affairs and External Communications Manager<\/p>\n
May 13, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) \u2014 The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has added Megan Bell to its team, joining the association as its Public Affairs and External Communications Manager.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining CAWG, Bell was the owner and winemaker of Margins Wine in Santa Cruz County for the past decade, co-managing a vineyard for six of those years. Before starting her winery in 2016, she worked in wineries and on vineyard crews in Livermore Valley, Napa, Willamette Valley, New Zealand, and France.<\/p>\n
\u201cMegan\u2019s real-world winery and vineyard experience in California will be a tremendous asset to our organization,\u201d said CAWG President Natalie Collins. \u201cHer firsthand understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the industry will strengthen CAWG\u2019s ability to communicate and advocate on behalf of California winegrape growers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunity to advocate for California\u2019s winegrape growers is a natural next step in continuing to serve an industry which I am deeply committed to,\u201d Bell said. \u201cI look forward to sharing the stories of winegrape growers and helping to advance our collective goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her new role as Public Affairs and External Communications Manager, Bell will lead CAWG\u2019s communications efforts to support advocacy, media relations, and member engagement. She will help shape the organization\u2019s overall communications strategy, translating complex policy, regulatory, and economic issues into clear and compelling messaging for growers, policymakers, and the public. She will also serve as a point of contact for media inquiries and other external communications that elevate the perspectives of California winegrape growers.<\/p>\n
Bell is a UC Davis graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture & Enology and an English minor. She is also a recent graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program.<\/p>\n
About the California Association of Winegrape Growers
CAWG is a statewide nonprofit trade association advocating for California\u2019s winegrape growers to ensure the sustainability of the winegrape industry. CAWG promotes the industry\u2019s long-term success by advancing the adoption of sound public policies and fostering awareness and understanding of winegrape growers\u2019 contributions to the economy, environment, and California communities. Learn more at cawg.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Megan Bell, Public Affairs and External Communications Manager May 13, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) \u2014 The California Association of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3095,132167,592,121,123,122],"class_list":["post-315699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-california-association-of-winegrape-growers","tag-megan-bell","tag-people","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}