The Women’s Wine Alliance will continue to be the leader in advancing the education of women wine professionals in the San Diego region. Being a leader in the community means advancing diversity and inclusion, as an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, we pledge to:

Building a new community with others:
1) Collaborate with organizations and companies in the food, wine and event industry to create new opportunities for more diversity throughout the San Diego community;
2) Support diversity and inclusion initiatives in the international wine industry;

Influence behavior change within our organization:
3) Commit at least one board seat will be a member from an underrepresented community;
4) Consciously plan diverse representation in our events (speakers, wines served);
5) Create safe spaces and increase awareness about diversity and inclusion through an open dialogue of our member’s experiences in our education series;
6) Review our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion progress on a quarterly basis as a board;

Supporting career advancement:
7) Designate one scholarship for a WWA member from an underrepresented community;
8) Actively encourage more diversity in our industry by offering five free WWA annual memberships for new members from underrepresented communities.