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in the Mix Magazine Staff & Contributing Writers

Don Billings is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of in the Mix magazine. He is also President, CEO and founding partner of iMi Agency, positions he has held for the past 23 years. don@imiagency.com






Mike Raven is the Managing Editor of in the Mix magazine. He has over 20 years of experience in distributor management in Florida with Southern Wine and Spirits, Premier Beverage Company and was the CEO of Lion Wines and Spirits. mike@itmmag.com | 678.384.3081

Kester Cockrell is the Design & Social Media Director for in the Mix magazine’s print and digital issues, website, and social media sites. Her background is in media communications, graphic design, and  web design & interactive media. kester@itmmag.com

Celeste Dinos is an Associate Editor of in the Mix magazine and a Partner at iMi Agency. While working in the hospitality industry, her travels have allowed her to visit many vineyards and distilleries around the world which has left her with the invaluable ability to say “thank you” in ten different languages. celeste@imiagency.com

Helen Benefield Billings is an Associate Editor and travel and hospitality industry writer.

Christine Neal is the proofreader and copyeditor of the in the Mix print magazine. Her copyediting skills have been honed by working in the legal field, through her education and experience in archaeology and historic preservation, and by her authoring a book on historic cemetery care, which was published in 2003.

Tony Abou-Ganim, The Modern Mixologist, is an accomplished bar chef and consultant who has created several original cocktail recipes authored The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails (Agate Surrey). themodernmixologist.com/

Ned Barker is a hotel industry veteran and principal of Grill Ventures Consulting, Inc. Specializing in F&B, GVC works with both hotel and restaurant companies. GVC’s work ranges from full concept development to operations/marketing review & analysis, to special one-off project assignments. GrillVC.com

Brittany Chardin has 25 years of on-premise experience: front-of-the-house, back-of-the-house and management. Brittany, a certified sommelier, is most passionate about all things Spirit related, especially gin cocktails and bringing her French, 5-star culinary background to innovative Food, Wine & Spirit pairings.

Edward Korry is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Beverage & Dining Service Department in the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. Edward carries many certifications as well as being an executive member of the board of directors for Society of Wine Educators; and an executive board member of the US Bartenders Guild Master Accreditation program.

Tim Hanni is a wine and hospitality industry consultant, educator, and consumer researcher. In the wine industry for more than thirty-five years, he is one of the first two resident Americans to complete the examination for, and earn the credential of, Master of Wine. He is also a professionally-trained chef and a Certified Wine Educator accredited by the Society of Wine Educators. timhanni.com

Elyse Glickman writing focuses on coverage of wine, spirits, cocktails and cuisine for a myriad of trade and consumer publications, including Intermezzo, Food & Beverage, From House to HOME, Lucire, La Reppublica, CSQ, JWest, Fresh Cup, NUVO and others.

Gary Vega is the President/Managing Partner of Cutting Edge Marketing, a company that specializes in developing and delivering turn-key business solutions in the areas of product development and procurement, equipment placement and service, and beverage portfolio analysis. cuttingedgemarketingllc.com