November 21, 2005

Please join us in welcoming Paul Thomas as our newly appointed Executive Director to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.

He joined the Seneca Lake Wine Trail on an interim basis over the summer after the unexpected death of Barbara Adams. Paul is a Cornell University graduate and longtime resident of Corning, New York, and brings a background in marketing and communications to the wine trail. Prior to joining the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, he worked as Director of Communications for the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce in California and the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce also as their Director of Communications. He was also the former Assistant Vice President of Product Development of Bonanza.com, based in Dallas, Texas.

"Paul has a terrific 'outside the box' approach that comes to the Trail at a time when creative thinking is necessary," said Ted Marks, President of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail and owner of Atwater Estate Vineyards. "Paul has shown himself to be a shrewd marketer for as long as I've known him. Despite the challenges we face, we are all confident in Paul's ability to help us keep bringing more and more visitors to our wineries and all area businesses."

Please, feel free to contact Paul to introduce yourself and welcome him aboard:

Paul Thomas, Executive Director
Seneca Lake Winery Association, Inc.
2 North Franklin Street, Suite 320
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Phone: 607-535-8080 or toll free 1-877-536-2717
Fax: 607-535-2223
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The Seneca Lake Wine Trail was formed in 1986 as an organization dedicated to promoting Seneca Lake Wineries. For more information about the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, visit www.senecalakewine.com