Kevin Smith manages the business and marketing operations for the Fresno State Winery
and teaches the winery business and marketing courses for the Department of Viticulture
and Enology. After doing his Masters Thesis on the Fresno State Winery in 1991, Kevin
left his position as a research analyst in the table grape industry to go help multiple
wineries in the Paso Robles region launch and grow their business and marketing programs.
He then went to become the Deputy Director of Business Services at the Fresno Regional
Workforce Board and has consulted business from a wide variety of industries and stages
in developing growth-oriented business and marketing systems. He has also been a lecturer
at several universities, including UC Riverside, Seoul Woman's University, Yonsei
University as well as at Fresno State's Craig School of Business. Kevin joined the
Fresno State Viticulture and Enology team in March 2013.