2006
Committee Bios
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The 21st Annual Rare & Fine Wine Auction
April 8, 2006 – Four Seasons Hotel
Committee Chairman – Bios
Larry Peel, Chairman & Founder
Larry Peel is an award-winning developer of visually appealing
and environmentally sensitive multi-family and office properties
in Austin, Houston and Dallas. His company, Larry Peel Builder/Developer
was founded in 1976 and was the first developer awarded the City
of Austin’s ‘Environmental Awareness’ award.
In 1994, the National Council of the Multifamily Industry awarded
Peel the Pillars of the Industry ‘Best Garden Apartments
in the United States’ for his Hardrock Canyon project in
Austin.
Peel a founder of the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival
and created the annual Rare & Fine Wine Auction in 1986. Last
year the Auction raised more than $275,000. In 1997, he helped
spearhead The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas, where he remains
Chairman.
D. Kent Lance, Chairman & Past
President
Kent Lance received a Business Administration degree from the University
of Texas and went to work for the Trammell Crow Company upon graduation
where he became one of the most successful leasing agents before
leaving the firm in 1992 to co-found Hill Partners Inc. Kent serves
as President for the Texas Cowboy Alumni Association and is past
president of The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas. He has served
as a co-committee chairman of the Rare & Fine Wine Auction
for several years.
Michael Vilim, Chairman & President
Widely known and regarded as one of the top wine authorities in
Texas, Vilim is the owner of Mirabelle restaurant in north Austin
and Castle Hill Café near downtown. Vilim has more than
25 years experience in the wine and restaurant business. He past
stints include serving as a General Manager at Brio and as Sommelier
at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin. He is a native of San Antonio
and graduate of Trinity University in Philosophy and Theatre.
2006 Rare & Fine Wine Auction Committee
Chairman:
Larry Peel
Michael Vilim
D. Kent Lance, Jr.
Matt Bair
Chuck Barnes
Steve Bartholomew
Melanie Blackman
Jeff Hill
David Jabour
Harvey Kronberg
Kevin Leahy
Donaji Lira
Dan Listrom
Joel Morales
Charles Moritz, MD
Scott Brittan
Greg Cataldo
Bill Burrow
J.P. Forage
Cab Gilbreath
Ross Garber
Justin Halloran
Buckner Hightower
Don Neville
John Pesce
Michael Russell
Fernando Saralegui
Tom Segesta
Jim Stone
Bill Stotesbury
Steve Tipton
Denis Tracy
Scooter Walters
Brian Windham
Scott Yore
Auction Coordinator:
Janelle Braun
Executive Director:
Rebecca Robinson |
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