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Zach Merkel

Position: Director
Term: 4 year term (ending December 2027, completing vacancy)
Email Address: zm@epcwd.org
A confident man in a green shirt and cap stands in a vineyard, holding a wooden tool, with vines in the background.

I graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wine and Viticulture and have been with J. Lohr Vineyards since 2013, where I serve as Grower Relations Manager and Vineyard Manager. I am also a California Pest Control Advisor and am currently pursuing my MBA at UCLA Anderson.  In addition to serving as a director of the Estrella-El Pomar-Creston-Water District, I am also a proud board member of both the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, and The Vineyard Team.