Dina Opici, president of Opici Family Distributing and immediate past Chair of Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America will receive the 2026 Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) Icon Award.

The WLC Icon Award is presented to an industry figure whose leadership, influence and commitment have made a meaningful and enduring impact on women within the wine and spirits wholesale tier. The award recognizes a true icon — someone who embodies WLC’s core pillars of Educate, Elevate and Empower, and whose actions have helped open doors and strengthen the industry for future generations.

Opici’s career exemplifies those values. She is President of Opici Family Distributing, a family-owned wine and spirits wholesaler founded by her great-grandparents in New Jersey in 1934. After earning her law degree from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Opici joined the family business in 1998. For more than two decades, she has held numerous leadership roles across sales administration, human resources and legal affairs, helping to guide the company’s growth and expansion into multiple states while maintaining its commitment to integrity and relationships.

Opici has also played a pivotal role in industry leadership and advocacy. She served as the inaugural Chairwoman of WSWA’s Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), leading the WLC Advisory Board for three years while advancing its transformational mission and programs such as the annual WLC Conference. More recently, she made history by becoming the first woman to serve as Chair of WSWA’s board of directors, helping guide the association through a period of significant change while championing inclusion, mentorship and collaboration.

The WLC Icon Award was last presented in 2020 to Barkley Stuart to recognize his courageous allyship and advocacy in advancing women leaders and championing diversity across the wholesale tier.