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# Mize to Lead Colo.  Viticulture & Enology Assn.
- URL: https://bevnews.net/who-what-229/
- Published: 2026-09-10T00:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-10T00:35:00.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Who & What --

**Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology** (CAVE) announced today that Alexandra Mize has been named the organization’s next Executive Director, following a nationwide search.

Mize succeeds longtime Executive Director Cassidee Shull, who announced earlier this summer that she would step down following nearly 15 years of leadership. During Shull’s tenure, CAVE expanded its statewide educational and advocacy efforts, elevated Colorado Mountain Winefest to national recognition, grew the VinCO conference, launched Colorado Cru, and helped increase national awareness of Colorado wine.

Mize began her career managing Fulbright, an educational and cultural exchange program, on behalf of the United States’ Tri-Mission in Belgium before joining the **Kentucky Distillers’ Association** as the trade group’s first Director of Social Responsibility.

At the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, Mize developed an industry-wide responsibility strategy that became an aspirational element of Kentucky Bourbon culture while supporting advocacy efforts that helped advance new legislative privileges for the industry, including by-the-drink distillery sales, vintage spirits retail sales, and interstate shipping.

She subsequently built and scaled corporate responsibility programs across the luxury retail and outdoor recreation industries, serving as Vice President of Sustainability at Neiman Marcus Group and Alterra Mountain Company.