Rohnert Park, Calif.—Honore Comfort, former executive director of the Sonoma County Vintners, is the new executive in residence at the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. Comfort will lead efforts to create strategic programs and engagement opportunities for wine business students, alumni and industry leaders according to the statement announcing her appointment at the university. After leading the vintners group for nine years, Comfort most recently was the president of Brack Mountain Wine Company in Sebastopol, Calif. "Her strong experience in building strategic partnerships and shaping public policy is outstanding," said Ray Johnson, executive director of the institute. "As WBI extends its reach and global presence, we expect Honore’s background and expertise to inform top-tier activities and events in the new Wine Spectator Learning Center.”