Elephant Pharm

San Rafael

michelle l'don

Biography

Michelle L’Don is the West Coast Sales Director for Organic Vintners. She has been a passionate advocate of organics for nearly two decades. Her career began in the natural foods industry in Southern California as a teenager. Her venture into organic wine began after moving to Santa Cruz in 1992 while working in a local organic winery tasting room. During this time Michelle was studying at SFSU in the Holistic Health Care Program where she was introduced to Anthroposophical Medicine and Biodynamics, she graduated with an emphasis in Science and Health. From there she moved into sales and marketing for an international wine importer, whose focus was to showcase the high quality wines produced from organically grown grapes in Europe. Her French heritage and familiarity with the language have been especially useful in expanding her knowledge and expertise in the wine industry. Mirroring her love for fine wine and the Slow Food movement is her zeal for travel and exploration. Michelle’s commitment to organics is unsurpassed and her enthusiasm is contagious.