A Maryland native, Tim brings an intense passion and an extensive knowledge of wine to the Maryland Governor’s Cup Wine Awards. An honors graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Tim has worked all over the East Coast, including stints with Charleston and Petit Louis in Baltimore; at the Statler Hotel in Ithaca, New York; at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, at Bagby Restaurant Group in Baltimore, and for the last eight years, as Sommelier and Beverage Director for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
In 2018 Tim became an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers. He has also earned a Level IV certificate from the Wine Studies program at Boston University, an Advanced Certificate with Distinction from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust and an Advanced Certificate from BarSmarts.