Holly Hearn Whaley, Executive Director
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Holly Hearn Whaley takes a party very seriously. If there were a gene for communicating a message with a well-crafted celebration, Holly would have it. Her more than 35 years of planning parties, meetings, conferences, classes, retreats, service projects, weddings, galas, camps and even church services seems to add to the mix in whatever setting she’s in. Today, it’s l’Eté du Vin – the Nashville Wine Auction.
Holly couldn’t resist taking on America’s oldest charity wine auction as Executive Director in March of 2011. After 20 years as Director of Corporate Communications at EMI Christian Music Group and Executive Director of The Sparrow Foundation, Whaley is using that “Party Gene” for the worthy cause of uniting the wine community in the fight against cancer. The wine is not the only thing that’s driving her to make l’Eté du Vin the best wine experience in Nashville, it is the loss of her 54 year old mother to breast cancer in the mid 1980s.
So now the message is, life is too short to…drink bad wine…or waste one minute not sharing that good bottle with the people you love. And, there’s lots of opportunity for that in Nashville leading committees of wine enthusiasts in planning events that will raise cash to crush out cancer.
Holly has served on numerous non-profit and community boards and councils for Barefoot Republic Camps, Inc., the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Gospel Music Association’s Hall of Fame, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and l’Eté du Vin. She has held many leadership positions as a member of NARAS, the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Brentwood, Fellowship Bible Church, as well as participated in community events such as the Nashville Public Library’s Literary Award Gala, the American Heart Association’s Heart Gala, the Iroquois Steeplechase Hunt Ball, and the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Best Cellars Dinner.
Holly has been awarded the Ann York Huff Volunteer of the Year by the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce as was honored with Barefoot Republic Camp’s Butler Award in 2007 and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra Volunteer of the Month in November 2007, and named EMI Music’s North America Volunteer of the Year in 1997.
Holly resides in Nashville with her husband Dr. Mark B. Whaley, an AACD accredited cosmetic dentist. She has one son, Trevor Redding, a Lieutenant and pilot in the US Air Force.
Taylor Vick, Donations Specialist
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Taylor Vick is a serial entrepreneur who has an obsession with marketing, social media, wine and helping out others. Taylor comes to l’Eté du Vin from Point 3 Media, an advertising agency, as well as her own social media marketing company. Before Point 3 Media, Taylor was the Director of New Media at TOGA Entertainment, and worked for Naxos of America as New Media Manager. She was awarded a research grant from the University of Miami in 2010 for website design and social media.
Taylor’s first real experience with wine was a trip to Napa for her 21st birthday. While there, she toured 25 wineries in 4 days, and got to dine at the French Laundry. She cannot thank her parents enough for such a special gift, and her life-long pursuit of good food and wine.
Taylor graduated from the University of Miami, FL in 2007 with a degree in Music Business & Entertainment Industries. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband.
Kristin Sebastian, Administrator
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Kristin Sebastian has a passion for the non-profit sector. She began her career with non-profits at age 18 in Buffalo, New York. Since that time, she has worked with and volunteered for numerous organizations and has modeled her life after a favorite quote, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” -Gandhi. She gained her post at the Nashville Wine Auction as the Administrator after volunteering her time weekly for many months.
Currently Kristin oversees the Nashville Wine Auction office administration, daily operations, customer service and patron database management.
Kristin comes to Nashville Wine Auction from Virginia Beach where she started and successfully grew her own high-end concierge business providing personal services to her clientele. Additionally Kristin worked as a corporate trainer for financial advisors at Mass Mutual along with managing the office at her family’s printing and graphic design company in Yorktown, Virginia.
Kristin completed her Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Management at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She has a strong Italian heritage with a long line of winemakers in her family. Kristin became engaged to Brendan Church and moved to Nashville in 2011. She is a wine enthusiast, enjoys giving back to her community, and loves spending time with her 3 dogs, Zaa Zaa, Kylee, and Max.
Years of non profit experience and a passion for wine, makes the Nashville Wine Auction a perfect fit for Kristin Sebastian.
