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Bill Fasig / TopRight Partners
Myrna Orphan / Grapes on the Vine Events
Myrna Orphan has over 30 years of experience in many areas of marketing including communications, advertising, merchandising and event planning with large, mid-size and start-up companies. Most recently, she was a Senior Vice President of marketing communications at Equifax from which she retired in 2009. Myrna first planned group trips to the California wine country in 1999 and since has organized numerous events including sales reward trips, customer meetings, reunions, wedding events, board meetings and alumni meetings. Her attention to detail, creativity and leadership skills—as well as her appreciation for wine— have contributed to the success of many wine country trips and events. For the past 12 years, Myrna has also been involved with the High Museum of Art’s wine auction, the largest wine auction to benefit the arts in the country. Through this activity she has created numerous relationships with wine makers which have been very beneficial in creating unique experiences for her clients.