Before founding Dasté and Associates in 2001, Cynthia had a highly successful career for 14 years in the special event and meeting planning industry including serving as Vice President of Operations for Meetings Plus, a special event and meeting planning firm. Cynthia has managed special events in numerous major domestic markets including Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Hawaii for up to 1,000 attendees. Most recently, she spent 8 years with the Washington Wine Commission holding the positions of Director of Marketing and Executive Director of the Auction of Washington Wines, the third largest charity wine auction in the country, before stepping down to begin her own company. As Founding Principal, Cynthia is responsible for all aspects of the business.

Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

Areas of expertise include:
Corporate special event development, marketing and execution
Charity wine auction planning and marketing
Meeting planning
Travel incentive trips

Prior to joining Cynthia in Dasté and Associates in mid 2005, Cary had a highly successful and diversified career in sales and marketing in the wine & beer industries. With a solid business foundation established with Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. in California and the Northwest, Cary began his nearly 20 years in the wine industry with Weibel Vineyards in California where he spent 8 years and was eventually named V.P. of Sales & Marketing. In 1993, he returned to the Northwest as V.P. and Regional Manager with Vintage Northwest, the sales and marketing arm for The Hogue Cellars, and was responsible for growing the winery's business from Ohio to California and the Northwest. After leaving Vintage in late 2000, Cary gained invaluable experience on the distributor side of the business with K&L Classic Wine Co. and Columbia Distributing as Marketing Director. Most recently, he worked with the dynamic and innovative group at Precept Brands with their distributor and broker network to gain distribution and market share in the key Northwest markets.

Cary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from California State University at Northridge in Northridge, California

Areas of expertise include:
Sales & marketing planning
Fiscal budgets, forecasts and pricing strategies
Distributor / broker networks
Distributor and key account relationships