Kelly E. Carter is the Director of Communications at Alpha Omega winery in Napa Valley’s legendary Rutherford appellation. She moved to Napa Valley in 2015 and the following year gave up an illustrious journalism career to join the iconic winery, where she handles internal and external communications, public relations and marketing. She also oversees social media, photography and video shoots and assists with the Alpha Omega Collective Foundation.

Kelly is a former chair of Napa Valley Vintners’ Public Relations Committee and is currently a member of NVV’s and Wine Institute’s Marketing and Communications committees. In 2021, Kelly was selected for NVV’s first Napa Leadership Program and in 2022 chaired NVV’s Collective Napa Valley Community Celebration. She holds a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 award. A New York Times bestselling author with her tennis phenom co-writer Venus Williams and travel afficionado, Kelly’s journeys have taken her to wine regions in Italy, France, Spain and South Africa. She was born in Los Angeles and resides in Yountville.