“I joke that I’ve worked my whole career for this job,” says Eugenia Keegan, vice president of Oregon winery operations and business development for杰克逊家庭葡萄酒（JFW）。
The nuts and bolts of her job, Keegan says, is overseeing all the wine production for the company’s six Oregon-based brands. But anyone who knows Keegan knows nothing she does is just nuts and bolts.
The two facets Keegan loves about her work are team building and community service—both skills she discovered, honed and perfected early in her career.
她说：“当我从1980年代初开始回顾自己的职业生涯时，我已经参与了计划和公共服务。”“我必须补充我担任首席执行官兼总裁的Bouchaine。他们鼓励我成为社区的一员。”
During those early days in Napa and Sonoma, Keegan developed her love for both the philanthropic and the policy-oriented sides of community service.
“You get to be involved in policy without the politics,” says Keegan. “You work with like-minded colleagues, whether in your own industry or the broader community, to solve real problems.”
Keegan brought these ethics with her to JFW.
“When we started up here in 2012 and 2013, there were only two employees,” says Keegan. “Now, we have a team of 80 people, including growers, DTC and marketing. So, I really got to build a team from scratch.”
She comments there was an initial “bit of suspicion” when JFW first entered Oregon territory.
“People didn’t realize that JFW has boutique estates around the world and try to make the finest wines of place,” she says. “That’s really where the Jackson family is headed. Most acquisitions are in smaller, high-end properties.”
肯尼迪国际机场（JFW）凭着“最优质的地方葡萄酒”的精神，鼓励基冈（Keegan）追求她对当地社区服务的热情。今天，基冈是教育委员会主席俄勒冈州酒Board以及名誉主任和主席，此前曾担任该公司的董事会成员俄勒冈州酒growers Associationand theWillamette Valley Wineries Association.
“一些thing I’m involved in here that I had not done in California is education,” says Keegan, who also serves on both the Chemeketa Wine Advisory Committee and the Linfield Wine Education Advisory Council.
“Being involved on an academic level and with the curriculum has been really fun,” she says. “Particularly at Chemeketa Community College, where they’re hands on with those who may not be going on to a four-year college, but need trade learning, or for older students coming into wine who need transitional education.”
关于被任命为“年度葡萄酒高管”，基冈说：“这是人们注意到我一直这样做的45年了。我认为社区服务具有价值，这使我更加高兴 - 您永远不会期望获得一些回报。”