Elaine Chukan Brown

Elaine Chukan Brown serves as a public speaker, wine writer, and consultant on mentorship, diversity and equity programs worldwide. As a grandchild of Ticasuk, Brown works to raise greater awareness and understanding of Indigenous peoples and the issues unique to their communities. Brown has served as a cultural advisor for book projects, university courses, organizations, events and television shows. While doing doctoral work in philosophy, Brown specialized in race, gender and sexuality and...See more

Elaine Chukan Brown serves as a public speaker, wine writer, and consultant on mentorship, diversity and equity programs worldwide. As a grandchild of Ticasuk, Brown works to raise greater awareness and understanding of Indigenous peoples and the issues unique to their communities. Brown has served as a cultural advisor for book projects, university courses, organizations, events and television shows. While doing doctoral work in philosophy, Brown specialized in race, gender and sexuality and went on to develop curriculum for teaching anti-racism, intersectionality, and social justice. As a wine writer, Brown has served as the Executive Editor US for JancisRobinson.com, a columnist for Decanter, and a contributing writer to multiple books and magazines. Brown co-founded the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum, is a board member for the Wine Writers' Symposium, and chair of judges for the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards. Brown splits time between Alaska and Sonoma, California, where they live with their pet guinea pigs, rabbit, hamster, and Rosie bird. See less