Street Cred

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Welcome to the Bubbly Professor…a blog about wine and spirits education.

My name is Jane Nickles, and I currently serve as the Director of Education and Certification for the Society of Wine Educators I am in charge of creating all of the organization’s wine- and spirits-focused educational materials. These include textbooks and study guides, workbooks, and online courses as well as exams and certification instruments. I am the author of the Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide, the Certified Specialist of Spirits Study Guide, and WineSpeak 101 (the book).

Street Cred:

  • M.B.A, B.A. (political science), University of California at Berkeley
  • Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Wine Educator (CWE), Society of Wine Educators
  • Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) and Certified Spirits Educator (CSE) Society of Wine Educators
  • WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) certificate in wine, Levels 1, 2, and 3
  • 16 Years Director of Education/Wine and Spirits Education at Le Cordon Bleu Colleges – North America
  • Educator of the Year—Career Education Corporation—2007
  • Educator of the Year— Career Education Corporation—2009
  • 2012 Banfi Award Winner (for highest grade of the year in the CWE [Certified Wine Educator] Exam)
  • 2009—Winner of the WOSA Sponsored Professional Wine Writers Competition (creator of the award-winning essay that featured as its prize a 2-week trip to the Winelands of South Africa)
  • SME (Subject Matter Expert) and ID (Instructional Designer) for over 25 fully accredited Professional Wine Studies and Culinary Management Courses (higher ed)
  • 15 Years Food and Beverage Director/Beverage Director Bristol Hotels and Resorts
  • Worldwide Wine Team/Bristol Hotels and Resorts
  • The “Ultimate Culinary Educator” – Food Educator’s Learning Conference—2009
  • Areas of expertise in education: student engagement, presentation skills, testing and assessment, brain-based learning, train the trainer
  • Conference sessions led, classes given – literally too many to count!

The Bubbly Professor is “Miss Jane” Nickles of San Marcos, Texas.

Contact me at:  missjane@prodigy.net