Sue Harris has over 25 years experience in consumer and business-to-business public relations gained from working both in-house and in top UK agencies. Sue set up Westbury Communications in 1992, following six years at leading London agency, GCI, where she ran the consumer division.
Consumer clients have included well-known names such as Sharwoods, Ribena, Energizer, Friskies, Winalot and ASDA.
Sue is an expert on consumer generic campaigns and has worked consistently over the past 20 years for one or more generics ranging from the Ice cream made with Dairy Cream Campaign to the EU funded campaign to promote the positive aspects of drinking milk, Food & Wine from France, California Wine, Wines of Chile and the Stilton Cheesemakers Association. Most recently, Sue and her team were short-listed for the Drinks Business best trade campaign award for their campaign to promote Argentinian wine in the UK (result: a 40% volume increase over a 9 month period).
Sue is also an expert on issues and crisis management having guided a number of food companies, such as Sutcliffe Catering, through the many food scares of the 1980s including BSE, salmonella and listeria. Sue also worked for the Milk Marketing Board where she handled the media following the introduction of milk quotas.
Business to business clients have included Sutcliffe Catering, Landmark Cash & Carry, Lucas Ingredients and Dalgety Food Ingredients. Work for these clients included corporate positioning, internal magazines, producing company-wide materials for pan-European markets and co-ordinating pan-European exhibitions.
Sue has won a number of awards over the years, most notably for California Wine, Two Oceans and the Winalot sponsorship of the Scottish Search and Rescue Dog Association.

Aurélia’s wine credentials are impeccable – her family are winemakers in Burgundy, she did her post-graduate studies in ‘International Wine & Spirits Marketing’ at the CFPPA in Beaune having already completed a degree in International Trade (BTS Commerce International) and has spent over ten years working in the wine trade in France, the USA and the UK, for well known companies such as Boisset & Antonin Rodet in Burgundy, US importer Vineyard Brands in Alabama, and latterly independent on & off-trade specialist OW Loeb in London.

Aurélia joined Westbury in early 2007 and has since being working for French generics such as AOC Languedoc and Inter-Beaujolais, large producers such as Blason de Bourgogne, and Castel, but also retailers such as Nicolas, wine merchants such as Carte Blanche Wines and consumer products such as KeepCup.

She brings with her a wealth of experience of the wine trade, specifically PR, marketing, design and publishing as well as logistics, distribution and developing export markets.

Tamara Stanfill joined the Westbury team in March 2010, coming directly from NYC where she previously worked as General Manager for innovative wine retailer Best Cellars at the flagship location on Lexington Avenue.

Just before arriving in London, Tamara spent two years at a boutique specialist wine & food PR agency called Millissime in which she managed client accounts which included; Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Inter-Beaujolais, Sud de France, Chateau Brane-Cantenac of Bordeaux, Viu Manent of Colchagua Valley in Chile, and importers William Grant & Sons and Frederick Wildman & Sons. She also successfully managed and executed the launch of two first of its kind consumer events for El Coto de Rioja called Paella Parade and Trapiche wines called An Argentine Affair.
Tamara holds the Advanced Certification from the WSET and has an enthusiastic passion for wine making having worked the 2007 harvest in Italy with renowned Tuscan winemaker Bibi Graetz on the Testamatta label wines and assisted with harvests in the Finger Lakes at prestigious Riesling houses such as Dr. Konstantin Frank’s and Anthony Road Wine Company.

Tamara grew up in Colorado during the micro-brewery revolution of the US, but was born in California and having lived in Santa Rosa, California, near iconic California region Napa Valley during her formative teenage years, she has experience in wine education, public speaking, and acting, as she worked at Disney World in Orlando, Florida just after college which helped to instil in her tremendous drive and professionalism. Tamara considers herself a professional alcohol enthusiast!

Paris born Alexandra joined Westbury Communications in 2010, bringing with her 6 years of Public Relations experience in lifestyle and Food and Drink.

She started her career in the PR department of luxury brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Lancaster and Marc Jacobs before moving to the UK. In London, she focused on the Food and Drinks industry to become a consumer and trade PR specialist working on top end French brands including Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne and La Maison du Chocolat. Alexandra joined the French wine team of Westbury Communications to work on Inter-Beaujolais, AOC Languedoc and Producer Plaimont and is also working on the Food department on campaigns such as the Discover the Origin campaign, Keep Cup and WB&Co vegetable juice.

The Westbury team is made up of highly motivated individuals who share a passion for wine and public relations. With a range of specialised experiences and hard-earned qualifications under their belts the Westbury Communications staff bring enthusiasm and dedication to their work.
With a creative drive and an eye for detail, we have won many accolades from our clients for our achievements. From planning to execution to evaluation, we strive to deliver the very best in PR services.

Naomi has eight years experience in the wine trade, and has spent the last 3 years at Westbury Communications, currently as Account Director.
Since starting at Westbury Communications, Naomi has worked with retailers, generic groups, exhibitions and individual brands including Marks & Spencer, South of France wines, Codorníu, DGB, Montes, Nobilo and The London International Wine & Spirits Fair.
Before joining Westbury Communications, Naomi worked at Paragon Vintners for over four years in their Customer Services Department, handling customer enquiries, dealing with marketing projects and also contributed to a pro-active London sales initiative. While at Paragon Vintners, Naomi gained the WSET higher certificate.
Naomi graduated from University College London with an honours degree in French - she spent a year working in the South of France. Naomi plans to work towards the WSET diploma.