SAVE THE DATE -
St George Regional Business Bank - Charity Lunch
Wednesday 15th October, 2014
Guest Speaker Sophie Ray
Sophie Ray is a former corporate lawyer who
now owns and runs Silos Estate Winery, with her husband Raj.
Sophie grew up in Sydney but due to her
father’s scientific career, spent periods of her childhood living in San
Francisco, Beijing, Paris and Oxford. On
leaving school, Sophie completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law at
Sydney University.
Sophie spent 14 years working as a
Commercial Litigation & Trade Practices lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers,
in its Sydney and London offices, leaving as a Director.
In 2007, Sophie and her husband Raj decided
to leave corporate life for the more peaceful climes of Berry, and bought Silos
Estate Winery. Silos Estate has won numerous
awards, including Shoalhaven Business of the Year in 2012.
When she’s not looking after their two young daughters, or working in the
business, Sophie has served as the secretary of the Berry Preschool, and is
currently the secretary of the Shoalhaven Education Fund.
The Shoalhaven Education Fund will be the beneficiary of this years fund raiser.
The fund raises money to
assist disadvantaged Shoalhaven young people with the costs of attending
University, TAFE, taking up an apprenticeship or starting entry level work.
So please book your diary for that date......Wednesday 15th October, 2014.
