Our
Team
At Movement Wine & Spirits, we are united by the passion for producing and celebrating exceptional wines and spirits. Our company culture is built on a foundation of hard work and our relentless commitment to excellence.
We understand that cultivating premium products starts with the cultivation of great people. Our team exemplifies diligence and perseverance in every task, ensuring that the love and effort poured into every project is at the highest level.
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Jeremy A Gulledge
Co-Founder
Jeremy Gulledge is a Certified Sommelier with Court Masters Sommeliers Of Americas. During his college internship he worked as a Community Partner for the Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group which specializes in long-term, strategic culture change, assisting organizations in creating inclusive, collaborative workplaces that unleash the talent and creativity of their people. Throughout his career he has worked in various high level operator roles in the Hospitality Restaurant Management field. His roots were set in Chicago where he honed his skills primarily in the fine dining arena; working as the Wine Buyer for Pump Room alongside Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Ian Schrager.
After moving to New Orleans in 2017, Jeremy worked with Emeril's flagship restaurant before securing his role as General Manager of Atchafalaya. Jeremy currently served as the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Co-Chairman of the Training and Education Committee for MarginEdge. He currently works for the Ralph Brennen Restaurant Group in New Orleans.
Dr. Djuana Stoakley
Co-Founder
Djuana V. L. Stoakley, PhD, has conducted and supervised customer research and strategic plans to help shape a variety of services, products, and communications campaigns for over a decade. In her current role, she uncovers human insights to inform the development of innovative renewable energy products.
Djuana serves on the Executive Board of the Greater New Orleans Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy and is a Board Member of Ada S. McKinley Community Services, a 100-year-old social services organization located in Chicago.
Djuana’s love of wine was cultivated when a professor introduced his team of researchers and assistants to Australian wines.
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Sandy Juarez
Co-Founder
Sandy Juarez is the daughter of immigrants who came to this country seeking better opportunities and the American dream. She was first in her family to graduate from college and attained B.A. and M.A degrees on full scholarship at Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University. As a child, she spent summers with relatives in Honduras, practicing her Spanish and connecting with her roots.
She has been involved in various educational and literacy minded volunteer endeavors, most recently as a Board member of the GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center. She is excited to leverage her financial and project management expertise to partner with friends to market fine wine in a fun and accessible way while using part of the proceeds to fund education in our respective communities. Salud!
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