OUR STORY
Before exchanging vows under the monumental pine tree beside the Brick House, Melissa Mills and Doug Tunnell spent years working as broadcast journalists; Melissa in the Pacific Northwest for ABC affiliates, Doug as a foreign correspondent for CBS News.
They shared a professional history, but they also shared a deep appreciation for Mother Nature both having grown up hiking and camping in Oregon’s forests and river valleys. Doug’s childhood was spent fishing and boating amid the log rafts of the Willamette river, downstream from two belching paper mills at Willamette Falls. Melissa’s family breathed the crisp, clean air of the mountain town of Ashland, Oregon on the edge of the Siskyou range.
An intuitive understanding of nature’s awesome complexity but also its extreme fragility were childhood gifts; gifts that sustain Melissa and Doug’s commitment to regenerative farming and winegrowing to this day.
SAVANNAH MILLS
winemaker
In 2013, Savannah joined the harvest crew looking for life outside the corporate world. Enchanted by the creative side of winemaking, she dove in. Following a harvest in New Zealand, she returned to the Brick House cellar for more hands-on learning, taking on the role of Winemaker in 2025.
CASEE CLARK
director of
hospitality & membership
From the bright lights of Las Vegas where she was born and raised, to the lush, rolling hills of the Willamette Valley, Casee Clark’s arrived in Oregon in 2008 to attend Linfield College, where she studied Communication and played soccer. It didn't take long for the Pacific Northwest to work its magic—she fell head over heels for Oregon and never looked back.
Her career in the wine industry began at the ripe age of 22 when she stepped into the R. Stuart & Co. tasting room in downtown McMinnville as a tasting room associate. What started as a first job quickly grew into a lifelong passion. Over more than a decade of dedication, warmth, and strategic vision, Casee worked her way up through the company to become the Director of Consumer Sales & Membership. In August 2025, ready for her next grand adventure, Casee joined the team at Brick House Wines as Director of Hospitality & Membership, bringing her deep roots in Willamette Valley hospitality to one of the region's pioneering organic and biodynamic estates.
When she’s not curating unforgettable experiences for wine lovers, Casee’s life is full of hands-on passion projects. She and her fiancé, Nic, are currently rolling up their sleeves to rehabilitate a family vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains. At home, alongside her stepdaughter, Lilly, and their delightfully silly Golden Retriever, Maggie, Casee is happiest in the kitchen—learning the art of making everything from scratch and constantly experimenting with new dishes to share around the table.
BRIAN DOOLEY
direct sales & hospitality
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