William M. Swayne (Bill) is the majority owner of Chelan Ridge Holdings LLC and sole owner and manager of WMS Consultants, LLC, a business consulting, real estate development funding, and marketing company.  WMS Consultants is the managing entity of Chelan Ridge Holdings LLC, dba Chelan Ridge Winery. Mr. Swayne has 42 years of experience as a Registered Investment Advisor and Securities Representative. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1967 from the University of Washington and after spending four years as a Romanian Linguist in the United States Air Force Security Service during the Vietnam conflict, returned, and spent 7 years in the insurance industry running a major General Agency for Mutual Benefit Life in Seattle. During this time, he earned his MBA degree in Finance from City University and achieved his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations.  Then he and his wife, Candace founded and established a private Investment Banking/Advisor business and ran that together from 1980 through 2015 when he retired and moved permanently to Lake Chelan.  Bill’s son and wife continue to run their RIA business.  After his retirement, Bill worked as the Regional Marketing Director for Mellisoni Vineyards before acquiring Chelan Ridge Winery in September of 2021. Bill and his wife Candace believe that raising their five children and grandparenting their 14 grandchildren is their biggest accomplishment and blessing in life.