[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 198 (Tuesday, November 25, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING SEAN MAHER

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 25, 2025

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sean 
Maher for his more than 25 years of service to the Boys & Girls Clubs 
of St. Helena and Calistoga. Mr. Maher is being recognized for his 
leadership and philanthropy that have helped shape the growth and 
sustainability of the Club.
  Mr. Maher was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to our Napa Valley 
in 1975 when his father, Dick Maher, assumed the role of President of 
Beringer Winery. He attended Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School in 
St. Helena and Justin-Siena High School in Napa. Mr. Maher earned his 
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from UCLA and received his 
MBA from St. Mary's College. He is the second of five children born to 
Dick and the late Marcia Maher, and is the father of two children. 
Kellen and Loren.
  Mr. Maher has been a Board Member and Executive Committee Member of 
the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Helena and Calistoga since 1999. He has 
served as Board President and Vice President multiple times over the 
past 26 years, providing consistent leadership through critical periods 
of growth. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Maher served as St. Helena Capital 
Campaign Chair, helping raise millions of dollars to build two Boys & 
Girls Club Clubhouses in the Upper Napa Valley and expand Club sites 
throughout the area. During his tenure, he has been instrumental in 
expanding the Club from modest after-school programs into a multi-site 
organization serving thousands of children across our St. Helena, 
Calistoga, and Howell Mountain communities.
  Beyond his work with the Boys & Girls Clubs, in the late 1990's, Mr. 
Maher co-founded Maher Advisors with his father, a consulting firm 
specializing in the appraisal, sale, and strategic management of 
wineries. In 2016, Mr. Maher co-founded Aspect Consumer Partners with 
partner Rodney Clark. The firm focuses on mergers and acquisitions, 
corporate strategy, and financial advisory services for companies in 
the wine and spirits, health and beauty, and apparel industries. Mr. 
Maher has over 24 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions. 
Reflecting his commitment to social responsibility, Aspect Consumer 
Partners donates 20 percent of its net earnings annually to charitable 
causes. Mr. Maher also serves on the St. Helena School Board from 2010 
to 2014 and served as School Board President, and his leadership and 
dedication to educational excellence contributed to strengthening 
public education in our town of St. Helena.
  Mr. Speaker, through more than 25 years of dedicated service, 
leadership, and generosity, Sean Maher has made lasting contributions 
to youth and families throughout St. Helena, Calistoga, and the broader 
Napa Valley community. It is fitting and proper that we honor him here 
today.

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