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  • Author and Educator, Coffee Sustainability Dr. Alissa Bilfield is a faculty member in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program at the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle ...
  • Director of Brand Development, Barista 22 Syrups & Sauces Beginning her coffee career in 1997 as a barista, Anna currently manages the Barista 22 line of syrups, sauces and powders. Having extensive e ...
  • Owner, Keys to the Shop Podcast and Consulting Chris Deferio is a 20+ year veteran of the specialty coffee industry. Over the years working in the trenches of some of the nations best shops Chris has ...
  • TradeWind Coffee With a degree in journalism from University of Georgia and a career in film/video production under his belt, Christian has spent the last 5 years exploring opportunities to engage the ...
  • Lease Consultant, The Lease Coach The Lease Coach is North America's #1 Authority on Leasing for Restaurant & Coffee Shop Tenants. The Lease Coach has 8 offices across America and has been exclusively ...
  • CEO, US Roaster Corp Dan Jolliff is the president of Roaster Exchange (US Roaster Corp.) which was founded in 1995. US Roaster Corp. builds and sells equipment to coffee roasters and various other rel ...
  • Principal, The Coffee Standard David Gurr specializes in branding within the coffee industry by creating lasting and impactful design for cafes and roasters. He has co-led lectures at both SCA and Cof ...
  • Customer Service Manager, Toddy Cold Brew Devon Powers is the Customer Service Manager at Toddy, a company at the forefront of cold brewing since 1964. Devon spends much of his time talking to coffee ...
  • Customer Service Supervisor, Dillanos Coffee Roasters Emily is the leader of the Business Development and Customer Service Teams at Dillanos Coffee Roasters. Having worked in coffee for over 10 years, ...
  • Sales, Two Leaves and a Bud Hannah is a former barista who has a passion for beverage crafting: specifically tea-based beverages! She has been with the Two Leaves and a Bud team since December 2021, a ...
  • Marketing Director, Lotus Energy Drinks With 10 years of marketing experience, from working with brands to becoming a digital marketing consultant, Hannah's journey has led her to becoming the Marketi ...
  • VP of Sales, Two Leaves and a Bud Jen is an Iowa girl who has been slinging tea with Two Leaves and a Bud for over 15 years now. When not talking tea you may find her as a cheering sideline soccer mom ...
  • Owner, Birch Coffee Jeremy co-founded Birch Coffee, a New York City-based coffee company, in 2009. Since then, the company has grown to 14 locations and is doing 10x the revenue it was doing by the en ...
  • Managing Partner, Mighty Peace Coffee As a Congolese immigrant who now calls New York home, Jim dreams of the day when his country’s coffee will not be an afterthought or an exotic option that roaster ...
  • PerfectCube Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev are serial entrepreneurs. They have started and sold multiple businesses over the last 16 years, ranging from technology to gelato. Their latest company, Perfe ...
  • Specialty Managing Trader, Sucafina Specialty Kat Nolte Ferguson is the managing trader for Sucafina Specialty in North America. She has worked in the coffee industry since 2000. She is a Q-grader and ...
  • Sales and Business Development, BUNN Kristen Hjelm is a Regional Account Manager for the Bunn-o-Matic corporation. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, their two young childr ...
  • Owner, Maya Tea Manish Shah is the owner of Maya Tea Company, a Tucson, Arizona-based manufacturer and distributor of fine loose leaf tea blends. He began his tea company in 1996 with a single product ...
  • PerfectCube Mark Calhoun and Jim Starcev are serial entrepreneurs. They have started and sold multiple businesses over the last 16 years, ranging from technology to gelato. Their latest company, Perfe ...
  • Culture & Community Ambassador, Dillanos Mike Miller has been in the Coffee industry for over 15 years. He has owned 3 coffee businesses including a coffee shop in the Virgin Islands, a Drive-Thru in ...
  • SpecialtyCoffee.com Consulting and Supplies- Robert received his early coffee training with Alfred Peet and Peet’s Coffee.  Subsequently, he joined one of the leading roaster manufacturers, Probat, an ...
  • Experiences Coordinator, Monin Ryan has been with Monin since 2008, taking a small 5-year break to teach Middle School English. She came back to the coffee world in 2020 and dove right into marketing. ...
  • Store Manager, Caffe Vita Terika Raak currently works for Caffe Vita as a Store Manager.  She has been in the industry for more than 17 years and continues to get excited about learning new things eac ...
  • Coffee Education Manager, Sucafina Tim Heinze is the Coffee Education Manager at Sucafina and Director of The Center, an online educational platform. He has a Master of Agriculture from Texas A&M Univ ...
  • National Sales Manager, Design & Layout Services Tom Palm has 25 years of experience in the restaurant and foodservice industry. He is the founder of Design & Layout Services, a company specializing i ...