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The SCAA is committed to improving all aspects of the Specialty Coffee industry, from the sustainability of coffee production to the training of new coffee professionals. To oversee the dozens of projects and initiatives we are involved in, we have established 13 expert committees. In this section, you will find information on each committee's mission, as well as a roster of its members.
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Click on a committee below to find out more information about it:
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Conference
The Conference Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating
SCAA's annual conference, which is attended by almost 8,000 people
each year.
Current committee members:
- Mark Inman, Vice-Chair
Taylor Maid Farms
- Tracy Allen
Zoka Coffee
- Lindsey Bolger
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Marcia Brashear
S & D Coffee
- Terry Davis
Ambex, Inc.
- Karen Cebreros
Elan Certified Organic Coffees
- Cynthia Chang
Counter Culture Coffee
- David Dallis
Dallis Coffee
- Keith Hamrick
Northbound Coffee
- Peter Kettler
Holland Coffee Group
- David Haddock
Coffeehows
- Shelby Paul
JBS & Associates
- Dee Pettit
Compass Group
- Rick Peyser
Green Mountain Coffee Group
- Rob Roberts
Joe City Roasters
- Jim Munson
Dallis Coffee
- Roger Sheumann
Quatermaine Coffee
- Jeanne Sleeper
JBS & Associates
- Jeff Vojta
Stockton & Graham
- Debbie Gulledge
Cappucine
- Lilly Rocha
SCAA
- Ric Rhinehart
- Gaylene Smith
Organic Products Trading Co.
- Sabrina Vigilante
Rainforest Alliance
Special Advisory Group:
- Cindy Cohn
JBS & Associates
- Jeanne Sleeper
JBS & Associates
- Ted Lingle
SCAA Staff
- Last updated: 9/4/07
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Marketing & Communications
- Rick Havacko
SCAA Staff
- Nicholas Cho
Murky Coffee
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Sustainability
The Sustainability Committee is responsible for developing a leadership
role in advocating sustainability as a standard for business conduct
in coffee commerce.
Current committee members:
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Al Liu
Atlas Coffee Importers
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Ben Corey-Moran
Thanksgiving Coffee Co.
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Jason Long
Café Imports, LLC
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Karyn Lee-Thomas
Signature Coffee
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Kimberly Easson
JavaVentures
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Mark Stell
Portland Roasting Company
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Miguel Salazar
Colombian Coffee Federation
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Nathalie Gabbay
RGC Coffee Inc
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Phyllis Johnson
BD Imports
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Rick Peyser
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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William Foote
EcoLogic Finance
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Joe Curnow
United Students for Fair Trade
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David Day
Growers First, Inc.
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Scott Merle
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters
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Seth Petchers
Oxfam America
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Maja Wallengren
Global Coffee Reporter, Researcher & Writer
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Tracy Ging
Coffee Quality Institute
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Adam Kline
Atlantic Specialty Coffee
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Adam Pesce
Reunion Island Coffee
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Rick Havacko
SCAA
Last updated: 4/14/08
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International Relations Council
The International Relations Council promotes the worldwide consumption
and production of Specialty Coffee by cultivating relationships with
other coffee and food-service organizations.
Current committee members:
- David Griswold, Chair
Sustainable Harvest Coffee
- Steven Colten
Atlantic (USA), Inc.
- Marlene Gomero Guerra
Specialty Coffee Association of Peru
- Nora de Lopez
Asociation Café Itzalco El Salvador
- Hidetaka Hayashi
Specialty Coffee Association of Japan
- Henry Hueck
Specialty Coffee Association of Nicaragua
- Frank Kiger
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company
- Ricardo Koyner
Café Kotowa
- Randy Layton
Boyd Coffee Company
- Arnoldo Leiva
Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica
- Sandy McAlpine
Coffee Association of Canada
- Sunalini Menon
Coffeelab Private Ltd.
- Alan Nietlisbach
Volcafe Specialty Coffee
- Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa
Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA)
- Juan Esteban Orduz
Colombian Coffee Federation
- Max Quirin
Asociacion Nacional del Cafe
- Joseph Rivera
SCAA
- Luiz Rizental
CACCER – Conselho das Associoacoes dos Cafeicult
- Mick A. Wheeler
Specialty Coffee Association of Europe
- Scott McMartin
Starbucks
- Ted Lingle
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Membership Development
The Membership Development Committee is responsible for attracting
new members to the SCAA and retaining current members. Their goal
is to create valuable programs and benefits that give members a sense
of community.
Current committee members:
- Mike Ebert, Chair
Coffee Masters
- James Marcotte, Vice Chair
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
- Glenn De Gruy
New Orleans Coffee Works
- Chris Gittens
Rancilio NA
- BJ Jager
Big Train, Inc.
- Jean Lewis
PT’s Coffee Co.
- Laure Macanas
Oral Fixation, LLC
- Craig Uthe
R. Torre & Company - Torani
- Cliff Young
Inland Empire Coffee Co.
- Drew Zent
Hacienda La Minita
- Jeff Taylor
PT's Coffee
- Dorothea Kerber Hescock
Eight O'Clock Coffee
- Wendy Jensen
SCAA Staff
- Daina Smith
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Technical Standards
The Technical Standards Committee is responsible for establishing
the SCAA as the standard-setter for Specialty Coffee. In particular,
they are working to create measurement standards for all coffee processes,
test new methods for validity, and publish information that reflects
both traditional and newly established standards of quality.
Current committee members:
- Mane Alves
Coffee Lab International
- Paul Songer
Songer & Associates
- Carl Staub
Agtron, Inc.
- David Beeman
Cirqua Customized Water
- David Haddock
Counter Culture Coffee, Inc.
- Steven Diaz
Expocafe SA
- Joshua Dick
Urnex Brands, Inc.
- James Kosalos
San Cristobal Coffee Importers
- Lindsey Bolger
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Tony Fischer
Everpure, Inc.
- Marty Curtis
Combustion Systems Sales & Service
- Boyd Guildner
Ponderosa Roasting Maintenance & Mfg
- George Guthrie
Holland Coffee Co
- Mike Tompkins
Newco Enterprises
- Ensei Uejo Neto
CACCER
- Randy Pope
Bunn-o-matic Corp
- John Sanders
Hines Public Market Coffee
- Ted Lingle
SCAA Staff
- Joseph Rivera
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Training
The Training Committee is responsible for providing coffee education
and skills training that help members better understand the Specialty
Coffee industry and their particular crafts.
Members
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Ellie Hudson-Matuszak
Coffee Solutions
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Mike Pelchar
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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Matt Milletto
Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup/American Barista & Coffee School
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Jim Cleaves
Dunkin’ Brands
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Matt Gray
FETCO
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Andrew Miller
Cafe Imports
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Diane Gaeke
Community Coffee Company
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Karalynn M. McDermott
Vice President of Sales
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Andi C. Trindle
VOLCAFE Specialty Coffee/Boot Coffee
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Toby Foreman
Principle
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Chad Trewick
Caribou Coffee Co., Inc.
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Peter Giuliano
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Andrew Hetzel
Cafemakers, LLC
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Jana Oppenheimer
Franke Coffee Systems, North America
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Dago Castro
Bunn-O-Matic
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Christopher Schooley
Metropolis Coffee Company
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Trish Rothgeb Skeie
TDR Consulting
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Alan Brewer
Bunn-O-Matic
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John Gozbekian
La Mill Coffee Company
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Ildi Revi
Leopard Forest Coffee Company
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Tina Sourdiff-Rutledge
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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Mark Crawford
Mont Blanc Gourmet
Last updated: 4/14/08
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Retailer
The Retailer Committee provides Specialty Coffee retailers and roasters
with information on marketing, merchandising, promotion and business
management through events, educational programs and mentoring.
Current committee members:
- Lee Alexander
POS Core Technologies
- Nicholas Cho
Murky Coffee
- Michelle Granitz
Max's Crema
- Van Howell
Chaos Coffee
- Kevin Kreutner
Kerry Food & Beverage
- Tina Michaud
Allied Resources
- Nicole Michaud
Allied Resources
- Jefferey Rose
EuroBean
- Jennifer Stone
Stone Cup Roasting
- Rob Tuttle
Everything Coffee & Tea
- Jon Whiteside
Cappucine
- Tim O'Connor
Pacific Espresso
- Weny Jensen
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Allied Services Advisory
The primary responsibility of the Allied Services Committee (ASC)
is increasing exhibitor and overall attendance at the SCAA Annual
Conference and Exhibition. The ASC shall ensure increasing value
year to year to both exhibitors and attendees by thoroughly evaluating
the function and activities of the exhibit and conference portions
of the SCAA Annual Conference.
Current Committee Members:
- Tim O’Connor, Chair
Pacific Espresso
- Connie Blumhardt
Roast Magazine
- Terry Davis
Ambex, Inc.
- Michael Del Gatto
Espresso Specialists, Inc.
- Donald Harrell
Monin, Inc.
- Deborah Hodgson
Caffe D’Amore Gourmet
- Gary Home
General Espresso Equipment Corp.
- Kevin Kuyers
Theta Ridge Coffee, LLC
- Tom Palm
Design & Layout Services
- Glenn Sacco
Pacific Bag, Inc.
- Tim Schulze
Guittard Chocolate Co.
- Laura Sommers
Espresso Supply, Inc
- Lilly Rocha
SCAA Staff
- Nicholas Cho
Murky Coffee.
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Roasters Guild
The Roasters Guild Committee provides strategic direction to the Roasters
Guild, a trade association within the SCAA. The committee's mission
is to further roasters' knowledge of Specialty Coffee, focus the voice
of roasters in the industry and foster communication within the roasting
trade.
Roasters Guild Executive Council:
- Tim Chapdelaine
VOLCAFE Specialty Coffee
- Beth Dominick
Sacred Grounds Organic Coffee
- Wendy DeJong
Tony’s Coffees and Teas
- Geoff Watts
Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters
- Phil Beattie
Dillanos Coffee Roasters
- Chris Schooley
Metropolis Coffee Company
- Timothy J. Castle
Timothy J. Castle, Inc.
- Brett Struwe
Caribou Coffee
- Mike McKim
Cuvee Coffee Roasting Co.
- Christy Thorns
Allegro Coffee Company
- Rocky Rhodes
Rocky Roaster
- Michael Whitley
Diedrich Manufacturing, Inc.
- Jeff Taylor
SCAA Board Liaison
- Vennicia Lu
SCAA Staff Liaison
Last updated: 5/21/08
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Barista Guild of America
The Barista Guild of America is a trade organization within the SCAA. The guild's mission is to promote coffee quality, focus the voice of baristas within the industry, and further an understanding of coffee preparation among baristas.
Executive Council:
- Ellie Hudson Matuszak
Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters & Tea Blenders
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Sandy Hon, Vice-Chair
Java Jazz: Johnson County Community College
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Jay Caragay
Jay's Shave Ice & Hawaiian Coffee
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Nicholas Cho
Murky Coffee
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Andy Newbom
Barefoot Espresso
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Heather Perry
Coffee Klatch
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Bronwen Serna
Hines Public Market Coffee, Inc.
- Mike Ebert
Coffee Masters
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Michelle Campbell
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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U.S. Barista Championship
Current committee members:
- Tracy Allen, Chair
Zoka Coffee Roasters & Tea Co.
- Tracy Allen
Brewed Behavior
- Andres Barnett
Ecco Cafe
- Scott Conary
Open Eye Cafe
- Marcus Boni, Vice Chair
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
- Sarah Allen
Barista Magazine
- Holly Bastin
PT's Coffee Company
- Brent Fortune
Crema Coffee & Bakery
- Elly Goldstein
The Roasterie, Inc.
- Ryan Jensen
Counter Culture Coffee
- Jeff Taylor
PT's Coffee Company
- Spencer Turer
Mitsui Food Intl.
- Lani Peterson
Kerry Food &Beverage
- Michelle Campbell
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Governance
Current Committee Members:
- Mark Inman, Chair
Taylor Maid Farms
- Tracy Allen
Brewed Behavior
- Robert Stephen
Coffee Solutions
- Ted Lingle
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Audit Committee
Current Committee Members:
- Tracy Allen
Brewed Behavior
- Price Peterson
Hacienda La Esmeralda
- Ric Rhinehart
Groundwork Coffee Company
- David Roberson
SCAA Staff
Last updated: 9/4/07
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Awards Committee
Current Committee Members:
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Rick Peyser, Immediate Past President
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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