I'm passionate about green coffee production, sustainability, education, and quality control. Through education programming, I work to develop skills of next generation coffee leaders.
I'm hoping to take whatever knowledge I've been given and work to build a world in which producers have ample access to information to thrive. I care immensely about coffee quality and the lives of people I've come to know in travels to producing countries in Nicaragua, Uganda, Burundi, and elsewhere.
In addition to seeing producers and farmers raised up, I'm committed to equity in the American coffee industry. I've recently helped design a broad coffee education program to raise up a new generation of Black coffee professionals in sustainable career roles in quality control and importing.
Education is a powerful way to help people flourish, and I love coming alongside professionals as they grow their career. It’s a joy to contribute to building community in the global coffee industry.
Accreditations & Certifications
Q Processing Expert (Level 3)
Q Arabica Instructor
Q Arabica Reviewer
Q Processing Professional
Q Processing Generalist
SCA AST for Green Coffee, Sensory Skills & Roasting
Committees & Memberships
Q Steering Committee, Current
CQI QCE Curriculum Update Workgroup, 2020-2022
SCA Sensory Skills Creator Committee 2018-2021
SCAA Coffee Taster Pathways Committee, Chair 2015-2016
SCAA Coffee Taster Pathways Committee, Member 2013-2018
Member, Roasters Guild