Purpose | Serve the membership, develop plans, hit the goals, do the work, have some fun, i.e. really geek out on coffee.
- Primary contact for strategic issues, leadership, advocacy, all things coffee
- Works with Board of Directors and the Executive Committee
- Our go-to guy, a coffee person through and through, cares deeply, has the whole office using "really?".
- Supports the organization with vision, strategic advice, and global perspective
- Works with Executive Director, Board of Directors and Staff
- A walking encyclopedia of coffee, spends weeks on end in distant lands training cuppers - but still finds time for his beautiful wife and family, has more awards on his wall than the average person could attain in 10 lifetimes
- Primary contact for finance and accounting, human resources, systems
- Works with Executive Committee
- Relishes in the fine points, has a lovely wife & two beautiful daughters, has perfected the art of organized piles
- Primary contact for membership accounting and accounts receivable
- Works with Membership
- Incredibly kind and lovely, our in-house translator and representative for Spanish speaking members around the world, makes a mean cup of coffee...everyday... for the entire staff... we love you
- Primary contact for accounts payable and vendor correspondence
- Works behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly
- Makes things happen, has the best laugh ever, went to see the new Harry Potter movie on opening night but fell asleep, so went again the next day
- Primary contact for management and oversight of all SCAA events, including our annual Exposition & Symposium
- Works with the Exhibitor Advisory Council, while also occasionally learning from roasters and baristas
- Master of the Walkie Talkie, keeps us all in line, and loves to travel
- Primary contact for event planning and logistics for regional and national barista competitions, as well as The Event Activities Hall
- Works with the BGA Executive Council and Barista Events Working Group
- Primary contact for Roasters Guild Retreat, Symposium and Exposition Lectures
- Works with Professional Development Committee and Roasters Guild Executive Council
- Can lift a car with her bare hands, has the cutest dimples known to man-kind and a smile to match
- Primary contact for exhibit sales and service for our annual Event
- Supports exhibitor marketing & promotions, and leads the charge for exhibitor fulfillment
- Incredibly organized; knows what's what and where's where at all times
- Planning and support for Barista Camps and annual Exposition, including logistics oversight and coordination for Skill Building Workshops and Certification Programs
- Works with Professional Development department on regional events, education and certification programs, as well as Barista Guild of America Executive Council on Camp-Pull-A-Shot
- Mom of 5 and completely calm and tireless when it comes to event coordination. We're not entirely sure she's not a robot
- Logistical planning and on-site support for our national trade show and regional events including food and beverage, phone & internet, security and audio visual
- Coordinates signage, including collecting key informationordering, proofing and approving final materials, while working with the Marketing & Promotion Advisory Panel
- Was affectionately called Blondie as a child, hates being late, loves getting roses, and appreciates good food and wine
- Coming Soon!
- Primary contact for marketing, advertising, promotions, press and social media /digital inquiries
- Manages SCAA websites, advertising programs, and new technology projects; Managing Editor of the Digital Edition of The Chronicle
- Works with the Marketing Advisory Committee
- If you are not a fan of the SCAA on Facebook or a follower on Twitter, she will hunt you down and make you one
- Primary contact for communications inquiries including industry news, member press releases and electronic outreach
- Executive Editor of The Chronicle (Print & Digital Editions)
- Can organize vast and disparate pieces of information like nobody's business, takes on the daunting challenges with a smile, known for delivering zingers in staff meetings with spot-on timing
- Primary contact for event marketing inquiries
- Manages promotions for the annual Exposition and regional events
- Works with the Marketing Advisory Committee
- Primary contact for membership inquiries & member services
- Works with BGA, RG Sustainability Council and Community Sub-Committee
- Driven to provide awesome customer service to our members and talks to more people in one day than most do in a lifetime
- Primary contact for new members and prospects who are looking to join SCAA, RG, and BGA
- Extremely knowledgeable about SCAA benefits, services, programs and events-ask her anything, she'll find the answer and ensure you're getting the most value out of your membership
- Works with the enthusiastic Sustainability Council
- Loves karaoke and sings a mean duet of "Moves Like Jagger" with SCAA Event Coordinator Hugo Neuproler
- Logistical planning and oversight for all volunteer coordination, including volunteer positions at the Annual Event.
- Works with the volunteer committee
- One of the nicest people you'll ever meet-never met a volunteer position she couldn't fill with a smile.
Christopher Schooley
Coffee Design and Experience Coordinator (Contractor)
Call | 562.999.3186
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Coffee Design and Experience Coordinator (Contractor)
Call | 562.999.3186
Write | E-Mail
- Responsible to broaden SCAA's reach in the global coffee industry by designing products, services, events and environments with a focus placed on the quality of the user experience
- Ensures there is a GREAT cup of coffee at all SCAA events
- Provides member value by producing content for members to help them differentiate their quality principles and event models which can be replicated to help expose consumers to specialty coffee
- Katie supports the SCAA by providing top notch customer service to members (and non-members) by answering general questions and providing guidance and direction on the basics of SCAA, BGA, RG, and CQI.
- Manages and ships all merchandise ordered through the SCAA online store.
- Helps keep the office in order, the equipment working, and the supplies in stock.
- If you are interested in renting the SCAA Lab for an event, Contact Katie
- Administrator for the Sustainability Reporting and Tracking Tool a.k.a. START.
- Administers green coffee samples to be Q graded through CQI.
- She loves her husband and two doggies with all of her heart
- Primary contact for SCAA educational partner programs with global coffee organizations
- Strategic support for Guild Leadership and the four Professional Development Subcommittees
- Once rocked a coffee bean tat, knows precisely the right word to use and can likely tell you its etymology, was on staff long before she was on staff
- Primary contact for SCAA education content, trains and manages SCAA instructors, and applies education industry best practices to SCAA curriculum
- Works with Skill Building Subcommittee and the Guild Education Committees
- Conversations regularly include casual reference to time in the Zambezi, multi-day power outages, and coffee farming; magically always has a reference book on hand for your particular problem or important question
- Primary contact for SCAA education tracking, certification entitlements, and SCAA education questions beginning with "How do I...?"
- Works with the Lectures Subcommittee and Skill Building Subcommittee
- She is the owner of a bearded dragon and a three horned Jackson Chameleon. She loves to play easy card games and drink good wine, preferably with good friends, at a scenic location.
- Primary contact for coffee science, standards, and protocols.
- Works with the Statistics & Standards Committee to develop standards, review existing practices and standards, and conduct new research and testing.
- A botanist with a true love for photosynthesis, seeks the why behind good coffee but fears that she is destined to eventually find that coffee tastes good 'just because'.
- Primary contact for sponsorship and business development opportunities
- The bigger the challenge, the better. Throw anything at her, really.
- Innately talented at discovering stuff, including new, unmarked, unknown and uber-hip restaurants in NYC
- Primary contact for Sponsorship and Advertising Deliverables
- Works with the Business Development Manager to ensure excellent customer service, communication and client value
- Curates, develops and leads the SCAA Symposium, our cutting-edge ideas conference
- Develops new and innovative ways to understand and discuss key issues in coffee
- Plays the accordion (sometimes professionally), is passionate about the OTHER kind of beans (you know, the kind you eat), and is enthusiastically nearsighted
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