Volunteer Highlight: Noah Namowicz, Director of Marketing and Sales Associate of Café Imports
Name: Noah Namowicz Title: Director of Marketing and Sales Associate Company: Café Imports How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 2 years…
My Name is “Boyd,” as in “Boyd Coffee Company”
The joys and challenges of being part of a family-owned coffee business Katy Boyd Dutt When my great-grandfather founded Boyd Coffee Company in 1900, I doubt he thought the company would still be…
90+ Profiles: Getting to Know Joe Izaguirre
Q: Who are you and what do you do in coffee? A: I’m a 22-year Career Army Officer who, during three deployments to Iraq, established (during my off hours) roasting operations under wartime…
Volunteer Highlight: Mike Stumpf, Green Coffee Buyer, Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company
Name: Mike Strumpf Title: Green Coffee Buyer Company: Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 7 years…
Volunteer Highlight: Paul Thornton, Coffee Buyer/Roastmaster of Coffee Bean International
Name: Paul Thornton Title: Coffee Buyer/Roastmaster Company: Coffee Bean International How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? Since about 1991…
Volunteer Highlight: Brian Aliffi, Coffee Sourcing Manager of Caribou Coffee
Name: Brian Aliffi Title: Coffee Sourcing Manager Company: Caribou Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? Since 2004. …
Volunteer Highlight: Jason Dominy, Community & Support Outreach of Batdorf & Bronson
Name: Jason Dominy Title: Community Support & Outreach Company: Batdorf & Bronson Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 5 years….
Volunteer Highlight: Rob Stephen, Senior Trader of InterAmerican Coffee
Name: Rob Stephen Title: Senior Trader Company: InterAmerican Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? About 13 years. What was the first SCAA event…
The Future of Social Media: With Liza Hausman
Shanna Germain, with Liza Hausman, vice-president of marketing from Gigya, Inc. Social media moves fast. Remember AOL? Yahoo Groups? How about MySpace? All once business builders and now, just things of the past. And…
A Closer Look: SCAA Companies, Strategies that Work
By Tara Shenson Ever wonder how some social media pages manage to make success look so easy? It’s often the case that you find yourself on a coffee company‘s Facebook or Twitter page,…












