Ben Pitts	President
Heather Perry	Vice President
Tracy Ging	Second Vice President
Guy Burdett	Secretary/Treasurer
Tracy Allen	Immediate Past President
Colleen Anunu	Director
Juan Luis Barrios	Director
Aida Batlle	Director
Skip Finley	Director
Andrew Hetzel	Director
Chad Trewick	Director
Trevor Corlett	Director
Andrew Linnemann	Director
Ric Rhinehart	Executive Director

Please click here to view photos and biographies for the SCAA Board of Directors.

Within the Board of Directors, there are several Committees charged with managing a sound organization:

The Executive Committee consists of the Association's five officers: President, Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Immediate Past President, overseeing personnel issues and any other duties assigned by the Board.

The Audit Committee consists of four Directors who work to ensure SCAA's financial accountability.

The Finance Committee consists of two Directors and two members-at-large who work to draft a budget each year for review by the Board of Directors.

The Nominating Committee works with two Directors and two members-at-large to review and recommend candidates for the SCAA Board of Directors.

The Governance Committee consists of the President, 2nd Vice President, Audit Committee Chair, and one or more other non-officer Directors, who work together to oversee the governance system of the association.

The Events Committee is made up of three subcommittees (Awards and Expo Executive) that work to plan and execute SCAA events:

Awards
TBD	Chair
TBD	Committee/Council Member
TBD	Committee/Council Member
Tara Smith	SCAA Senior Staff
Lily Kubota	SCAA Staff Lead

Expo Executive
Ben Pitts	Chair
Katy Goulding	Committee/Council Member
Melissa McGuinness	Committee/Council Member
Stacy Woods	Committee/Council Member
Cindy Cohn	SCAA Senior Staff
Lisa Pacini	SCAA Staff Lead

The Statistics & Standards Committee is made up of three subcommittees (Statistics, Technical Edit & Peer Review, Technical Standards) that work to ensure a robust resource pool of standards and data for our members:

Technical Standards
Spencer Turer	Chair
Mané Alves	Committee/Council Member
Flavio Borem	Committee/Council Member
Marty Curtis	Committee/Council Member
Chris Hallien	Committee/Council Member
James Kosalos	Committee/Council Member
Marino Petracco	Committee/Council Member
Randy Pope	Committee/Council Member
John Sanders	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff
Emma Sage	SCAA Staff Lead

Technical Edit and Peer Review
Dean Vastardis	Chair
Tim Dominick	Committee/Council Member
Patrick O'Malley	Committee/Council Member
Jeremy Raths	Committee/Council Member
Robert Rueter	Committee/Council Member
Stephen Schulman	Committee/Council Member
Shawn Steiman	Committee/Council Member
Spencer Turer	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff
Emma Sage	SCAA Staff Lead

Statistics
Tara Shenson	SCAA Senior Staff
Heather Ward	SCAA Staff Lead

The Education Committee is made up of four subcommittees (Competitions, Global Education, Lectures, and Educational Pathways) to continuously create education and training content relevant to coffee professionals, ensure the integrity of our programs, and engage volunteers:

Competitions
Jessica Steffy	Chair
Dan Baumfeld	Committee/Council Member
Matthew Campisi	Committee/Council Member
Scott Conary	Committee/Council Member
Jacque DesMarais	Committee/Council Member
Lauren Lathrop	Committee/Council Member
Lindsey Leder	Committee/Council Member
Mallory Leicht	Committee/Council Member
Mike Strumpf	Committee/Council Member
Aaron Ultimo	Committee/Council Member
Miguel Vicuna	Committee/Council Member
Ryan Willbur	Committee/Council Member
Marcus Young	Committee/Council Member
Neil Balkcom	Working Group: Brewers Cup
Jessica Brooks	Working Group: Brewers Cup
Amanda Juris	Working Group: Brewers Cup
Nathanael May	Working Group: Brewers Cup
Andy Sprenger	Working Group: Brewers Cup
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff
Lara Gallagher	SCAA Staff Lead

Global Education
Dorothea Hescock	Chair
Dago Castro	Committee/Council Member
Clint Hendry	Committee/Council Member
Ming Ji	Committee/Council Member
Dorit Lessard	Committee/Council Member
Emma Markland Webster	Committee/Council Member
Doris Quviux	Committee/Council Member
Richard Sandlin	Committee/Council Member
Kimberly Yer	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff

Lectures
Andrew Hetzel	Chair
Launtia Taylor	Committee/Council Member
Whitney Cornell	Committee/Council Member
Kerri Goodman	Committee/Council Member
Anna Gutierrez	Committee/Council Member
Matt Milletto	Committee/Council Member
Janice Nadworny	Committee/Council Member
David Piza	Committee/Council Member
Krista Reddington	Committee/Council Member
Emma Sage	Committee/Council Member
Marcus Young	Contributor
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff
Dorit Lessard	SCAA Staff Lead

Educational Pathways
Todd Arnette	Chair
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff

Barista Pathway Working Group:
Todd Mackey	Chair
Jess Brooks	Committee/Council Member
Brent Hall	Committee/Council Member
Sarah Leslie	Committee/Council Member
Anne Nylander	Committee/Council Member
Gabe Smentek	Committee/Council Member
Trevor Corlett	Committee/Council Member
Miguel Vicuna	Committee/Council Member
Maggie Davis	Committee/Council Member

Brewing Pathway Working Group:
Brady Butler	Chair
TC Assad	Committee/Council Member
Dan Pabst	Committee/Council Member
Tina Sourdiff-Rutledge	Committee/Council Member
Rusty Angell	Committee/Council Member
Jill Killen	Committee/Council Member
Barry Bingaman	Committee/Council Member
Jeff Landry	Committee/Council Member
Randy Pope	Committee/Council Member

Buyer Pathway Working Group:
Mike Ebert	Chair
Michael Giudice	Committee/Council Member
Oscar Schaps	Committee/Council Member
Phil Maloney	Committee/Council Member
Michael Menzies	Committee/Council Member
Andi Trindle Mersch	Committee/Council Member
Tim Chapdelaine	Committee/Council Member
Sean Capistrant	Committee/Council Member

Roasting Pathway Working Group:
Nolan Dutton	Chair
Jim Brady	Committee/Council Member
Steven Lee	Committee/Council Member
Bob Goldman	Committee/Council Member
Jerry Folwell	Committee/Council Member
David Meyers	Committee/Council Member
Sevan Istanboulian	Committee/Council Member
Rob Hoos	Committee/Council Member
Lennon Fediw	Committee/Council Member
Neal Wilson	Committee/Council Member

Coffee Taster Pathway Working Group:
Drew Billups	Chair
Vincent Caloiero	Committee/Council Member
Tarnisha Casley	Committee/Council Member
Beth Ann Caspersen	Committee/Council Member
Ben Helt	Committee/Council Member
Dan Streetman	Committee/Council Member
Jackie Suiter	Committee/Council Member
Teresa Pilarz	Committee/Council Member
Thomas Ameloot	Committee/Council Member
Mike Strumpf	Committee/Council Member
Ian Picco	Committee/Council Member
Trish Rothgeb	Committee/Council Member

The Roasters Guild Executive Council works to support members–specialty roasters dedicated to the craft of roasting quality coffee–and promotes quality as the principle standard for success:

Mary Metallo-Tellie	Chair
Emilio Lopez	Vice Chair
Allen Leibowitz	Immediate Past Chair
Bill Anstedt	Committee/Council Member
Jennifer Apodaca	Committee/Council Member
Nolan Dutton	Committee/Council Member
Sevan Istanboulian	Committee/Council Member
Steven Lee	Committee/Council Member
Joseph Marrocco	Committee/Council Member
Andi Trindle-Mersch	Committee/Council Member
Dani Goot	Committee/Council Member
Rob Hoos	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff

Please click here to view photos and biographies for the Roasters Guild Executive Council.

Events Subcommittee
Jennifer Apodaca	Chair
Dani Goot	Vice Chair
Anthony Auger	Committee/Council Member
Jose Rene Martinez	Committee/Council Member
Christopher Schooley	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff
Melissa McGuinness	SCAA Staff Lead
Stacy Woods	SCAA Staff Lead

Membership and Communications Subcommittee
Joseph Marrocco	Chair
Bill Anstedt	Vice Chairperson, Membership
Andi Trindle-Mersch	Vice Chairperson, Communications
Adrienne Blasky	Committee/Council Member
Rob Larson	Committee/Council Member
Tony Querio	Committee/Council Member
Christopher Schooley	Committee/Council Member
Mansi Chokshi	SCAA Senior Staff
Lily Kubota	SCAA Staff Lead

Roaster Pathway Subcommittee
Nolan Dutton	Chair
Steven Lee	Vice Chair
Jim Brady	Committee/Council Member
Lennon Fediw	Committee/Council Member
Jerry Folwell	Committee/Council Member
Robert Goldman	Committee/Council Member
Rob Hoos	Committee/Council Member
Sevan Istanboulian	Committee/Council Member
David Meyers	Committee/Council Member
Neal Wilson	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff

The Barista Guild of America Executive Council works to support members–professional baristas–and is responsible for guiding and directing the guild's activities, programs and vision for the future:

Laila Willbur	Chair
Todd Mackey	Vice Chair
Lorenzo Perkins	Immediate Past Chair
Sarah Leslie	Committee/Council Member
Alexandra LittleJohn	Committee/Council Member
Matthew Scott	Committee/Council Member
Miguel Vicuna	Committee/Council Member
Gabe Smentek	Committee/Council Member
Mark Hundley	Committee/Council Member
David Fasman	Committee/Council Member
Mansi Chokshi	SCAA Senior Staff

Please click here to view photos and biographies for the Barista Guild of America Executive Council.

Events Subcommittee
Matthew Scott	Chair
Mark Hundley	Vice Chair
Laila Willbur	Committee/Council Member
Lorenzo Perkins	Committee/Council Member
Talya Strader	Committee/Council Member
Mansi Chokshi	SCAA Senior Staff
Lara Gallagher	SCAA Staff Lead

Membership Subcommittee
Miguel Vicuna	Chair
David Fasman	Vice Chair
Alexandra LittleJohn	Committee/Council Member
Jason Card	Committee/Council Member
Michael Fernandez	Committee/Council Member
Katherine Hilberg	Committee/Council Member
Kate Markham	Committee/Council Member
Talya Strader	Committee/Council Member
Zoey Thorson	Committee/Council Member
Ryan Jarboe	Committee/Council Member
Brian Frain	Committee/Council Member
Mansi Chokshi	SCAA Senior Staff
Lily Kubota	SCAA Staff Lead

Barista Pathway Subcommittee
Sarah Leslie	Chair
Gabe Smentek	Vice Chair
Andrea Allen	Committee/Council Member
Jessica Brooks	Committee/Council Member
Trevor Corlett	Committee/Council Member
Margaret Davis	Committee/Council Member
Brent Hall	Committee/Council Member
Miguel Vicuna	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff

The Sustainability Council works to create and promote ideas, concepts, and action plans to the SCAA Board that enable SCAA to become the global leader in business for sustainability:

Samantha Veide	Chair
Katherine Nolte	Vice Chairperson
Michael Boyd	Treasurer
Miguel Zamora	Committee/Council Member
Ben Corey-Moran	Committee/Council Member
Kimberly Easson	Committee/Council Member
Amanda Eastwood	Committee/Council Member
Vera Espindola Rafael	Committee/Council Member
Monika Firl	Committee/Council Member
Kelly Goodejohn	Committee/Council Member
Carly Kadlec	Committee/Council Member
Pam Kahl	Committee/Council Member
Alex Keller	Committee/Council Member
Molly Laverty	Committee/Council Member
Dennis Macray	Committee/Council Member
Angel Mario Martinez Garcia	Committee/Council Member
Mickey McLeod	Committee/Council Member
Alex Morgan	Committee/Council Member
Janice Nadworny	Committee/Council Member
Angela Pelaez	Committee/Council Member
David Piza	Committee/Council Member
Ashley Prentice	Committee/Council Member
Andrew Sargent	Committee/Council Member
Michael Sheridan	Committee/Council Member
Meredith Taylor	Committee/Council Member
Rosemary Trent	Committee/Council Member
Stephen Vick	Committee/Council Member
Kim Elena Ionescu	SCAA Senior Staff

The Exhibitor Advisory Council works to keep a line of communication open with exhibitors and sponsors, gathering input on new features and programs, and identifying areas for improvement:

Gary Horne	Chair
Laura Sommers	Vice Chairperson
Connie Blumhardt	Committee/Council Member
Kevin Kuyers	Committee/Council Member
Desiree Logsdon	Committee/Council Member
Tom Palm	Committee/Council Member
Brad Price	Committee/Council Member
Brian Cornelsen	Committee/Council Member
Cindy Cohn	SCAA Senior Staff
Lisa Pacini	SCAA Staff Lead

The Past Presidents Council works to support and advise the Board, as well as preserve institutional memory and continue to advance the mission:

Tracy Allen	Committee/Council Member
Shawn Hamilton	Committee/Council Member
Douglas Carpenter	Committee/Council Member
Timothy Castle	Committee/Council Member
Steven Colten	Committee/Council Member
Daniel Cox	Committee/Council Member
David Dallis	Committee/Council Member
Mike Ebert	Committee/Council Member
Leonor Gavina-Valls	Committee/Council Member
Peter Giuliano	Committee/Council Member
Dave Griswold	Committee/Council Member
Laurence Hayes	Committee/Council Member
Mark Inman	Committee/Council Member
Phyllis Jordan	Committee/Council Member
Paul Katzeff	Committee/Council Member
Paul Leighton	Committee/Council Member
Ted Lingle	Committee/Council Member
Becky McKinnon	Committee/Council Member
Tim O'Connor	Committee/Council Member
Danny O'Neill	Committee/Council Member
Rodger Owen	Committee/Council Member
Mary Petitt	Committee/Council Member
Rick Peyser	Committee/Council Member
Max Quirin	Committee/Council Member
Grady Saunders	Committee/Council Member
Roland Saurage	Committee/Council Member
Donald Schoenholt	Committee/Council Member
JoAnne Shaw	Committee/Council Member
Linda Smithers	Committee/Council Member
Robert Stephen	Committee/Council Member
Gary Talboy	Committee/Council Member
Paul Thornton	Committee/Council Member
Christian Wolthers	Committee/Council Member
Ellie Hudson	SCAA Senior Staff