

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 | |
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TBD | Chair |
TBD | Committee/Council Member |
TBD | Committee/Council Member |
Tara Smith | SCAA Senior Staff |
Lily Kubota | SCAA Staff Lead |
Expo Executive | |
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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 |
Statistics & Standards Committee

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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Todd Arnette | Chair |
Ellie Hudson | SCAA Senior Staff |
Barista Pathway Working Group: | |
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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: | |
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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: | |
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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: | |
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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: | |
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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 |

Roasters Guild Executive Council

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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
Barista Guild of America Executive Council

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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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