People in Coffee

Jonathan Rubinstein Founder Joe New York City & Philadelphia What other coffee jobs have you had? Not a one. Unless you count my first job as an assistant to a talent agent where I ran […]

Sam Schroeder Retail Director & Co-Owner Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. Olympia, Washington What other coffee jobs have you had? Java Bean, Barista, 2000 “2003, Seattle, Washington Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., basically every title at one […]

Anastasia  Chovan Director of Business & Brand Development   & Barista Nation events Unic Seattle, Washington What other coffee jobs have you had? My first job in coffee was as a barista at Stauf’s Coffee […]

Sean Kohmescher CEO Temple Coffee Roasters Sacramento, California What other coffee jobs have you had? I had a lawn-mowing business growing up while growing up in Edmond, Oklahoma; Coffee making for a café in San […]

Zaida Mikayla Dedolph Retail Manager, Old Town Intelligentsia Coffee Chicago, Illinois What other coffee jobs have you had? Director of Operations at Time Bandits LLC (the parent company for Halfwit Coffee Roasters, the Wormhole Coffee, […]

Steve Kessler Director of Wholesale Operations Anodyne  Coffee Roasting Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin What other coffee jobs have you had? I’ve done a little bit of everything really. I was a barista/sandwich guy at Bagels & […]

Roukiat Delrue @RoukiD ¢ National Bodies Manager, World Coffee Events ¢ CQI Q Services Manager, Coffee Quality Institute ¢ Independent Coffee Consultant ¢ Big-time volunteer! What other coffee jobs have you had? Interpreter for coffee […]

Mike McKim @mikemckim Founder & CEO Cuvee Coffee Austin, Texas What other coffee jobs have you had? Regional Sales Manager at Espresso Specialists, Inc., Seattle, Washington What’s your favorite part about working in coffee? When […]

Dear Barista Magazine’s loyal blog readers, Happy new year! We’re excited to ring in 2014 with extended coverage of our favorite part of the specialty-coffee culture: people! Alas, we only have six magazine covers a […]