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Purpose | Hold the vision, set strategies, oversee management and implementation of current projects, i.e. represent the membership.

Current Work | Continuing to expand the appeal of our Annual Exposition, strengthening SCAA education & training programs, establishing a forum for a higher-level dialogue through Symposium, expanding regional events, supporting the Barista community, building certification programs, developing standards, improving our library of statistics, delivering on our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, developing the volunteer base, and overall, managing a sound organization.
Paul Thornton
President

Coffee Bean International
Roastmaster and Coffee Buyer
2181 NW Nicolai
Portland, OR, 97210
503-227-4490
www.coffeebeanintl.com/

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Shawn Hamilton
Vice President

Java City
Vice President of Operations/Coffee Buyer
1300 Del Paso Rd.
Sacramento, CA, 95834
916-565-5500


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Tracy Allen
2nd Vice President

Brewed Behavior
President & CEO
1114 N Clark St Apt 5
W Hollywood, CA 90069-2091
1 (913) 940-9652


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Ben Pitts
Secretary/Treasurer

Royal Cup Coffee
Vice President of FoodService & Hospitality
Royal Cup Coffee
160 Cleage Drive
Birmingham, AL 35217
205-271-6026

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Willem J. Boot
Director

Boot Coffee Consulting & Training
President
28 Reed St.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-380-1999
www.bootcoffee.com

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Skip Finley
Director

Dalla Corte Espresso Coffee Systems NA
Technical Director/Partner
(805) 331-0564


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Heather Perry
Director

Klatch Coffee
1848 W. llth Street Suite A
Upland, CA 91786
877-455-2824


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Timothy T. Schilling
Director

World Coffee Research (WCR)
Executive Director
2477 TAMU
Teague Building, Suite 123
250-530-0500

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Carolyn Fairman
Director

Coffee Kids
Executive Director
1751 Old Pecos Trl Ste K
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4706
1 (505) 820-1443


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Chad Trewick
Director

Caribou Coffee Co., Inc.
Senior Director Coffee & Tea
3900 Lake Breeze Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55429-3839
1 (763) 592-2200


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Guy Burdett
Director

InterAmerican Coffee, Inc.
President & CEO
19500 State Highway 249 Ste 225
Houston, TX 77070-3015
281-772-8276


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Andrew Hetzel
Director

Cafemakers, LLC
Founder
PO BOX 437436
Kamuela, HI 96743-7436
1 (336) 443-0290


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Ric Rhinehart
Executive Director

Specialty Coffee Association of America
Executive Director
330 Golden Shore, Suite 50
Long Beach, CA, 90812
562-624-4100


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Max Quirin
Immediate Past President

Ecoagro
5 Avenida 13-82, Zona 9 Edif. Via Napoli Of. 32
Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1009
505-2362-8737


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