Our Staff & Board

CQI Staff

Coffee Quality Institute has a staff that supports a large network of coffee communities around the world.

Bridget Carrington

Interim CEO

Lisa Conway

Senior Director - Partnerships

Michael Pomerleau

Director - Finance

Emma Sage

Director - Education Resources

Kristin Schrader

Director - Marketing and Communications

Yimara Martínez Agudelo

Manager, Post-Harvest Processing Program

Trish Rothgeb

Quality Evaluation Specialist

Ben Bicknell

CQI Community Liaison

Laura Ruleman

Manager, Education Operations

Dylan Orechovesky

Program Manager

Kim Cosgrove

Community Centers Manager

Joshua Savidge

Production Coordinator - Education

Carrie Blaida

Database and Account Administrator

Brittany Amell

Marketing Coordinator

Lauren Schmitz

Administrative Assistant

CQI Board

Coffee Quality Institute benefits from the guidance of a globally representative Board of Trustees.

Carlos Brando

Member
P&A International Marketing

Liz Caselli-Mechael

Member
Nestlé

Joanna Furgiuele

Chair - Development

Kimberly Giroir

Chair
Starbucks

Felipe Isaza

Member
Coffee Resources

Ellen Jordan

Treasurer
Global Grounds

Cyrille Janet

Vice Chair
Keurig Green Mountain

Arnoldo Leiva

Secretary
The Coffee Source

Sunalini Menon

Member
Tata Coffee Limited

Matthew Mills

Member
Masteroast Coffee Co ltd

Shirin Moayyad

Member
Independent coffee consultant

Juan Esteban Orduz

Member
Colombia Coffee Federation

Gloria Pedroza

Member
NKG

Ellen Rogers

CHAIR - Governance
Dunkin'

Matt Swenson

Member
Nestlé