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CONTR IB UT ORS 1 1 2 Tracy Allen is CEO of Brewed Behavior, founded to offer comprehensive support to all segments of the coffee industry. As one of the original members of the U.S. Barista Championship Committee and the first chair of the Rules and Regulations Committee for the World Barista Championship, Tracy has trained multiple national and regional barista champions and served as a judge and judges' trainer for the USBC and WBC. He is also an SCAA "Supertaster," certified cupper, and Q-grader instructor. (Cashbox, p. 72) 2 3 4 Laila Ghambari was born and raised in Seattle. She is the director of education for Caffe Ladro and sits on the Executive Council of the Barista Guild of America. When her life is not consumed by coffee, she likes to hike and read. (Field Report: Iran, p. 36) 3 Michelle Foster double-dips in coffee and art, holding an M.F.A. in sculpture and acting as a part of the SCAA's Competitions Committee. She plans to summer in Montauk, NY, working at Coffee Tauk and as the coffee manager and pastry sidekick at South Edison Restaurant. After "the season" she hopes to remain in both coffee and art professionally. (Pull, p. 28) 5 6 7 8 4 Mohammad Khani is the education manager of Caffé Molinari in Tehran, Iran. He is also a barista trainer at Homa Hospitality, an academy focused on the food and beverage industry and customer service. He went to university for tourism/hospitality. His grandfather was a botanist, and Mohammad's childhood exposure to aromatics and plants led him to a love for coffee. His nickname in the military was "Coffee Bean." (Field Report: Iran, p. 36) 5 Miro Lomeli has a solid litany of titles under his belt: barista, trainer, roaster, buyer, production, and pizza-eater. Miro is currently the head of coffee operations at the Ugly Mug Café in Ypsilanti, Mich. His recent trip to origin has instilled a new sense of responsibility and pride in our craft and, without question, reinforced his drive to evolve specialty coffee. Contact Miro at miro@uglymugcafeandroastery.com. (Field Report: Honduras, p. 30) 9 6 10 12 barista magazine Cole McBride has been working in specialty coffee since 2012, primarily in the Seattle area. Currently the director of education and lead sales manager at Visions Espresso Service, Cole leads training classes and consults with shop owners. Cole was recently elected to the Barista Guild of America's Executive Council, and he looks forward to serving the barista community in that capacity. He is also an active Barista Competition and Brewers Cup competitor, and says he enjoys the training and performance process. When he's not making coffee, Cole can usually be found shooting film photography or in a yoga class. Follow him on Twitter at @colecoffee. (The Weight of Water, p. 58) 7 Erin Meister is a coffee professional with a totally-not-at-all-secret double life as a writer and a journalist. (Worst. Clark. Kent. Ever.) When she's in her coffee cups, she's a regional representative for Counter Culture Coffee's Counter Intelligence education program. She also writes about coffee on the regular for Serious Eats (www.seriouseats.com), and has contributed editorial and/or written work to fine publications such as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Time Out NY, and this little gem you've got in your hot little hands. She can be reached at meister@ justmeister.com. (Latte Art Lessons from the Pros, p. 63) 8 Inspired by latte art, Ryan Soeder has done well in the Coffee Fest Latte Art Championships over the years. He currently works in customer support for Counter Culture Coffee in Boston, where he trains baristas and shop owners in all aspects of specialty coffee. (Workshop photography for Latte Art Lessons from the Pros, p. 63) 9 Daniel Thompson is owner-operator of Buttondown Photography. With a long history in the coffee industry working as a barista, trainer, competitor, and Barista Guild of America member, it's not uncommon to see coffee show up in his work. His photography focuses a great deal on lifestyle, as well as artisan craftspeople and thriving small businesses. To view more work from Buttondown Photography, visit his blog at www.buttondownphotography.blogspot.com or his website at www.buttondownphotography.net. (Photography for Latte Art Lessons from the Pros, p. 63) 10 Glenn Watson is a coffee photographer (www.coffee-photography.com) based in London, and travels the world in search of good coffee. Glenn is a coffee consultant for 5M Coffee, and is a technical judge for the U.K. Barista Championship. For the past two years he has held the role of U.K. Media and Communications director for the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE). His work has been recently featured in Asian Geographic Magazine (Coffee & Tea edition), on the SCAE U.K. website www.scaeuk.com, and in various trade magazines. Glenn is available for commissions and can be contacted glenn@5mcoffee.com. (Pull, p. 26)