Barista Magazine

AUG-SEP 2015

Barista Magazine is your home for the worldwide community of coffee and the people who make it.

Issue link: http://baristamagazine.epubxp.com/i/547605

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 11 of 91

12 barista magazine C O N T R I B U T O R S 1 Tracy Allen is CEO of Brewed Behavior, a consultancy founded to offer comprehensive support to all segments of the coffee industry. He also currently serves as pres- ident for the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). As one of the original members of the U.S. Barista Championship (USBC) Committee and the first chair of the Rules and Regulations Committee for the World Barista Championship (WBC), 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 cup- per, and Q-grader instructor. (Cashbox, p. 76) 2 Nora Burkey began her career in coffee in 2007 as a barista in New York City, and her career in inter- national development as a volunteer in Cambodia in 2010. While obtaining a master's degree in sustainable development at the School for International Training, she conducted her field research with coffee cooper- atives in Nicaragua and Peru, evaluating a women's empowerment initiative intended to recognize the unpaid work of women in supply chains. In 2014, she cofounded the nonprofit The Chain Collaborative, which intends to facilitate collaboration between members of the coffee industry in order to contribute to sustain- able projects in the coffee lands. She has consulted for various coffee companies and nonprofits, and has written for various coffee magazines and blogs. She lives in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. (Foam, p. 18) 3 Elise Linscott is a freelance writer and new resident of Seattle. When she's not drinking Americanos and writing in her notebook, she loves hiking, road-tripping, and trav- eling to new destinations. Her first job was at a chocolate shop/espresso bar, making Kona macadamia vanilla lattes and mochas with heaps of melted chocolate. She's a former staff reporter at a newspaper, and has also written for various consumer and trade magazines. She can be reached at elise.linscott@gmail.com. (Foam, p. 20) 4 Erin Meister (you can call her just "Meister") has always led a kind of weird, caffeinated double life. As a coffee professional, she's been a barista, retail man- ager, wholesale-support representative, and educator; as a journalist she's written and/or edited work for The Boston Globe , The Washington Post , Serious Eats , Saveur.com, and Every Day with Rachael Ray maga- zine—as well as the gem you're holding in your hot little hands. These days she can be found selling green coffee for Café Imports, riding her bike around the beautiful Twin Cities, and finally (finally!) taking a break from blogging. You can email her at meister@justmeister. com. (Andrea Allen, p. 62) 5 Diana Mnatsakanyan is a full-time barista living in the suburbs of Charlotte, N.C., with her fiance, Jared, and their epileptic feline, Peanut. When she's not slinging drinks with the #BrewTangClan, you can find her wearing stretchy pants while binge-rewatching 30 Rock and bliss- fully eating Nutella out of the jar. She seriously advises against Googling "interesting author bios" before writing your author bio for Barista Magazine (or any publication, for that matter). (Crossing the Counter, p. 18) 6 With his background in journalism, Gareth Patterson believes that everyone has a story to tell. He loves that as a photographer, he gets to tell these stories to the world around him. Gareth once sculpted a plaster mold of his face, which is now used as a hat rack, and he also car-dances to Katy Perry any chance he gets. He believes he was created to encourage people and let people know how important and amazing they truly are. See more of Gareth's work at www.garethpatterson- photos.com. (Cover photo and Andrea Allen, p. 62) 7 Like Submariner, Jack Pollock is at war with the surface world, and his unique illustrations bear eloquent witness to this constant struggle. He began his career at a tender age back in the late 1980s, working for Dark Horse Comics. There, he created Devil Chef, and still isn't sorry. After that auspicious debut, he's done illustrations and comics for dozens of lucky publishers like this one. Sorry, ladies, he's married! Sorry, dogs, he has a dog! (Illustrations for Cashbox, p. 77) 8 Jon Shadel is a Portland, Ore.—based writer and lover of fine coffees. He's the editor of Discover Portland , and his stories appear in Salon , Oregon Business and Oregon Home magazines. He's also the founder of Rusty Bike Media, a content-marketing agency helping brands better engage their target audiences. With his years of experience as a barista, he loves Portland's coffee cul- ture, and is often found furiously typing in a cozy café. (New Adventures in Cold Brew, p. 70) 9 Joshua Vasko is a commercial and lifestyle photog- rapher out of Charlotte, N.C. Passionate about all things photography and all things coffee, he is also a barista at The Daily Press, serving up great coffee all day. (Photos for Crossing the Counter, p. 78) 10 Daniel Vitiello and Brandon Warman are cofound- ers of the Handground Precision Coffee Grinder that was successfully funded on Kickstarter in early 2015. They recently embarked on a trip to Asia to oversee produc- tion of the grinder and explore coffee in Thailand. Daniel and Brandon currently live and work in Santa Barbara, Calif., where they welcome you to stay with them as Airbnb guests. (Field Report: Thailand, p. 44) 11 Brandon Von Damitz is co-owner/operator of Big Island Coffee Roasters in the Puna district of Hawaii. He and his partner, Kelleigh Stewart, moved from Portland, Ore., to the Big Island in 2010. Determined to produce and roast the best Hawaiian coffees available, the tiny team of two has an ardent desire to advance Hawaii's overall coffee quality and improve its reputation among the specialty-coffee community. When Brandon isn't growing, processing, sourcing, roasting, and cupping coffee, or consulting, he serves on the Hawaii Coffee Association Board of Directors, blogs about coffee, hikes, and travels. He and Kelleigh daydream about opening Big Island Coffee Roasters' first café in Hilo. He can be reached at brandon@bigislandcoffeeroasters.com. (Field Report: Big Island, p. 38) 3 6 4 7 8 1 2 5 9 10 11

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

view archives of Barista Magazine - AUG-SEP 2015
subscribe to email alerts