When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I have always been obsessed with spies and detectives. I grew up watching James Bond, CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY, so naturally I wanted to be a spy. I even started my own “private investigator firm” as an 8 year old kid and put my homemade business cards in all my neighbors mail boxes. Only one neighbor called about a missing cat... I never did find him…


What’s your favorite thing about roasting coffee?
As a coffee roaster, most days are repetitive and you can sometimes lose sight of all the hard work that goes into getting the green coffee to you. Getting to personally know the farmers who have poured their whole life into producing coffee reminds me how important the roasting process is. I love the process of roasting a new coffee -- trying to dial in the perfect roast to bring out all the unique flavors the coffee has to offer. I want the coffee I roast to highlight the hard work and dedication of the farmers.


What are a few of the things that go into selecting coffees for Coffee Club?
It’s fun getting to choose the coffee that goes out each week! I usually choose based on our green coffee supply, what new coffees we have, and overall what we’re loving at the moment.

What do you like most about selecting coffees for Coffee Club members?
It’s kind of like a puzzle -- we want to make sure that each of our members (who have varying delivery frequencies) get to try all of our coffees. It’s fun to figure out a way to share the coffees we have with every member, and I love knowing that what we send is fueling people’s day!

How did you learn what you know about roasting?
I started as a production assistant in 2021, which is pretty much just bagging up coffee, running deliveries, and fulfilling orders. While doing that, I was slowly learning how to roast; Katherine Johnson (the previous roaster) taught me everything. She came up with a lot of the ways we roast our coffee, and I’m really thankful to have had her as a mentor and teacher. In 2022 I took over and just continued learning. It’s one of those jobs that is continuously changing. Each coffee is unique and requires different roasting methods so you keep evolving and learning. I’m also really lucky to have John on the team. His years of experience are invaluable to our roasting.

Do you have any surprise hobbies or talents?
I’m obsessed with salmon and trout and spend a lot of my free time helping with volunteer management for a local salmon conservation non-profit. I actually love salmon so much that my dog Fido has exclusively fish themed toys. I’m also really good at mowing and will happily mow anyone’s lawn.