SCA members in Austria cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Austria Chapter’s new committee.

Your new SCA Austria Chapter Committee is formed by:

National Coordinator: Michael Manhart
Community Coordinator: Floor van Zuidam
Education Coordinator: Angelika Wagner
Marketing & Communications Coordinator: Martin Sedlacek
Judges Coordinator: Oliver Goetz

The breakdown of the votes was as follows:

National Coordinator: Michael Manhart - 100%
Community Coordinator: Floor van Zuidam - 60%
Education Coordinator: Angelika Wagner - 64%
Marketing & Communications Coordinator: Martin Sedlacek - 68%
Judges Coordinator: Oliver Goetz - 100%

Special thanks to all nominees who put their name forward in this election and thanks to SCA members for their commitment to the SCA Austria Chapter. We urge the community to please continue to support the committee in their upcoming two-year term. To connect with the new leadership of the chapter, email them directly at sca.at@sca.coffee, and follow them on Instagram.

We wish the new committee every success with the continued development of the local coffee community. As a reminder, you can learn more about the roles and responsibilities of each position on our website.

Meet the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter Coordinators

Michael Manhart

National Coordinator

3 x Austrian Brewers Cup, neutral person/role between machine manufacturer and coffee scene - very important for a national coordinator, connected to barista scene, coffee lover and enthusiast, very good coffee knowledge, job profile: teacher, English speaker, social dedicated / competence.

Floor van Zuidam

Community Coordinator

I had a dream as a child to work with food and drinks and to serve guests. Taking care of others makes me happy. I pursued this dream in many ways, studying Hotel Management, working in the hospitality business, cooking for friends, and always searching for soul food. Wandering through life, coffee came on my path and that’s when all the puzzle pieces fell into place. So here I am—loving being a part of the coffee community for a couple of years now. A product and industry that is developing rapidly. Let's spread the word and experience. Let the senses and soul be surprised.

Angelika Wagner

Education Coordinator

EN: Since I started to work in the field of coffee, I realized that this was an area many people did not understand yet, myself included. Therefore, I started to research the coffee’s journey from plant to cup through studies and SCA training. My mission became to share my knowledge, to raise attention about the impact each stakeholder in the value chain creates and coffee has on them. As Head of Academy for Julius Meinl in Austria & as an AST I want to support the local coffee community as SCA Education Coordinator by promoting the sharing and deepening of coffee knowledge.

DE: Seit ich im Kaffeebereich zu arbeiten begonnen habe, war für mich schnell klar, dass viele Menschen “Kaffee” noch nicht verstehen, inklusive meiner selbst. Daher begann ich die Reise des Kaffees von der Pflanze in die Tasse durch Studien und SCA Trainings zu erforschen. Meine Mission wurde es Wissen zu teilen und Aufmerksamkeit auf die Auswirkungen zu lenken, die Jede/r in der Wertschöpfungskette produziert und durch Kaffee erlebt. Als Leiterin der Julius Meinl Akademie in Österreich und AST möchte ich die lokale Kaffeegemeinschaft als SCA Bildungskoordinatorin durch die Bewerbung des Teilens und Vertiefens von Kaffeewissen unterstützen.

Oliver Goetz

Judges Coordinator

Q Arabica und Q Robusta Grader, 2019 Austrian SCA CupTasters Champion, 13 years coffee roaster + producer.

Martin Sedlacek

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

My name is Martin Sedlacek, 40 years old, and living in the Tyrol. I’m an SCA member since 2014, although I´m not working in the coffee business. As a day job, I’m responsible for product safety of household appliances. Nevertheless, I’m well known in the coffee community due to taking care of the national championships.

This would be my third working period as a chapter coordinator for Austria. Would love to share my experience with new/other chapter coordinators to develop the Austrian coffee community further.

What is the role of an SCA Chapter?

SCA Chapter volunteers embody the values of specialty coffee by working to deliver education, events, and research to their regional communities. The Chapter personifies the vision and mission of the SCA in all activities. SCA Chapter elections enable SCA members to vote and select the volunteer committee who will be leading their local chapter's activities for the next two years. Learn more about SCA Chapters here.

Presenting the 2020 SCA Austria Chapter Committee