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Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Lithuania Chapter Election
Read, Community SCA Staff 2/20/20 Read, Community SCA Staff 2/20/20

Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Lithuania Chapter Election

Voting in the 2020 SCA Lituania Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed, and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Lithuania, cast your vote for the new committee for the SCA Romania Chapter Committee now.

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Serving the Under-served: Meet the Coffee Roasters Guild Vice Chair, Jen Apodaca
Read, Community Susie Kealy 2/8/20 Read, Community Susie Kealy 2/8/20

Serving the Under-served: Meet the Coffee Roasters Guild Vice Chair, Jen Apodaca

After an inspirational and activism related trip to Southern Mexico, Jen Apodaca sought out her first steps into the coffee industry.

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Meet the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter Committee
Read, Community SCA Staff 2/5/20 Read, Community SCA Staff 2/5/20

Meet the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter Committee

Thanks to SCA members in Romania who wrote to us after the results of the elections were released to request that we publish information about the percentage of votes received by each nominee.

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Update on the Coffee Technician Program
Read, Community David Miller 2/3/20 Read, Community David Miller 2/3/20

Update on the Coffee Technician Program

Development of the Specialty Coffee Association Coffee Technician Program (CTechP) has continued with some important milestones in 2019 and exciting opportunities in 2020.

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SCA Chapter Spotlight: Korea
Community, Read Danny Pinnell 1/21/20 Community, Read Danny Pinnell 1/21/20

SCA Chapter Spotlight: Korea

In this month’s SCA Chapter Spotlight, we caught up with May Kim, Communications Coordinator for SCA in Korea, and Cera Jung, SCA Korea Branch Manager, to talk about the SCA Korea Chapter.

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In Memoriam: Trygve Klingenberg
Read, Community Mick Wheeler 1/16/20 Read, Community Mick Wheeler 1/16/20

In Memoriam: Trygve Klingenberg

There are many people, better qualified than I, who can talk about the life of Trygve Klingenberg, but I had the privilege of calling him a friend so I can only hope that I do him the justice he deserves.

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Building a Bright Future: Meet the Coffee Technicians Guild Vice Chair, Richard Muhl
Read, Community Susie Kealy 12/17/19 Read, Community Susie Kealy 12/17/19

Building a Bright Future: Meet the Coffee Technicians Guild Vice Chair, Richard Muhl

Richard Muhl views his involvement with the Coffee Technicians Guild as a natural progression.

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SCA Alumni Spotlight: Regine Guion-Firmin of Karibu Kahawa (Welcome Coffee)
Read, Community Sierra Hatcher 12/16/19 Read, Community Sierra Hatcher 12/16/19

SCA Alumni Spotlight: Regine Guion-Firmin of Karibu Kahawa (Welcome Coffee)

Our second featured alumnus is Regine Guion-Firmin, an AST based in Nairobi and working mainly in East Africa with coffee producers.

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SCA Chapter Spotlight: Ukraine
Community, Read Danny Pinnell 12/9/19 Community, Read Danny Pinnell 12/9/19

SCA Chapter Spotlight: Ukraine

In this month's SCA Chapter Spotlight, we caught up with Olena Sereda, National Coordinator (Chair) for the SCA Ukraine Chapter.

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Linking Local and International: Meet the Barista Guild’s Incoming Chair, Jessie May Peter
Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 11/26/19 Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 11/26/19

Linking Local and International: Meet the Barista Guild’s Incoming Chair, Jessie May Peter

If you’ve recently attended any SCA events around Europe, it’s highly likely that you interacted with Jessie May Peters.

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SCA National Chapter Spotlight: Germany
Read, Community Danny Pinnell 11/18/19 Read, Community Danny Pinnell 11/18/19

SCA National Chapter Spotlight: Germany

In this month’s SCA Chapter Spotlight, we caught up with Philipp Reichel, Events Coordinator for the SCA Germany Chapter.

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Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities
Read, Community Miguel Zamora 10/29/19 Read, Community Miguel Zamora 10/29/19

Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities

It’s fair to say that farming communities face even greater challenges now than they did 15 years ago.

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SCA Alumni Spotlight: Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY
Read, Community Sierra Hatcher 9/6/19 Read, Community Sierra Hatcher 9/6/19

SCA Alumni Spotlight: Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY

Every year, over 30,000 coffee professionals complete an SCA education program with more enrolling each year. Meet Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY.

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How Winning the 2018 Best New Product Award Helped Coffunity Grow
Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 4/13/19 Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 4/13/19

How Winning the 2018 Best New Product Award Helped Coffunity Grow

Last year, Coffunity was awarded two Best New Product (BNP) Awards during the Specialty Coffee Expo in Seattle: One for Best in Technology and the other for Best of Show.

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Announcing the 2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners
Read, Community SCA Staff 3/18/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 3/18/19

Announcing the 2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners

Each year the SCA recognizes three categories with Sustainability Awards. We're thrilled to announce this year's winners, who will receive their awards at Re:co Symposium the 10-11 April 2019.

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How Coffee Healed My Country - 25 Magazine, Issue 8
Read, 25, Community Smayah Uwajeneza 3/7/19 Read, 25, Community Smayah Uwajeneza 3/7/19

How Coffee Healed My Country - 25 Magazine, Issue 8

LEAD Scholar SMAYAH UWAJENEZA reflects on her personal experience working as a specialty coffee professional in Kigali, Rwanda in a 25 Magazine online exclusive.

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Recommitting to a Global Vision in Madrid - 25 Magazine, Issue 8
Community, Read, 25 Yannis Apostolopoulos 3/7/19 Community, Read, 25 Yannis Apostolopoulos 3/7/19

Recommitting to a Global Vision in Madrid - 25 Magazine, Issue 8

The SCA’s Executive Director YANNIS APOSTOLOPOULOS shares the outcomes from the organization alignment meeting that took place in Madrid this past January.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ashley Prentice
Read, Community SCA Staff 2/15/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 2/15/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Ashley Prentice

Ashley Prentice answers questions in this third installment of a four part series following a webinar on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ed Canty
Read, Community SCA Staff 1/25/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 1/25/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Ed Canty

Ed Canty answers questions in this second installment of four following up from a recent sustainability webinar series on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Janina Grabs
Read, Community SCA Staff 1/8/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 1/8/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Janina Grabs

Janina Grabs answers questions in the first installment of a Q&A series following a recent farm profitability webinar.

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