Our Staff
Meet the members of our dedicated staff at the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and World Coffee Events (WCE).
Yannis Apostolopoulos, Chief Executive Officer
Leanne Cheng, Americas Partnerships Director/Executive Assistant
Cindy Ludviksen, Chief Operating Officer
Commercial and Community Experience Department
Stephen Morrissey, Chief Commercial Officer
Community Experience Team
Kyonghee Shin, Asia Pacific Partnerships Director
Giorgos Sklias, EMEA Partnerships Director
Tess Wilderspin, Communications Coordinator
Cera Jung, Country Manager: Korea
Bokyung Kim, Service & Projects Manager
Joy Snyder, Customer Experience Director
Desiree Valesquez, Community Service Coordinator
Emma Hever, Community Service Experience Coordinator
Sabine Bevers, Volunteer Manager
Charlotte Wang, Customer Support Designer
Education Team
Dorit Goossens Lessard, Education Officer
Ben Helt, AST Program Director
Vinicius Arruda, Education Manager
James Draper, Programs Director
Hayley May, Education Coordinator
Fiona Morl, Education Coordinator
Karam Nam, Education Manager
Lulu Wei, Regional Coordinator
Events Team
Amy Ball, Events Officer
Irene Beretta, Events Director (World Competitions)
Jordan Harvey Boucher, Events Manager
Carrie Gibson, Events Director
Stacy Woods, Events Director
Erika Lowery, Exhibitor Service Manager
Sales and Marketing Team
Pernilla Gard, Sales & Marketing Officer
Anna Abatzoglou, Marketing Director
Connor Clarke, Marketing Manager
Meghan Elward-Duffy, Marketing and Brand Manager
Grace Freeman, Marketing Manager
Eliza Sullivan, Marketing Manager
Larry Baek, Marketing Coordinator
Jay Younji, Sales Manager
David Latourell, Sales Manager
Jacob Siwers, Sales Manager
Veronica Chou, Sales Manager
Laura Hughes, Business Manager
Lucas Rickerson, Sales Coordinator
IT
Amalia Sfakianaki, Head of IT
Sheila Magno, UX Manager
Sustainability, Research, and Knowledge Development Department
Kim Elena Ionescu, Chief Strategy Development Officer
Peter Giuliano, Chief Research Officer & Executive Director of Coffee Science Foundation
Mirna Nagi, Research Programs Manager
Mario Fernández, Technical Officer
Andrés Montenegro, Sustainability Director
Chelsea Dubay, Curriculum Development Director
Jenn Rugolo, Curatorial Director
Laurel Carmichael, Publications Manager
HR Department
Greg Rageth, HR Manager
Finance Department
Jenni Karaismailoglu, Chief Finance Officer
Irene Dennehy, Financial Controller
Cara Brophy, Finance Manager
Olan Gabriel, Finance Manager
Katie Ortiz, Senior Accountant
Alyssa Humphrey, Staff Accountant
Kelly Parker, Staff Accountant
Alison Devine, Accounts Assistant
Theresa Stacy, Accounts Assistant
Brittney Kushi, Staff Accountant
Celia Mhoon, Staff Accountant
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