Presenting the Four New Members of the CRG Advisory Council
Voting in the 2019-2021 CRG Advisory Council elections has now closed. CRG members cast their ballots to select four of the six candidates who will join the group of elected volunteers who give their time to the CRG and who work with SCA staff to help deliver events and services to members of the coffee roasting community.
It is our pleasure to welcome the four new members of the CRG Advisory Council:
Erika Chagoya León
Kaya Carretta Herlofsen
Stephen Houston
O.M. Miles (who currently serves on the Advisory Council and has been reelected)
Thank You
We want to send a special thank you to Bjørnar Hafslund and Daniel Francisco Mendoza for accepting their nominations and participating in this election. Thank you to the dozens of CRG members who put forward a nomination and took part in the interview process.
We also send a warm thank you to the three dedicated members of the Advisory Council whose terms end on January 31, 2020. These coffee professionals have provided invaluable leadership to the CRG and have dedicated countless volunteer hours to make the work of the CRG a success. Thank you, Emilio Lopez, Joanna Alm, and Filip Åkerblom!
Finally, we want to say thanks to all CRG members for participating in this election, from nominations to voting. You make the CRG what it is and it is an honor to serve you and our entire global community.
Meet the New Members of the CRG Advisory Council
Erika Chagoya León
Owner and Director at Gradios Deli-Café
I am a roaster coffee woman. I have roasted coffee since 2012 and have opened two coffee shops in the last eleven years. I won the Mexican Barista Championship 2013 and participated in the Mexican Coffee Roasting Championship 2017 where I got fourth place and had a terrific experience. I have participated as a judge in the Mexican Barista Championship for the last two years (2018 and 2019) and judged the 2019 Mexican Coffee Roasting Championship in 2019. I am a licensed Q Grader and love coffee.
Kaya Carretta Herlofsen
QC & Scandinavian Sales at Nordic Approach AS
Kaya is on a mission to make everyone a better cupper. A certified Q-grader, she is an eager spokeswoman in the specialty coffee industry, giving frequent lectures on roasting and processing. She has worked for pioneering coffee importers, Nordic Approach, since their early years. She fell into coffee by pure chance, starting as a barista in the Solberg & Hansen concept cafe in Mathallen, Oslo. After preparing pour-overs for two years, she began roasting for the same company, learning all the magic and science of roasting from Norway’s champions. She shares her knowledge with the Nordic Approach team, developing and running the internal sensory education program, whilst also managing all aspects of Quality Assurance, and taking care of Nordic Approach’s Viking customers in Scandinavia.
Stephen Houston
Head Roaster at Bailies Coffee Roasters
Stephen is the Head roaster for Bailies Coffee Roasters, Northern Ireland, he has been roasting for over 5 years on Probat roasters from 5kg to 120kg and is Irish brewers cup champion 2017+2019. He is also on the Online marketing & Comms committee of the CRG. Being involved with the CRG is a huge passion for him, he really enjoys the community that we are building and looks forward to continuing the engagement with the worldwide roasting community.
O.M. Miles
Account Manager at Ikawa
Miles joined IKAWA to open their US office in Los Angeles and help the business create a foothold in the country. She has a wealth of specialty coffee knowledge, most recently working as Director of Education at Royal Coffee New York, and previously as Production and Roasting Manager at Allegro, and Roaster at Blue Bottle.
Get in touch
If you have questions about your membership number or the elections in general, get in touch at crgelections@sca.coffee.
