Nominations Are Now Open in the 2020 Coffee Roasters Guild Election
Dear Coffee Roasters Guild Members,
Nominations are now open for the 2020 CRG Leadership Council elections. This year, the CRG Leadership Council has four open positions. Submit your nomination using this form.
Who are we looking for?
The CRG Leadership Council is looking for dedicated roasters who want to make a difference in the roaster community. Every year, we seek to add gender, racial, and geographic diversity to our group, so we encourage CRG members from around the world to consider nominating themselves or others to these positions.
We seek CRG members who care about and identify with our current key goals and initiatives for the Guild:
To listen, collect (knowledge, experiences), and share with the community
To reach out to coffee communities where the CRG is not currently active
To create a toolkit for sustainability in the roasting sector
Does this sound like you or someone you know? Click here to submit a nomination today. Form closes on September 18.
The 2020 CRG Election timeline is as follows:
Nominations Open: September 4, 2020
Nominations Close: September 18, 2020
Slate Announced: November 2, 2020
Petition Period Opens: November 2, 2020
Petition Period Closes: November 16, 2020
Voting Opens: November 23, 2020
Voting Closes: December 7, 2020
Results Announced: December 14, 2020
What are the responsibilities of a member of the CRG Leadership Council?
The CRG Leadership Council is a group of elected leaders who volunteer their time to the Coffee Roasters Guild and who work with SCA staff to help deliver activities, events and services online and offline to members of the coffee roasting community. Our volunteer leaders add intellectual, political, and social value to new and ongoing initiatives of the SCA, CRG, and the industry at large. Meet our current Leadership Council here.
Some of the general responsibilities of the Leadership Council responsibilities include:
Assisting SCA staff with developing strategic objectives on an annual basis, including recommendations for needed resources
Implementing objectives and activities according to the strategic plan and reporting progress on ongoing initiatives to CRG members and to SCA
Seeking to understand the needs of current CRG members and provide SCA staff with strategic input and direction on objectives
Providing a direct link and feedback to the SCA Board of Directors via the CRG ex-officio seat on the SCA Board of Directors
Attending two CRG Leadership Council meetings per year
Being available for virtual leadership meetings as required (8-10 virtual meetings per year)
How does the CRG election process work?
When nominations close on September 18, nominees will be reviewed by the CRG Election Committee, chaired by me, CRG Immediate Past Chair Sonja Grant from Iceland, with the support of the following CRG members:
CRG 2nd Vice Chair David Myers from the USA
CRG Leadership Council Member Lulu Wang from Taiwan
CRG Member Régine Guion-Firmin from Kenya
CRG Member Konrad Oleksak from Poland
CRG Member Cameron Heath from the USA
Each nomination will be carefully reviewed by the Election Committee and interviews will be carried out by the members of the committee. A slate of nominees will be selected from the nominee pool and will be announced on November 2. Email ballots will be sent to all CRG members on November 23 and the new Leadership Council members will be announced on December 14, 2020.
If you’re interested in learning more about the election process, take a look at the CRG Bylaws here.
Am I eligible to vote in the 2020 CRG election?
This CRG election is your opportunity to make your voice heard by voting for the volunteer committee who will be leading the CRG globally. Only CRG members with a current valid SCA membership are eligible to vote. Both individual members and Company Individual Members (individuals whose membership is connected to their company membership) may participate in this election
Not sure if you're eligible to vote? Check your membership status in the SCA Member Portal here or get in touch with our Member Services Team by filling out this form.
Submit a nomination now
Nominations are open from September 4-18 to CRG members. Submit a nomination using this form. Do you have questions about the elections process or the work of the Leadership Council? Email us directly at crgelections@sca.coffee.
Thank you
We send a warm thank you to the three dedicated members of the Leadership 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:
Brent Patton
Chris Halien
Darius Vezelis
Lulu Wang
Don’t forget, nominations close on September 18, so make sure to submit yours by using this form. Thank you for participating in this important process for the CRG.
Sonja Grant
Chair of the CRG Election Committee
Immediate Past Chair of the CRG
Founder of Kaffibrugghúsið
