Nominations Are Now Open in the 2022 Coffee Roasters Guild Election!
Dear Coffee Roasters Guild members and community,
Nominations are now open for the 2022 CRG Leadership Council elections. This year, the Leadership Council has 5 open positions. The term is served for two years, starting February 1, 2023 - January 31, 2025.
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 the CRG community from around the world to consider nominating themselves or others to these positions.
We seek community 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? Submit a nomination today. The form closes on October 3.
The 2022 CRG Election timeline is as follows:
Nominations Open: September 19
Nominations Close: October 3
Slate Announced: November 1
Petition Period Opens: November 2
Petition Period Closes: November 16
Voting Opens: November 21
Voting Closes: December 5
Results Announced: December 9
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 work with SCA staff to help deliver activities, events, and services online and offline to the global 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:
Being very well connected with the roasting community local and global - leading to selecting relevant themes and topics the CRG should work on.
Being very passionate about sharing knowledge and insights with the wider roaster community.
Working with the CRGLC on strategic goals and aims following CRG’s mission and vision, also following the SCA strategic plan.
Assisting SCA staff with developing content, resources, and activities for new and ongoing activities and events specifically designed for roasters.
Develop and create own projects and realize the ideas by gaining support from the CRGLC and using common project management tools.
Implementing objectives and activities according to CRG’s strategic plan and reporting progress on ongoing initiatives to the global CRG community and SCA.
Seeking to understand the needs of the CRG community and provide SCA staff with strategic input and direction on objectives.
Attending two CRG Leadership Council meetings per year.
Being available for virtual leadership meetings as required (12 virtual meetings per year).
How does the CRG election process work?
When nominations close on October 3, nominees will be reviewed by the CRG Election Committee chaired by me, CRG Immediate Past Chair Filip Bartelak, with the support of the two CRGLC members and two CRG Members at large.
The Election Committee will carefully review each nomination, and the committee members will carry out interviews. A slate of nominees will be selected from the nominee pool and will be announced on November 1. Email ballots will be sent to all CRG members on November 21, and the new Leadership Council members will be announced on December 9
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 2022 CRG election?
This CRG election is your opportunity to make your voice heard by voting for the volunteer committee leading the CRG globally. Only CRG members with a 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 contact our Member Services Team by filling out this form.
Submit a nomination now
Nominations are open from September 19 to October 3 to anybody who is part of the CRG community. Submit a nomination using this form. Do you have questions about the elections process or the work of the Leadership Council? Please email Richard Stiller, Guilds Director, at richards@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, 2023. 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.
Don’t forget, nominations close on October 3, so make sure to submit yours using this form. Thank you for participating in this important process for the CRG.
Filip Bartelak
Chair of the CRG Election Committee
Immediate Past Chair of the CRG
