Hello fellow Roasters Guild Members,
My Name is Jake and I live in Minneapolis. My coffee life began here at Caribou Coffee where I first became a Barista and shop manager. Since then I have been on a path of learning all I can about coffee and sharing what I have learned with others. I have been lucky enough to be able to be immersed in all things coffee for the last 7 years. In addition to working in the coffee shop I have run a production roaster (4 1/2 years), I have sample roasted and worked on a Probatino to develop new blends. I have been able to cup coffee nearly every day both for green coffee sourcing and for finished goods quality control and I have recently completed the Q Certification program.
Although I have been able to do so many different things where I work, Roasters Guild has still been able to offer a tremendous value to my development as a "Coffee Person". RG gives us all the opportunity to take what we know and bounce it of the entire coffee community. It brings us together to share our experiences and to learn from one another and then take what we've learned back to our workplaces to make things better for our teams and our customers. The Roasters Guild is truly a place of broadening horizons.
If elected to the executive council I hope to bring an open mind to let myself be challenged, an enthusiasm for developing our coffee community, an earnest desire to give back to this unique organization serving our industry.
Sincerely,
Jacob Anderson