What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, manager, barista trainer

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Lawrence, KS

How many years have you been in the industry?

1 year

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?

maybe

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

I am the manager of the deli front counter (which includes a full service coffee bar with both brewed drip coffee and an espresso bar) at The Community Mercantile in Lawrence, KS.

We are a consumer/employee owned cooperative grocery store. During my tenure as manager we have begun a process of switching to only fair trade certified organic coffee. We are about 80% of the way there and our roaster (Broadway Cafe and Roastery in Kansas City, MO http://www.broadwaycafeandroastery.com/ ) is currently working on an organic espresso blend for us. As of right now, all of our coffees are FTC and most are organic.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

Seattle, London, Austin, New York, Spain,

About Me:

I love what I do.

About My Company:

http://communitymercantile.com/

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

My ritual americano every morning

Website:

http://twitter.com/lascowiec