Alliance for Coffee Excellence sets new board of directors.The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, Inc., (ACE) the US based non-profit that owns the Cup of Excellence program, recently named its new board of directors. "The 11 person board is an increase from 2003 and reflects the growth potential and interest in the program," commented Susie SUSIE Stock Updating Sales Invoicing Electronically SUSIE Surface Underwater Ship Intercept Equipment Spindler, the present executive director. "Cup of Excellence has proven extremely successful and there are so many opportunities for the future that it was necessary to bring in more diversity and skill to help manage the program," she continued. At a recent meeting in Tokyo, Becky McKinnon, president and c.e.o, of Timothy's World Coffee Timothy's World Coffee (a.k.a. Timothy's) is a large Canadian chain of coffeeshops. Origin and background Timothy's is the third-largest Canadian-owned chain of cafés, behind Tim Horton's and Second Cup. was named the ACE chairman. Timothy's has been a long time supporter of the Cup of Excellence program, having participated as a bidder in every auction. "Customers at our 140 retail stores across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. now seek out our limited time offering of Cup of Excellence winners each year, as an opportunity to experience truly exceptional coffees," she explained. The ACE board will also include long time members Marcelo Vieira, coffee farmer, past president of BSCA BSCA Brazil Specialty Coffee Association BSCA Brussels South Charleroi Airport BSCA British Schools' Cycling Association BSCA Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. BSCA Board of Service Contract Appeals BSCA Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration and co-creator of Cup of Excellence; and Hidetaka Hayashi, president of the Hayashi Coffee Institute in Tokyo. Stephen Hurst past chairman and founder of London based Mercanta, the Coffee Hunters; Mike Ebert, president of Chicago-based Coffee Masters; Steve Leach Stephen Morgan "Steve" Leach (b. January 16 1966, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a retired American ice hockey player. He was raised in Lexington, Ma. and played his high school hockey at Matignon HS, where he won four consecutive Massachusetts HS hockey titles from 1981-84. , director of green coffee for Deidrich's; and Roberto Bendafia founder of the Nicaragua Specialty Coffee Association will continue as board members. New members to the Board of Directors include Peter Smit Peter "The Hurricane" Smit (born December 24, 1961; died August 15, 2005) was a Dutch kyokushin karateka who mastered such different fight disciplines as kyokushin karate, kickboxing and muay thai. , director, International Trade Center (ITC/UNCTAD) in Switzerland; Luis Norberto Pascoal, owner of the Daterra coffee farm, and chairman and c.e.o, of Brazil-based Dpaschoal; and Oscar L. Schaps, managing director at Hencorp Futures, and president of Coffee Network in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . A panel of experts consisting of producing country partners, roasters, importers and NGOs from around the world also advises the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, Inc. For more information about the Cup of Excellence program log on to www.cupofexcellence.org |
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