Willem
Boot founded Boot Coffee Consulting in 1999 with the basic
goal to improve quality throughout the coffee industry.
He roasted his first batch of coffee at the age of 14
and obtained a masters-degree in business economics at
the University of Amsterdam. During the 1990's Willem
was co-owner of the family's coffee company "The
Golden Coffee Box" which is now a leading specialty
business in The Netherlands. As a quality consultant and
cupper, Willem has been managing various coffee development
programs in countries like Ethiopia, El Salvador, Colombia,
Panama and Papua New Guinea. He has been a lead trainer
at the "Q" Grading and Cupping program and at
many international roasting and cupping courses. He was
head judge for Cup of Excellence in Honduras and Nicaragua.
Every year he donates at least one month of his time to
non-profit causes. Willem co-founded ECAFE foundation
and he completed many assignments for the Coffee Corps.
In 2006, he planted the first Geisha tree at his coffee
farm in Panama; the first crop is expected in 2011. Send Willem
an email.
Daniel
Humphries
Daniel
Humphries got his start in the specialty coffee industry
working as a barista in his hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Since 2004, he has worked as a barista trainer and public
education specialist in Seattle, New York an around the
world in countries like Ethiopia and El Salvador. Daniel
has hosted numerous public cuppings, coffee education
classes, and barista lessons, both
private and professional. He has been a presenter at the
annual Specialty Coffee Association of America convention,
placed in the Northwest and Northeast Regional Barista
Competitions, and is the founder of the New York Coffee
Society, a club for coffee connoisseurs and professionals
in NYC. At Boot Coffee, Daniel has an important role in
all training and education activities. He is a frequent
lead trainer at the coffee roasting and cupping courses
that are taught at the Mill Valley laboratory and at the
coffee facilities in Panama.
Jodi Dowell
Jodi has been working with Willem Boot as quality consultant
and trainer since 2008. She has a background in international
development work and has a Master’s Degree in Intercultural
Studies.
At Boot Coffee, Jodi is responsible for all coffee laboratory
activities and roast profile development projects. Jodi
is Q Certified and is an active member of the Roasters
Guild. She enjoys assisting clients developing unique
blends and roast profiles for their cafes and coffee roasting
operations. She also provides her expertise in teaching
courses to roasters and cuppers from around the world.
Roukiat Delrue
"Bumped" into the coffee industry about 5 years
ago, as an interpreter, while working for a group of coffee
producers from Rwanda visiting Guatemala. Loved coffee
so much that after obtaining a degree in Business Administration
and specializing in International Business, joined the
Guatemala National Coffee Association. After that, completed
several assignments as a coffee corps volunteer in countries
such as Colombia and Ethiopia. Work mostly as a barista
trainer and judge and help coordinate several competition
in different countries (Guatemala, Colombia, Ethiopia,
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua...). Station Instructor
for a spanish espresso lab at the Specialty Coffee Association
of America Convention and current Regional Coordinator
for America for WBC. Several published articles in Barista
Magazine. International Observer for the 2008 CoE in Guatemala.
Ratibor Hartmann
Ratibor Hartmann is a coffee growing and processing expert.
The Hartmann's own a well known farm and processing mill
in Santa Clara, Panama. Finca Hartmann is one of the leading
specialty sustainable coffee growers and processors in
Panama. Ratibor's key areas of expertise include: sustainable
coffee farming, design of specialty coffee processing
stations, quality upgrading at the farm and quality improvement
at the processing mill. In addition, Ratibor Hartmann
has more than 10 years experience as a coffee cupper.
His experience includes a 20+ year track record at his
family farm and mill in Santa Clara, Panama and various
development projects in Bolivia and Colombia.
