Emily McIntyre, CEO
A dynamic leader and storyteller with specialized experience in international trade, green coffee, and community development, Emily McIntyre leads Swift Coffee Sourcing from Kansas City. She's past CEO of Catalyst Trade, has consulted or led more than 100 businesses in various industries, and started her first business at 13. Listen to a recent podcast interview where she opens the curtains on how to build a career, the modern coffee paradigm, and more!
Michael McIntyre, Sourcing & QC Director
Michael McIntyre has spent his career accumulating vast experience in valuing and assessing coffee, building sourcing programs, and navigating international markets. As past Sourcing Director for Catalyst Trade and a sequential entrepreneur in green coffee, he has evaluated tens of thousands of lots of coffee. He leads risk management, sourcing, and QC for Swift Coffee Sourcing. When not cupping, he is an avid musician and plays lead guitar in a cumbia band among other projects.
Leslie Wyatt, Operations Director
Queen of "ducks in a row" Leslie Wyatt is the constant, kind administrative force behind Swift Coffee Sourcing. She provides care for our customers, our vendors, and our suppliers through keeping good records, quick email responses, and constant problem-solving. In the past, she was Operations Director for Catalyst Trade and has worked with Emily on various other projects for a decade. Outside Swift, she's a romance novelist for older readers (check out one of her recent books, When I'm 64)!
Aron Fesaha, Ethiopia Coordinator
As one of Ethiopia's top coffee processing specialists, Aron Fesaha represents Swift Coffee Sourcing for much of the gritty, good work required to produce exceptional coffee in its chaotic, glorious birthplace. Aron knows every nook and cranny of Ethiopia's roads and restaurants since he was a tour driver for many years prior to working with us in coffee for the last near-decade. He loves the insanely-demanding schedule and adventure of field work and can be found in Keffa, Yirgacheffe, Sidama, and Guji months out of the year, offering training and careful oversight of coffee's processing.
Valued Partners
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Kris Carlson
Visit Kris's PageAs a specialty coffee Sourcing Curator who focuses on relationship-driven coffees and supporting women & queer-owned businesses, Kris Carlson is an authorized representative of Swift Coffee Sourcing and a trusted partner. She also represents a variety of other specialized importers, so hit her up for samples, origin trips, & more!
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Angel Noriega & Cati Simon
We are nothing without our partners at origin, foremost amongst which are the husband-and-wife team of Angel Noriega and Cati Simon. Together they are the most passionate team we have ever seen, driving all over Northern Peru to offer support to producers, measure and collate coffees, and cultivate Cati's own farm, Finca Black Coffee. Swift's killer Peru lineup is 110% in partnership with Angel & Cati!
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Mike Carroll - CFO
Although in his day job he is currently the CFO for Boy Scouts of America, Mike Carroll is supporting Swift in financial planning, risk mitigation, forecasting, budgeting, hedging, and more. Past CFO for Fairwave Collective & Messenger Coffee, he brings a wealth of experience in many areas as well as a cheery "can-do" attitude that really floats our boat!
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Darrin Daniel
Past Executive Director of Alliance for Coffee Excellence and Cup of Excellence and past buyer for Allegro (Whole Foods) and Stumptown, Darrin Daniel exists in a special place in the industry, where he has his fingers on the pulse from Asia to Africa to South America. Darrin is supporting Swift as a consultant and also as we enter the Asian market.
