My Story

I started my coffee story like most, as a barista in a large chain coffee shop - to which I can credit some of my very hard working programming. Sbux ran a tight ship and almost every five minutes would be accounted for. There was a high degree of attention to quality back then (almost eighteen years ago) and great customer service was imperative. 

We were introduced to our Coffee Passport and we learned about coffee all over the world - this was a drop in the bucket when it comes to the vastness that is coffee knowledge and the roasting portion of the biz still has much to be desired!
Once training was complete, off we went to run some of the highest volume spots in Ontario.

I quickly moved through the ranks but found a new focus in my twenties, but I always came back to customer service and coffee! In my early thirties, after a decade in school and the service industry, I returned to Almonte and dipped my toe back into the coffee industry and it was very exciting, so much so that after five years of management of kitchens and cafes, I decided it was time to open my own spot - Keepers Coffee Bar was born!

This is where I first teamed up with Snark Coffee, I was immensely proud of the quality drinks I could prepare with the freshness of Kim Berry's Ambrosia - arguably the backbone of Snark! After nearly three years at the helm of Keepers, it was time to move on! Kim sold her business to me and off I went to dive deeper into the world of coffee and out I came refreshed and reinvigorated. 
It has become my mission to showcase the intricate flavours of regional roasts and to master the perfect blends all with a lighthearted and inclusive approach to the industry.