SCAA Announces Board of Director Election Results

Press Release

May 17, 2010

LONG BEACH, Calif. U.S.A. --- The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announced the results of its recent general election. The following individuals have been elected to serve a term as a Director at large: Willem Boot, Marty Curtis, Al Liu, Paul Thornton and Max Quirin, who was elected to the position of 2nd Vice President. The nominating committee of the SCAA Board of Directors put together their recommendations last December and the slate was accepted by the full Board in January and notification was sent to membership in March. Association by-laws require participation by at least 5% of the eligible voting membership and the vote count was officially tallied, confirming these results.

Executive Director of SCAA, Ric Rhinehart, commented on the results, “A great amount of due diligence goes into selecting candidates that will represent the membership well and support the Association’s strategic goals. This is an important process and the results are reflective of careful consideration”. He continued, “I am confident this slate of Directors will honor their commitment to serve the membership”. For a full roaster of SCAA Directors and more information, please visit: http://www.scaa.org/?page=board.