Claudia Aleman

Relationship Coffee Manager

Claudia@sustainableharvest.com

Claudia Aleman has a background in international business and graduated from San Martin University in Lima, Peru. This led her to work with small fair trade producer groups to increase each organization's commitment to quality and business connections for clients abroad. Claudia has also consulted for the World Bank to improve coffee production, marketing, and provide general support for the small agricultural sector of Peru. With Sustainable Harvest, Claudia works with smallholder cooperatives across South America, teaching farmers how to be efficient in shipping deadlines. She speaks Spanish and English.

Oscar Gonzales

Supply Manager

Ogonzales@sustainableharvest.com

Oscar Gonzales began his career in coffee eleven years ago. He initially started working at national roasting companies, where he established strong relationships with key coffee companies and exporting cooperatives in Peru. Oscar then worked with coffee producing organizations for a private export company, where he gained experience in the area of production, logistics, and quality control.

Oscar has a great understanding of the demands of the specialty coffee industry in regards to quality and production practices. With Sustainable Harvest, Oscar works in supplier relations, help links new coffee producers to the market, leads training seminars, and oversees cupping training to teach smallholder farmers the language of quality through taste.

Angel Garcia Noriega

Quality Control and Chief Sample Roaster

Angel works in Sustainable Harvest’s Lima office as a skilled roaster, cupper, and quality controller. Angel has a lifetime of experience with coffee. He grew up in San Martin, one of Peru’s newer coffee growing regions where, in 1992 through a project called Alto Mayo, the first coffee farms were introduced in the region and Angel was able to learn the agronomy of coffee and how to organize grower groups into cooperatives.

After mastering the farmer side of the supply chain, Angel worked as a coffee exporter in Lima, where he coordinated shipping logistics and worked with producers to develop quality control standards. Angel maintains relationships with the growers he grew up with and uses his diverse knowledge of coffee to monitor and guarantee the journey of Sustainable Harvest's coffee from farm to port.