Matthew has trained over a thousand baristas & enthusiasts across the full spectrum of café operations and coffee brewing methods. ​His teaching style enables students to succeed & thrive through participatory learning, ergonomics, and human-centered design thinking.​ He embeds hospitality and craft as a means of building connection & community informed by his prior café management experience and his M.S. in Conflict Management & Resolution.

Jacquie is a coffee educator whose background blends nine years of administrative expertise with deep hands-on experience across the coffee value chain. She specializes in helping learners develop confident palates and connect sensory training to the wider histories and cultures of coffee. With a curatorial eye shaped by museum work and community arts organizing, she brings storytelling, structure, and accessibility to every class she leads.