the people behind
the voyage
Bean Voyage is led by diverse women.
our team members and board reflect a range of experiences and perspectives.
our work is rooted in the care values
We care about smallholder coffee families and their participation is core to our existence
(C)oMPASSION
We care about the agency for women and youth to lead their communities.
(A)gENCY
We care about instilling resilience so that smallholder families can effectively overcome unexpected hurdles (such as climate change)
(r)eSILIENCE
We care about the sustainable and equitable future of coffee communities.
(E)QUITY
Meet The Team
Abhinav Khanal (he/him)
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Laura Gómez (she/her)
Regional Leader (Costa Rica)
Viviana Gómez (she/her)
Regional Leader (Costa Rica)
Fernanda Carrillo (she/her)
Program Manager (Costa Rica)
Maria Jose Monge (she/her)
Operations Manager
flor coghi (she/her)
Supply Chain Manager
Natali Venegas (she/her)
Regional Leader (Costa Rica)
itzel mendoza (she/her)
Program Manager (Mexico)
Sunghee Tark (she/her)
Co-founder & CEO
Board of Directors (USA)
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Debra Shapira, Chair
Philanthropy Lead Advisor
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Andrea Zinn, Treasurer
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Maika Isogawa, Secretry
Founder & CEO
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Alethia Kang, Member
Independent Consultant
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Abhinav Khanal, Member
Founder & Executive Director
Bean Voyage
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Sunghee Tark, Member
Founder & CEO
Bean Voyage
Asociacion Bean Voyage (Costa Rica)
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Sunghee Tark
President
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Adriana Vasquez Rodriguez
Secretary
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Fernanda Carrillo Chacon
Treasurer
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Nicol Chinchilla Cordero
Fiscal
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Abhinav Khanal
Vocal 1
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Anthony Marten
Vocal 2
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Daniel Vargas
Associate
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Maria Paz Lobo Zeledon
Associate
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Olman Gamboa
Associate
Advisors
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Eric Glustrom
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Watson Institute
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George Tsiastis
Founder & CEO, The Resolution Project
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Sally Skees
Chief Financial Officer and Director, Skees Family Foundation
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Cory Bush
Chief Executive Officer, Beyers
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bruce Boyd
Co-Founder, Arabella Advisors
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ashley zinn
Senior Director, Wellspan Health Human Resources
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erick van der laat
VP Global Operations & Site Leader, Western Union
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rich frankenheimer
Founder, AVL Growth Partners
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Stuart Taylor
CEO at IDE Canada
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Amaris Gutierrez
Founder of Women in Coffee Project and Head of Coffee at Joe Coffee Company
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Sarah Allen
Co-Founder and Editor of Barista Magazine