Edy’s professional experience in the industry spans over 25 years as an accountant, coffee roaster, green coffee buyer, and educator of all things Café Juan Ana. A native to San Lucas and the son of our previous coffee program director, Edy grew passionate about the program’s ability to buy coffee from small local growers.

Edy has worked closely with Ana cafe, the national organization that
oversees coffee in Guatemala, to provide workshops and learning opportunities for the small growers in the area. He is also part of ‘La Ruta Ecological Del Café’ in the Atitlan Region; a volunteer group of coffee and municipal leaders and national authorities that developed the ‘Ecological Coffee Route’. This initiative creates new jobs, increases revenues, promotes coffee and improves the living conditions for the people around Lake Atitlan.