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COFFEE KIDS – SANTA FE, NM
1305 Luisa Street, Suite C
Santa Fe, NM 87505 USA
Phone: (505) 820-1443
Fax: (505) 820-7565
Carolyn Fairman, Executive Director
As a child in Michigan, Carolyn Fairman harbored a deep desire to become a backup dancer for KC and the Sunshine Band. But she quickly realized her dream was for naught and pursued her secondary interest, Latin American politics.
Fairman began her career with Coffee Kids in 2000 as an international program coordinator and has helped create successful grassroots training programs for health care, education, and micro-enterprise in coffee-growing communities. She has also nurtured relationships with many businesses in the coffee industry allowing Coffee Kids to continue its mission of helping to improve the lives of coffee-farming families.
Prior to joining Coffee Kids, Fairman worked in Guatemala with a non-governmental organization helping refugees returning after the country’s civil war. She received her master’s in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico, where she focused on political science and gender. Fairman still enjoys dancing, but mostly in the confines of her living room.
Kyle Freund, Communications Coordinator
Kyle Freund brings extensive meat-market experience to his role as communications coordinator at Coffee Kids. After serving two years as a marketing consultant in Guatemala with Central America’s only sheep-specific slaughterhouse and a stint as a PR account executive in Milwaukee, Wis., Freund made the move to Santa Fe following his desire to help others. In his role at Coffee Kids, Freund is responsible for the message, design and delivery of all materials. He also handles all media requests.
Freund studied public relations and completed his master’s in business administration at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wis. He bikes to work and knows what hot dogs are made of.
Heather Ferraro, Development Manager
Heather Ferraro moved to Santa Fe in 2007 hoping to assuage her penchant for adventure and travel to exotic locales. Soon after arriving, she joined the Coffee Kids staff and found her muse in getting to know our dedicated members and spreading the word about Coffee Kids.
Ferraro brings 10 years of non-profit experience in student affairs and administration on the East coast and a master’s degree in counseling & human services from Montclair State University in New Jersey.
She enjoys life in the ‘City Different’ where she lives with her identical twin sister, Jennifer. More often than not, Ferraro can be found walking the streets of Santa Fe uttering “No, seriously, I’m not Jennifer.”
Danielle Masterson, Membership Assistant
COFFEE KIDS – OAXACA, MEXICO
Puerto Acapulco #203
Col. Eliseo Jiménez Ruiz 68120
Oaxaca, Oax, México
Phone and Fax: +52 (951) 5060441
José Luis Zárate, Acting Program Director
Growing up in Oaxaca, Mexico, José Luis Zárate dreamed of creating machines and robots to serve humanity. But over the years he realized that there was no better way to serve humanity than by trying to be a better human being. Whether helping coffee cooperatives attain organic and fair trade certifications or working in community development, Zárate has maintained a strong dedication to coffee-farming families throughout his career. In 1999, Zárate helped establish and served as executive director of Coffee Kids’ partner, Iniciativa FomCafé. Zárate’s extensive experience in the coffee industry includes coffee presentations in Peru and Colombia and a panel seat at the 2003 SCAA conference in Boston.
In his role as international program coordinator at Coffee Kids, Zárate has witnessed the difference a small amount of external support coupled with community involvement can make in coffee communities. Zárate speaks Spanish, English and French. He also has continuing plans to build a robot that can fly, harvest coffee cherries and brew a perfect espresso.