Meet the passionate people behind Desert Sun Coffee Roasters

Position: Chief Bean

Duties: Leadership, Master Roaster

Hometown: Groton, New York

Q: When did you move to Durango? 2002

Q: Why Durango? It's between the mountains and the desert. Best of both world's.

Q: Why coffee? An avenue to exploration and challenge.

Q: What coffee are you drinking right now? Colombia Single Origin

Q: Ski or snowboard? Backcountry ski

Q: Who would you most like to arm wrestle at Desert Sun? Erick 'cus I'd beat him.

Position: Production Assistant

Duties: Bean Baggin'

Hometown: Springfield, MO

Q: When did you move to Durango?

Q: Why Durango? The plentiful sunshine, mountain biking, trail running

Q: Why coffee? It's part of the bare essentials, right.

Q: What coffee are you drinking right now? Guatemala

Q: Ski or snowboard? Both, I'm not very good at either.

Q: Who would you most like to arm wrestle at Desert Sun? Mark and Zach at the same time.

Position: Roaster

Duties: Coffee Roasting, Quality Control, Production Manager

Hometown: Murray, Utah

Q: When did you move to Durango? 2004

Q: Why Durango? College in the mountains.

Q: Why coffee? I have a background in Fair Trade. Got in to coffee to make a difference.

Q: What coffee are you drinking right now? Southwest Morning Blend

Q: Ski or snowboard? I'm from Utah. Snowboarding was not allowed.

Q: Who would you most like to arm wrestle at Desert Sun? Glenn, 'cus that's how I roll.

Position: Sales and Marketing

Duties: Bean pusher-helping our customers understand our mantry- "we care"

Hometown: Durango, CO

Q: When did you move to Durango? Born and raised- moved back after a decade long Boulder, CO tour.

Q: Why Durango? It is home.

Q: Why coffee? It's "go juice" and has won the world over

Q: What coffee are you drinking right now? My favorite is our Ethiopian.

Q: Ski or snowboard? Telemark skiing

Q: Who would you most like to arm wrestle at Desert Sun? Not Ronnie-he's ripped. my left arm is pretty weak, myself.

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