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Brewing for Equity Fellowship Launches with Kickoff and Atlanta Workshop
Brewing for Equity Fellowship Launches
The launch of the Fellowship comes as CCRE celebrates its 5th Anniversary, marking five years of advancing equity and opportunity across the coffee industry.
The Fellowship began with a virtual kickoff this summer and continued September 24-26 with the Grounded in Self workshop in Atlanta. Fellows engaged in sessions including: The Inner Work of Adaptive Leadership, Build and Sustain a Long-term Career in Coffee, The Future of Coffee Through Innovation, and Grind Culture.
The 2025-2026 cohort includes: Alberto Maturino (BIG-DAWG CoffeeWorks), Emary Greene (Junebug Coffee), Martell Mason (Sepia Coffee), Shanita Nicholas (Sip & Sonder & Sonder Impact), and Dr. Tiffany Johnson James (Associate Professor & Coffee Researcher).
The Fellowship runs from July 2025 to April 2026, combining virtual seminars, a capstone project, industry immersion with a coffee company and an optional trip to the 2026 AFCA Conference in Ethiopia. The program concludes in April 2026 at The First Sip! during the World of Coffee weekend in San Diego, CA.
As Phyllis Johnson, Founder of CCRE, explained:
"This Fellowship is about doing the hard work of leadership in an industry that hasn't always seen us. Our Fellows are doing that work and building the community that will carry this work forward."
Additional media related to the Brewing for Equity Fellowship is available here: https://bit.ly/BFEFellowshipLaunch
Phyllis Johnson - media@coffeeforequity.org
Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity
1720 MARS HILL RD NW
ACWORTH, GA 30101
Founded in 2020, CCRE is committed to empowering Black and Brown professionals and entrepreneurs, expanding access to education and mentorship, and building a more inclusive coffee industry at every level. Through events, advocacy, and leadership programs, CCRE is fostering new pathways to opportunity and recognition in coffee.
For media inquiries or interview requests, please contact media@coffeeforequity.org.
For more information about CCRE and the Brewing for Equity Fellowship, please follow us on social media @coffeeforequity and visit our website at visit https://coffeeforequity.org
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