Coffee Fest PNW 2022

Katherine Ferguson
Specialty Managing Trader
Sucafina Specialty


Kat Nolte Ferguson is the managing trader for Sucafina Specialty in North America. She has worked in the coffee industry since 2000. After completing her degree in accounting and music performance, she lived in rural Africa and worked in microfinance. She entered the green side of coffee trading as the financial controller for a specialty importer in 2011. She worked for Twin and Twin Trading building out East African coffee supply chains, helping cooperatives gain sustainable certifications and access international markets. She is a Q-grader and served as chair for the SCA Sustainability Council. Her passion is cultivating greater sustainability in the coffee industry. At Sucafina Specialty, she continues to invest success of farmers, roasters and the coffee industry as a whole. Today, she lives in Seattle with her husband, two young daughters and very big dog.

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