IWCA Chapters At-A-Glance: North America

IWCA Chapters are independent, volunteer-driven, community impact organizations. Contact information is listed below to facilitate partnership building. Contributions can be made to specific IWCA Chapters through the IWCA Online Donations Portal.

  • Also known as Alianza de Mujeres en Café de México

  • 16 members: including producers, roasters, and baristas

  • Coffee Producing Regions: Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz y Chiapas. Coffee Consuming Regions: México City and Monterrey.

  • Strategic Priorities: facilitate business linkages, promote the visibility of women workers in the sector, provide tools for women’s empowerment, social and community development

President: Renee Espinoza Vice President: Launtia Taylor

  • Also known as US Women in Coffee Association

  • Regions: Based in Chicago, reach extends across country.

  • Strategic Priorities: Further knowledge and understanding of the history, fundamentals, art and science of coffee; build community to focus the voice of US WOMEN IN COFFEE in representing the specialty coffee industry.

  • Discussion: Coffee Women’s Colloquium. Green Coffee Buying and the Supply Chain.