We do all our work with passion and we pride ourselves on our coffee knowledge and commitment. With us, your coffee is in the right hands. Get to know our Team and you are welcome to contact us anytime.
Commercial
Arnoldo Leiva
CEO
Member since: 1996
Go-to coffee: Straight black, dripped in a V60
Mission: Create a positive social and economic impact on the coffee industry at every level of the supply chain.
Coffee memory: Playing at the coffee patios as a kid.
Paula Siles
Trade & Q Grader
Member since: 2020
Go-to coffee: Dipped in Chemex or on French press.
Mission: Be the perfect connection between our clients and origin.
Coffee memory: Collecting coffee with her grandma.
Nicole Michel
Trade and Marketing
Q Grader
Member since: 2015
Go-to coffee: Straight black
Mission: To be our clients’ strategic partner, guaranteeing a flawless supply of coffee through personalized attention and solutions tailored to their unique needs.
Coffee memory: Walking through the warehouse filled with coffee bags ready to export and packing coffee with my family.
Tomás Ramírez
Trade
Member since: 2022
Go-to coffee: Straight black & Cold brew
Mission: Learn about everything the coffee world has to offer.
Coffee memory: Always having a bag of coffee in the Fridge as a child.
Traffic and Logistics
Stephanie Vargas
Logistics Manager
Member since: 2025
Go-to coffee: Cappuccino and iced coffee.
Mission: To provide timely service to customers and suppliers, and to contribute to the company’s operational and service efficiency.
Coffee memory: Family gatherings, get-togethers with friends, and my country, Costa Rica.
Kimberly Torres
Logistics
Member since: 2024
Go-to coffee: Cappuccino.
Mission: To provide more than just a service in coffee logistics, always giving 100% with commitment, in order to positively impact every process and every client.
Coffee memory: I grew up seeing coffee as a moment of connection. In my home, it has always been the perfect excuse to come together and share.
Lincy Muñoz
Logistics Manager
Member since: 2018
Go-to coffee: Tarrazú or Guatemala.
Mission: Providing to our customers more than coffee, providing them a service, and showing them the reason why The Coffee Source is different.
Coffee memory: All my experience working at mills.
Javier Casto
Logistics
Member since: 2022
Go-to coffee: Nitro Cold Brew
Mission: Learn everything there is to know about the coffee process.
Coffee memory: Assisting the Cup of Excellence where my Father was a judge.
Sustainability
Maria Paz Lobo
Sustainability Manager
Member since: 2021
Go-to coffee: natural process filtered in V60
Mission: Empower communities and expand information throughout the coffee value chain to co-create a sustainable present and future in coffee that ensures happiness and quality of life for the most vulnerable, and a balanced environment to thrive in.
Coffee memory: playing with the children of the Casas de la Alegría in Costa Rica
Luca Leiva
Member since: 2024
Go-to coffee: Freshly Roasted Tarrazú, on a V-60
Mission: To make an impact in the contribution to the global effort towards a more environmentally sustainable future.
Coffee memory: Diving head first into a bucket full of coffee beans in the cupping room at my father’s office.
Quality control
Francisco Castro
Q Grader
Member since: 2002
Go-to coffee: Medium and light roast, always at home.
Mission: Keep growing as a coffee taster and grader on a worldwide level.
Coffee memory: Going to recollect coffee with my father in the coffee farms of Moravia, Costa Rica.
Achievements: Q Grader certification, Costa Rica’s first national Coffee Cupping Champion, Vienna Coffee Cupping World Championship.
Operations
Yuliana Vargas
Operations Manager
Member since: 2019
Go-to coffee: Honey medium roast
Mission: To optimize all processes and guarantee everyone’s full potential.
Coffee memory: Having breakfast with her family.
Finance
Wistano Sáez
CFO
Member since: 2019
Go-to coffee: Mid-roast, bright acidity brewed in pour-over.
Mission: Safeguard the availability of resources for The Coffee Source to operate and ensure it is on the right path to achieve its vision.
Coffee memory: Bitten by the “coffee bug” on a tour during a vacation trip to Costa Rica.
Marcela Gamboa
Accounting
Member since: 2003
Go-to coffee: Guatemala
Mission: Be the player on who everybody in the accounting department feels dependable.
Coffee memory: Harvesting coffee with her grandfather.
Tiatira Cermeño
Accounting
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Ivan Arce
Accounting
Member since: 2023
Go-to coffee: Black coffee with fruity notes.
Mission: Ensure accurate, reliable, and timely financial information while delivering efficient and professional service that supports decision-making and builds trust with both internal and external stakeholders.
Coffee memory: I grew up in a family that depended on coffee farming. From a young age, I was taught all the harvesting processes and specific fieldwork tasks. I spent a great deal of time on farms, but my strongest memory will always be the learning I gained from my father and older brothers from an early age.
Andrea Quirós
Finance
Member since: 2020
Go-to coffee: Iced mocha
Mission: Make people understand the hard work and long process that is behind a good cup of coffee.
Coffee memory: Collecting coffee with her cousins.
