STiR coffee and tea 41
Bethany is a freelance writer
covering coffee. She lives in
Medellin, Colombia.
Bethany Haye
Correspondent
Shem is STiR's correspondent in
Africa. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
Shem Oirere
Africa
Emerson Leonard
Sales Director
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Uganda Coffee Bees
• India Tea Reform
• German Tea Market
• African Coffee Consumption
• Angola Coffee • Specialty
Tea • Japan Tea Exports
Contributors
US-based Emerson is
director of sales at October
Multimedia representing
STiR.
Boonthin is director of
October Inter Co. Ltd. and
liaison with STiR's Bangkok,
Thailand service providers.
Glenn, with many years of experience
as editor and publisher at international
trade magazines — including those
for the coffee and tea industries —
founded Tea & Coffee Asia in 1999
and STiR in 2012.
Art director Somjait
beautifully puts together
STiR from sunny southern
California.
S T A F F
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Director
Glenn Anthony John
Editor/Publisher
Somjait Thitasomboon
Art Director
Dan Bolton
Tea Correspondent
Dan, former STiR
managing editor edits Tea
Journey for tea enthusiasts
and hosts the Tea Biz
podcast. He lives in
Winnipeg, Canada.
Veteran journalist Thomas Schmid
lives in Bangkok and is a longtime
reporter for STiR.
Thomas Schmid
Correspondent
