Our Team
Alyza Bohbot James
Founder/Owner/Sales/Marketing
Favorite Coffee: Organic Guatemala
Loves: Spending time with her friends, family, and any animal, the sunshine, playing piano, and karaoke
Alyza was born and raised in Duluth, MN. She spent 10 years on the East Coast earning an undergraduate in retail management and a masters degree in school counseling before she returned to Minnesota to take over the family coffee roasting business in 2014 and launching City Girl Coffee Co. in 2015. She prides herself in being a champion for women’s rights around the world. She is beyond proud of the brand, City Girl Coffee, and the work it is doing to help bring awareness to the women of the coffee world.
Operations & Customer Service
Emily Beugen, Director of Operations and Customer Service
Coffee Pick: City Girl Blend
Fun Fact: Emily enjoys spending time around the various Minnesota lakes, discovering new restaurants and traveling to new places.
Director of Coffee
Zachary Latimore, Sourcing and Quality Control, Roaster
Coffee Pick: Organic Guatemala
Fun Fact: Zach is fluent in Spanish and in his spare time enjoys reading Spanish and Spanish American literature. His favorite authors are JL Borges, Julio Cortazar, and Miguel de Cervantes.