Our Team


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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.