The Crew

 

Andrea, Owner

Andrea has owned and operated Spella Caffè in Portland, Oregon, for over 17 years.

Rossalina, Roaster Extraordinaire

Rosie has been with Andrea for 15 years and is an amazing, long-time staff member of the Spella Caffè Roastery. She can handle 5.5 kilos or approximately 12-pound batches of green coffee beans at a time and helps develop the signature flavor found in Spella’s espresso. Rossalina loves dancing with Spella’s human roasters who lovingly manage and maintain her well-being and mental health. She is happy, loved, and cherished in her home in inner SE Portland where she fills the air with warm, roasted coffee aromatics.

Chelsea, Roastery Manager / Head Roaster

Chelsea moved to Portland in 2021, joining us from Baltimore, Maryland. A life long coffee-lover, Chelsea is a natural at roasting and can be found rocking out with Rosie (our roaster) to 60’s psych rock; R&B; emo pop-punk, and everything in between. When she’s not roasting, Chelsea loves to indulge in creative and artistic pursuits, as well as enjoy the vast amount of outdoor activities Portland has to offer.

DS, Director; Communications / Crew Operations

DS (short for Debbie Sue) is warm, creative, and passionate. She’s been a long-time customer of Spella- since the cart days! DS wears many hats at Spella offering 20+ years of experience in coffee, hospitality, business leadership, employee relations, marketing and media, and communications. DS and her family established an urban foodie forest in 2020 with 30+ fruit trees, chickens, and quail. She loves serving in the caffè and is a worker bee behind the scenes!

 

Austin, Caffè Manager (Alder Street) / Head Barista

Austin comes to Spella with a wealth of knowledge and experiences around coffee. He placed second in Peet’s Coffee’s company-wide barista competition (He is exceptionally good at drink execution and milk foam). Austin is authentic and grounding, a Portland native whose other career is as a mental health counselor. He loves hiking, playing video games, and tinkering with a well-loved La Pavoni espresso machine at home.