Staff & Volunteers
Q Café Staff & Volunteers
Eugene Cho, [Executive Director] and his wife, Minhee, helped start Q Cafe in 2001. He enjoys working with the staff, advisory board, and volunteers in their joint effort to help create a very unique "glocal" neighborhood cafe. Born in Korea, he immigrated to the U.S. at age six and grew up in San Francisco. He, Minhee, and their three kids moved to Seattle in 1997 and hope to be here for a very long long time. In addition to his passion at Q Cafe, Eugene is the founder and executive director of a global movement to fight extreme global poverty called One Day's Wages and a pastor at Quest Church. His hobbies include coffee, sports, reading, air guitar, and blogging. Favorite drink: Vanilla latte. Email:eugenecho@qcafe.org. You can also follow him on Twitter.
Jake [Cafe Manager] was born and raised in Spring Arbor, MI. Being the third child and only boy in a family of six he learned how to torment and thus make peace with his three sisters early on in life. He first ventured out to Seattle in the fall of 2003 to attend Seattle Pacific University. Aftering graduating in 2007, he went right to China to teach English for a year. He loves being able to call Seattle home and gets out to the mountains to hike and climb whenever he can. Other than that he can't really say no to espn, a good book, or classic games with friends. Favorite drink: Double Macchiato Email: jake@qcafe.org
Bethany [Live Music and Art Coordinator] is a Seattle native with a deep love for music. Growing up in the home of a jazz pianist and choir director, her musical involvement started at a young age. She continued her own musical career by graduating from Northwest University in 2006 with a BA in Music. Bethany loves to travel, read, and play Scrabble. Favorite drink: Iced Americano with white chocolate. Email: bethany@qcafe.org
Our Baristas: Sarah Ryer, Max Sutherland, Becky Shampay Smith, Josh Phillips
The Advisory Board: Eugene Cho, Jake Buter, Bethany Frank, Katie Klug, Corey Hage, Erica Anderson
Live Music Sound Techs: Randal Ajimine, Rick Loset, Randal Prater, Scott Eaton
Live Music Volunteers: Katie Klug, Shawnrene Keppel, Max Sutherland, Erica Anderson, Joseph Lee, Melissa Jilk, Joanna Wilson, Julie Grabenau, Katherine Parker, Kimi Goto, Alicia Stacy, Katherine Parker, Michael Rudolph, Jill Vance, Denise Drahos, Roger Heuschele, Jenny Johnson, Kendal Kemery, Kimberly Westlund, Winnie Fan, Emilia Huston,
Graphic Designers: Joseph Lee, KT Pierce, Becky Shampay Smith
Photographers: Leo Chen and Jason Tang
Volunteering at Q Café
The Cafe is looking for dedicated volunteers who are passionate about community, the arts, and social change. Volunteers help the Q Cafe accomplish its mission by donating their time, skills, and expertise.
Volunteer Opportunities:
The Q Cafe is looking for volunteers to help run live music shows. Duties include selling tickets, running the cafe register, and helping with clean-up. Perks include free admission to shows and free coffee!
Volunteer writers are needed for the Q Cafe's Music Spotlight series. If you are a great writer and are passionate about music and social change, then this is a position for you! Each piece will highlight a local musician/band and be featured in the cafe and on the cafe's website, myspace, and facebook.
Email bethany@qcafe.org if you are interested.
