Staff & Volunteers

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. Email melissa@qcafe.org if you are interested.

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 reside 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 a pastor at Quest Church. His hobbies include coffee, sports, reading, air guitar, and blogging. Favorite drink: Vanilla latte. Email: eugenecho@qcafe.org

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 and 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: Americano Email: jake@qcafe.org

Melissa [Live Music and Art Director] is the daughter of an outspoken, bluegrass lovin', land rights activist, and a soft spoken, jazz lovin', social democrat. Their product has become a 23 year old moody, screamo lovin', indecisive liberal Christian. A native of the greater Seattle surburban area, Melissa is a student at the UW, majoring in Global Studies, Human Rights, and African Studies. Along with working at the Q Cafe, Melissa is the Co-Program Director for Umabano Sister School Program, a program that partners schools in the United States with schools in Rwanda. Favorite Drink: Single short soy mocha. Email: melissa@qcafe.org

Our Baristas: Matt Chism, Eric Nicolaysen, and Sarah Ryer

The Advisory Board: Eugene Cho, Amy Hewko, Alan Klug, Roy Hwang, Jake Buter, Melissa Cushman

Live Music Sound Techs: Bobby Jacky, Josh Schramm, Bryce Francis, Yosuke Miyakawa, Patrick Cheung, Oliver Stellfox

Live Music Volunteers: Natalie Walker, Christy Vien, Rachel Darden, Karen Murphy, Amy Hewko, Erica Anderson, Karen Kirr, Christal Peterson, Joseph Lee, Melissa Peterson, Joanna Wilson, Shawnrene Keppel, Kristen Farrell, Kari Kutrich, Julie Grabenau, Bethany Peterson, Keeley Hozjan, Price Hozjan, KT Pierce, Kate Harris, Boni Day, Katherine Parker, Katie Klug, Kimi Goto