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
Anu [Cafe Manager] was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. She is the charming daughter of her Nigerian parents, a mischievous sister to her siblings, and a proud aunt to her two nieces. After attending college at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, she packed her bags and moved across the county to Seattle, WA. Currently, she is a graduate student at Mars Hill Graduate School pursuing a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, and on the side, she enjoys a variety of activities such as reading, hiking, watching the sunrise and sunset over the Sound and the mountains, and witnessing the creative genius of artists, musicians, and dancers, a like. Favorite drink: Madagascar Vanilla Tea. Email: anu@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 permanent student of the U of W's Interdisciplinary Art's and Sciences department, majoring in Global Studies, Human Rights, and African Studies. Along with working at the Q Cafe, Melissa works for the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center as a Development Coordinator, and is the Northwest Regional Coordinator for Umabano Sister School Program, a program that partners schools in the northwest with schools in Rwanda. Favorite Drink: Single short soy mocha. Email: melissa@qcafe.org
Our Baristas: Elizabeth Cuneo, Matt Chism, Charissa Huff, Eric Nicolaysen, and Sarah Ryer
The Advisory Board: Eugene Cho, Amy Hewko, Alan Klug, Roy Hwang, Anu Orebiyi, Melissa Cushman
Live Music Sound Techs: Bobby Jacky, Josh Schramm, Brandon Couch, Brad Kaminski, Bryce Francis, Yosuke Miyakawa, Cameron Yates, Garret Parker, Patrick Cheung, Elliot Jackson, Craig Downing, Oliver Stellfox
Live Music Volunteers: Natalie Walker, Christy Vien, Rachel Darden, Karen Murphy, Jarrett Mylander, Amy Hewko, Erica Anderson, Karen Kirr, Christal Peterson, Joseph Lee, Melissa Peterson, Branne Hartung, Sam Myung, Jake Tucker, Jae Yu, Joanna Wilson, Shawnrene Keppel, Kristen Farrell, Kari Kutrich, Julie Grabenau, Bethany Peterson, Keeley Hozjan, Price Hozjan, KT Pierce, Kate Harris