Marta brings her golden touch to all plants, and has a wide range of knowledge about the world of fruits and deep scientific knowledge specific to those fruits.

Richard found his passion for coffee when his father decided to grow coffee in Carpinteria almost a decade ago.  His zeal began with coffee farming, but soon blossomed to the sensory element as well as roasting.  Richard completed his training at Boot Coffee Campus, where he earned his Q Certification for Arabica, and honed his roasting skills.  He even dove into sensory aspects of Cacao.  He now endeavors to help FRINJ grow into an international premier coffee supplier.

Ben brings 16 years of experience in coffee to FRINJ. His duties include establishing new FRINJ coffee growers and selecting and designing new sites. With a deep understanding of the complex and interdependent coffee systems, Ben mobilizes resources to support the cultivation of resiliency. What he enjoys most about the coffee experience is how it has so many dimensions from culinary to cultural, artistic, agronomic, technologic, and economic.

Remi Ho was born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA. After learning about FRINJ Coffee through her studies at UC Davis, Remi knew she had to become a part of it. Her hope is that California-grown coffee will continue to raise the bar on quality as FRINJ continues to produce some of the world’s most exclusive varieties and lead with a science-forward approach to coffee production. For Remi it has been such a pleasure to work alongside some of the best in the industry and she is excited to keep learning and paving the way for California coffee!

Joel has a passion for agriculture.  Working for almost a decade in nursery quality control, Joel is focused on learning the best practices in ag and applying them to the crops he is growing.  Not one to shy away from new challenges, Joel joined FRINJ as a crop advisor, helping growers in the San Diego region.  Joel has also become the head of Milling Operations for FRINJ’s Southern Mill.  His continual focus is to help growers increase crop yields and produce the best coffee in the world.

As the controller of FRINJ Coffee, Kari is dedicated to ensuring everyone stays within budget and “under control”. Working with Jay as a CPA for over 20 years, Kari is thrilled to see FRINJ come to fruition. An avid coffee consumer, Kari truly enjoys being part of the coffee innovations going on at FRINJ.

Kristen Ruskey grew up in the small town of Tehachapi, CA and was privileged to be able to ride and compete on show horses growing up. Most visitors to FRINJ ask Kristen if she always planned on getting into agriculture and coffee and her answer is NO! But a background of having open spaces and animals helped her to love the agricultural lifestyle. Kristen’s role at FRINJ is in fruit sales for the Good Land Organics brand, as well as coordinating tours for FRINJ. Kristen is responsible for giving people the experience of our farm whether it is through in person visits or direct mail! Kristen is also responsible (with Jay) for raising the next generation of dancers, farmers, and bankers (or at least that’s what the kids are into for now). Kristen’s favorite part of the coffee experience is seeing the transformation of the palette from drinking coffee purely as morning fuel and elevating it to a fine food and beverage experience. Her secondary love of coffee is the caffeine of course! Kristen is a mother of 3, during a pandemic, while working on a startup company and operating a farm!