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
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, HR & PR Communications Director
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 behind-the-scenes hats offering previous experience not only in coffee but in business leadership, employee relations, marketing, and communications. DS, her husband, and 7-year-old daughter, and 2 dogs established an urban foodie forest in 2020 with 30 fruit trees, and dozens of quail. DS is managing our Woodblock Chocolate location and you can also visit her on Mondays at Alder Street Caffè!
Austin, Caffè Manager (Alder Street)
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.
Spella Alumni
Allegra
JJ
Sommer
Jon & Chelsea
Maika
Francisco
Sophie
Chiara
Tasha
Rachel
Julia