Kelly Amoroso

Kelly Amoroso serves as senior coffee and tea buyer at Allegro Coffee, where she sources, purchases, and designs blends for coffee and tea from farms around the world. She has spent 26 years in the coffee industry, beginning her career after serving as a Peace Corps volunteer and supporting specialty coffee initiatives by teaching cupping and evaluation using industry standards in regions including Central and South America and Africa. Amoroso holds a degree in environmental science with a minor in geology from the University of Houston and has completed the Stagen Leadership Academy. She is a Q Grader and Q Instructor who has taught classes and certified graders for 20 years. She is a member of the Specialty Coffee Association and sits on the board of Equal Origins, a nonprofit focused on gender equity in coffee and cocoa supply chains. Amoroso attributes her success to being genuine, maintaining a relationship focus, demonstrating grit, and approaching challenges with a solution-oriented mindset and compassion for others. She values integrity, truthfulness, and partnership in both her professional and personal life, and she advises embracing change while seeking win-win outcomes.