WTA Students Enhance Their Tea Knowledge, Build Their Careers
Ravi Jerome Pillai 
Kevin Lahue 
Stefanie Boadle
World Tea Academy
24 WTA Tea Specialists
- Stefanie Boadle, founder and CEO, MORE TEA – Mt. Martha, Australia
- Heather Byers, national foodservice sales director, Choice Organic Teas – Seattle, Wash.
- Lynn Colcernian, founder, Destination Fine Teas – South Lyon, Mich.
- Meghan Cosenzo, owner, TeaLife – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Kevin Craig, tea reviewer and Consultant, Tea Journeyman – Warrendale, Pa.
- Anfal Fekri, business development director, Roya Café – Juffair, Manama, Bahrain
- Joanne Foster, owner, Fosters Tea Cafe, LLC – La Grange Park, Ill.
- Tracy Frickey, owner, MODesTEA – Denver, Colo.
- Terri Hamilton, certified public accountant, SourceOne CPA Group – Denver, Colo.
- Patti Harrison, founder and senior designer, Camera Essentials, Pasadena, Calif.
- Kristine Henderson, owner and founder, Infuse Tea Bar – West Sayville, N.Y.
- Kathleen Hippeli, owner, One Steep at a Thyme Tearoom – Spotswood, N.J.
- Holly Howes, owner, Tea & Gift Shoppe – Bemidji, Minn.
- Kevin Lahue, certified chef/raw chef, Whole Foods Market and Healing Cuisine – Burbank, Calif.
- Gina Lane, owner, Serendipi-TEA Etiquette & Consulting and director of the Virginia Tea Society – Virginia Beach, Va.
- Andre Lujan – Garden Grove, Calif.
- Rodrigo Marinetti, co-founder and CEO, teagroup – Santiago, Chile
- Eduardo Molina Anfossi, co-founder and tea sommelier, teagroup – Santiago, Chile
- Colleen Opitz, owner, Cuppa Love Tea – Gaithersburg, Md.
- Kathryn Paul, owner, The Tea Experience – Granada Hills, Calif.
- Susan Peters, owner, Steeped in Canadiana Fine Teas – Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
- Ravi Jerome Pillai, tea quality manager, DAVIDsTEA – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Carolyn Roberts, founder, Whimsy & Revelry – Hoboken, N.J.
- Alex Wilkens, store manager, TeaLula – Park Ridge, Ill.