The team

The people behind the bar at Stratus Coffee.

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  Rosa Lindgren

  Owner · Roaster relationships

  Rosa opened Stratus in 2022 with Mike and Andre. She handles bean sourcing, vendor relationships, and most of the morning bake-pickup. Has strong opinions about extraction yield and weak ones about everything else.

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  Mike Park

  Owner · Bar manager

  Mike runs the bar — espresso program, pour-over rotation, the latte-art class on Sundays. Twelve years in specialty before this; previously at Barista PDX.

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  Andre Costa

  Owner · Kitchen + IT

  Andre handles the lunch menu and (because someone has to) the wi-fi, the POS, the back-room outlets, and the captive portal. Cooks at home professionally. Maintains the open-source captive-portal that runs the Stratus-Guest network.

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  Jen Okafor

  Senior Barista

  Jen has been at Stratus since the summer of 2023. Trains new staff, runs Saturday mornings, and brews the Tuesday cupping selections.
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  Diego Alvarado

  Barista · Sound engineer

  Diego runs Thursday open mic when he's not behind the bar. Plays a bit of everything; happy to recommend an album.