Bill Kirchoff

Bill Kirchoff has a diverse and extensive work experience in the coffee industry. Bill is currently serving as the Social Engagement Director - Volunteer at the Specialty Coffee Association since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Distant Lands Coffee as the Foodservice General Sales Manager starting in March 2019.

Before joining Distant Lands Coffee, Bill held various roles at Bunn-O-Matic Corporation from 2004 to 2018. Initially, they served as a Regional Account Manager and then transitioned to the role of DSM (District Sales Manager) from July 2004 to June 2013.

Their career began at The Kraft Heinz Company in July 1987, where they started as the Beverage Manager for the Northeast region and continued in that role until 2004. Concurrently, they also worked at Kraft Foods as a Regional Beverage Manager.

Overall, Bill has accumulated years of professional experience in the coffee industry, specifically in sales, management, and engagement roles.

Bill Kirchoff's education history is as follows:

- From 2022 to 2023, Bill Kirchoff attended Leadership Greater Syracuse, where they pursued studies in Public Administration.

- During the same period, from 2022 to 2023, they also enrolled in Focus Greater Syracuse and completed the Citizens Academy program.

- Between 2016 and 2020, Bill Kirchoff pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Their field of study was Business Administration and Management, General.

- In 2018, they completed a course titled "Marketing in the Digital Age" at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, focusing on Business/Commerce, General.

- In 2010, Bill Kirchoff participated in the Entrepreneurship program completion at Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management, specializing in Business.

- From 1983 to 1987, they attended SUNY Geneseo and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management, General.

Additionally, Bill Kirchoff holds the following certifications:

- In March 2022, they obtained a certification in Zoom from Zoom.

- In November 2021, they were awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award by David's Refuge.

- In September 2009, they obtained the SCA coffee specialist certification from the Specialty Coffee Association.

- It is unspecified where they obtained the Serve safe certification.