Hunter Bay is proud of its team of coffee aficionados, whom are dedicated daily to bring you the best in coffee and customer service. Feel free to contact us to learn more about coffee so you are brewing the best coffee for yourself or for your customers. If you think working along side us sounds like a swell idea, please consider our: [Career Opportunities]
Matt: General Manager
I’m a strong believer in hand crafted gourmet products! There’s a lot of pride taken at Hunter Bay with the selection, blending and roasting of our coffees. I enjoy the creative process of coffee blending and brand building. I enjoy hiking Montana’s beautiful back country during the warm months and, when there is snow, you’ll find me on a good old fashion pair of skis at SnowBowl. Matt’s favorite Hunter Bay coffee: I love Smoke Jumper, a great aged coffee blend that is bold and smoky with lots of complexity.
Bonnie: Operations Manager
My job is to keep things running smoothly here at Hunter Bay, and since I
love freshly roasted coffee, this is a perfect job for me! Before
I started working here at Hunter Bay 4 years ago, I spent 12 years as a
fine dining pastry chef and restaurateur. I have degrees in Literature
and the Culinary Arts, and although I don’t bake as much as I used to, I
still read classic and contemporary fiction voraciously. I also have an
amazing twelve-year-old daughter named Madeleine who takes up most of
my spare time. Bonnie’s favorite Hunter Bay coffee: I love the
citrus and berry notes of our lightest roast coffee, Garden City!
Corey: Roast Master
I’m here for the coffee. I love roasting and producing all of Hunter
Bay’s wonderful coffees. In addition to custom roasting all of our
coffees, I’m in charge of quality control, and maintain our roasters,
grinders and inventories. I strive to make sure that we have consistent,
high-quality roasts and precision grinds. Missoula is a wonderful place
to live, and I love getting outdoors with my wife, Stacey, and our two
boys, Logan and Royce. We enjoy mountain biking, camping and canoeing. Corey’s
favorite Hunter Bay coffee: Currently I am drinking Big Sky
Organic & Montanaro Espresso.
Glenn: Green Coffee Adviser
I’m responsible for obtaining the highest quality coffees from around
the world for Hunter Bay and for developing our signature blends. I am a
third-generation Montana native and learned to love coffee from my
grandmother and I believe that one cup of exceptional coffee per day
constitutes the fuel of life. Professionally my first love has always
been coffee and this business that my wife and I started in 1991. Glenn’s
favorite Hunter Bay coffee: My wife of 36 years and I love to
camp, hike and hunt in Montana’s back country, so Back Country Organic!
Amy: Wholesale Accounts
I do my best to seek out and quickly respond to the needs of business owners and managers who want to provide their clientele with premium gourmet coffee. Before Hunter Bay I worked for almost 10 years as a Certified Kitchen Designer, providing design services to hundreds of projects. In my free time I love dabbling in design, re-upholstery, and projects around the home, long hikes, and reading the daily paper with my favorite cup of Hunter Bay coffee! Amy’s favorite Hunter Bay coffee: All of my favorite coffees alternate but I most love an Americano, made with Garden City Espresso!
Liz: Accounting Manager
I very much like good coffee, therefore it is a pleasure to work for a very good coffee company. I was raised in South Dakota and moved to Missoula to attend the University where I earned a degree in Small Business Administration. I have two children and five grandchildren. I enjoy reading, softball, and hiking. Liz’s favorite Hunter Bay coffee: Sumatra Organic.
Joann: Operations Staff
Once roasted, the beans come to my corner here at Hunter Bay. It is my job to weigh, grind, label, package and then ship the coffee off to our customers. I learned to appreciate a good strong cup of coffee during my years living in Switzerland where I worked for an overseas mission organization. I moved to Montana from “south of Darby” (Montana-speak for California). I enjoy spending time with my extended family and I love to travel – my most recent trip was to Kenya. Joann’s favorite Hunter Bay coffee: Moose Drool Organic.
Kyle: Operations Staff
Attention to detail, care and pride in our products and customers are characteristics that I contribute to the team here at Hunter Bay. I am 26 years old, have two brothers and one sister, and have lived in Montana my whole life. I graduated from Stevensville High School in 2002 and my favorite part of living in Montana is getting outdoors. I played soccer growing up, and last fall I had a great time playing inside back for the UM Jesters rugby team. Kyle’s Favorite Hunter Bay Coffee: Any quality cup of coffee is satisfying to me, but I would have to say that I enjoy a cup of Trout Slayer the most.
