Marian grew up in the Venezuelan Andes in a small city called Valera. She developed her passion for coffee after her family purchased a beautiful coffee farm and began producing delicious coffee beans for redistribution in central Venezuela where she was running a family café.
Marian hold a degree in Business Management and a MSc in Occupational Psychology.
She moved to the UK in 2009 to work for Monmouth Coffee Company where she developed her skills in specialty coffee. From 2009 to 2012, she obtained her certifications in barista, latte art, brewing, roasting and professional cupping from The London School of Coffee. In 2013, she co-founded Ceresia Coffee Roasters – a coffee roastery in Bangkok. This added on to her learning curve exposing her with great experience to the fast growing and dynamic market of specialty coffee in Southeast Asia.
Marian moved on to Singapore in 2015 and since has been sample roasting part-time at Mercanta Asia Lab, working together with our beloved Grant and Aster. In January 2020, she was converted to full-time and is now in charge of our Mercanta Asia Lab.
