World of Coffee San Diego 2026

Lani Kingston
Director of Education
Coffee Fest


Lani Kingston is a Portland-based author and consultant specializing in brand development, systems building, and professional education. As the Director of Education for Coffee Fest and Editor of its upcoming publication, The Drip, she spearheads professional programming and industry discourse across the United States. Lani also serves as an adjunct professor of Coffee Anthropology at Portland State University and is the author of definitive coffee books translated into over 20 languages, including How to Make Coffee and Spill the Beans: Global Coffee Culture. Her consulting portfolio spans international contracts across the food, agriculture, chocolate, coffee, and tea sectors.

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