Meet The Team

Mary Tellie

Job Position: Mary is the Founder and CEO of Electric City Roasting Company. 

Job Description: Mary is the face of Electric City Roasting and oversees all aspects of the operation through delegation and direct involvement.

When did she found ECR?: Mary founded the company in 2003.

Why did she create the company?: Mary was unable to find a good cup of coffee in the NEPA region, and decided she was going to change that.

What is her favorite ECR coffee?: Mary enjoys all of our coffees equally.

Mary

Kyle Mervau

Job Position: Kyle is the Director of Business Development.

Job Description: Kyle is responsible for overseeing client relations as well as serving as the companies product specialist.

When did he start at ECR?: Kyle started working at Electric City Roasting in 2013 as a barista at our café (at the time), Zummo’s.

Why did he choose ECR?: Kyle had a friend that worked at Zummo’s, and witnessed the roasting process. From there, Kyle sprouted an interest in specialty coffee, found an opening position at the café and leaped at the opportunity. The rest is history!

What is his favorite ECR coffee?: Kyle’s favorite coffee, or rather coffees are as follows: Blue Moose®, Don Mayo Las Nubes, and Organic Awakening.

Kyle

Maggie Joyce

Job Position: Maggie is the Office Manager and Bookkeeper at Electric City Roasting Company.

Job Description: Maggie oversees office operations while also managing the companies finances.

When did she start?: Maggie Started at Electric City Roasting Company in 2005.

Why did she choose ECR?: Maggie was originally the manager for Zummo’s café, and with her accounting and managerial experience, she joined the Electric City Roasting Company team and assumed the role of office manager.

What is her favorite ECR coffee?: Maggie has a loyalty to Blue Moose® but admits that her favorite coffee is Ladha Sana.

Maggie

Tom Staff

Job Position: Tom is the in-house technician at Electric City Roasting Company.

Job Description: Tom is responsible for providing maintenance to our partners, as well as within our own cafe/corporate office.

When did he start?: Tom started at ECR in 2014.

Why did he choose ECR?: Tom’s friend put him in touch with Mary Tellie, and Mary needed his mechanical expertise within the company.  

What is his favorite ECR coffee?: Tom’s favorite coffee is the Don Mayo Las Nubes.

Tom

Aaron Kovalich

Job Position: Aaron is the companies fulfillment specialist.

Job Description: Aaron is responsible for fulfilling orders (packing and shipping) from our B2B operations, as well as online orders from our website.

When did he start?: Aaron started at Electric City Roasting Company in September of 2020.

Why did he choose ECR?: Aaron choose to work at ECR after the COVID pandemic affected his career. Having experienced this, Aaron wanted to venture into a new industry that he enjoyed, Coffee. Aaron had experience working at a café in college and felt that this job would be a good fit for him.

What is his favorite ECR coffee?: Aaron’s favorite coffee is Ladha Sana and Harvest.

Aaron

Maria Staff

Job Position: Maria is the Barista Lead at ECR Park.

Job Description: Maria is responsible for managing the ECR Park café.

When did she start?: Maria stated at ECR in late 2020.

Why did she choose ECR?: Maria grew up around the coffee industry because of her father, Tom. Maria is currently in school for business, and wanted more experience for her career.

What is her favorite ECR coffee?: Maria’s favorite coffees are Velvet and Harvest. She also enjoyes an oat milk latte with toasted marshmallow, made with autobahn espresso of course.

Maria

Andrew Christian

Job Position: Andrew is the Marketing/E-Commerce Director at Electric City Roasting.

Job Description: Andrew manages our E-Commence platform and publishes content for our social media and website.

When did he start?: Andrew started at ECR in March of 2022. Originally starting as a barista at ECR Park, Andrew assumed the role in which he currently resides in late 2022.

Why did he choose ECR?: During the pandemic, Andrew discovered a deep interest in specialty coffee and knew he wanted to work in the industry. After working in the café for a few months, he met with the CEO, Mary, and assumed the job position of Marketing and E-Commerce Director.

What is his favorite ECR coffee?: Andrew’s favorite ECR coffee is our single-origin coffee, Ti-Amo. His favorite of our year around offerings is Ladha Sana.

andrew