Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Jon graduated from Centre College in 1997 with a B.A. in History. He first visited Nicaragua in 1998, returned every year thereafter, and married his wife from there in 2002. That same year, Jon obtained his Masters of Social Work with a concentration in Community Partnerships from Georgia State University. Jon and Arelis moved to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua full time in 2005, and Comunidad Connect was founded shortly thereafter. After 10 years in Nicaragua, Jon and Arelis returned to Atlanta where they now live with their children Jon Rockett and Camila. Jon is CEO and a board member for Comunidad Connect. 

https://comunidadconnect.org/

We met Toni when he walked into our Tasting Room and asked us if we wanted to buy some coffee greens. We sampled his coffee with him and hung out.  He told us about his process and the care, the painstaking details he puts into the growing and processing, and of his vision to sell his phenomenal coffee direct to roasters so he can bring money back to his community to help the needy. Before he left we had purchased 300 some pounds and given him a list of other quality roasters in Atlanta. We look forward to years of working with him and drinking his coffee.

Finca El Cisne is a century old farm in the renowned coffee growing highlands of western Honduras. Finca El Cisne was founded by Don Armando Castejón Fiallos, an important and influential person in Honduras in his time. Since 1885, the land of Finca El Cisne originally known as Terreno Managuá, has been owned by the same family and has played an important role in the history of the region of Copán. That is why El Cisne´s coffee processing plant is one of the oldest in western Honduras.