Joe DeRupo, longtime director of external relations and communicates for the National Coffee Association, left his post Nov. 30 when the position was eliminated as part of a strategic restructuring.
DeRupo joined the staff in 2003 and advanced to his current role in 2010. His work creating the Coffee Delivers! public relations campaign received an award of excellence from the Public Relations Society of America.
“Joe’s been an important and valued member of the NCA team, and we wish him well as he enters a new chapter in his career,” said NCA president and c.e.o. Bill Murray.