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Rachel Kirkpatrick has joined the First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. as the marketing specialist. Kirkpatrick will be responsible for all aspects of marketing and ongoing branding efforts for the company.

Prior to working for First Colony Coffee & Tea Co., Kirkpatrick worked as marketing director for WPL, a Virginia Beach, Va.-based landscape architecture, land surveying, and civil engineering firm. While at WPL, Kirkpatrick was responsible for managing all marketing efforts including the web site, promotional materials and presentations.

Kirkpatrick has a Digital Design Diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pa. and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C.

First Colony has over a century of experience roasting and distributing gourmet coffees and blending fine teas. Coffees are hand-selected and small batch roasted for exceptional quality. Selections include third-party certified organics, Fair Trade, estates, distinctive blends and flavored coffees. We exclusively roast coffees for Ghirardelli®, Jack Daniel's®, Southern Comfort®, Tia Maria®, Carolan's® Irish Cream and Frangelico®. We also blend delicious Southern Comfort® and Bencheley® teas. We specialize in private labeled coffees, gifts and teas. For more information please visit www.firstcolonycoffee.com.