Meet Our ChocolaTEAM
Polly
Owner
Polly is our fearless leader! A former nurse, she has owned ChocolaTea for more than 10 years and also owns The Pantry on Tap. Polly is a proud mom and grandmother who loves a great cuppa tea!
Allison
Manager
Allison is a lightning fast barista and a super reliable TEAm member. She is a recent graduate of WMU. Her favorite drink is the All That Jazz Tea Latte!
Alex
Barista
Alex is a writer, latte lover, and cat owner. They are pursuing an English degree at WMU and their go-to drink is a dirty chai latte!
Liana
Team Lead
Liana is working on her Social Work major at WMU. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her cat!
Sophia
Barista
Sophia is an Art Education major at WMU. She loves art, nature, music and fashion. All of our teas lattes are her favorite drinks but is especially fond of Indian Summer!
Moira
Barista
Moira is a geology major with a minor in sustainability and environmental studies, and an undergraduate certification hydrogeology. Aside from school and being a barista, she loves participating and leading RSO's at WMU.
Vic
Barista
Tyler
Barista
Caitlin
Owner of MI Boba
Caitlin has been with ChocolaTea since the beginning! She is a huge tea advocate and dessert addict. She recently opened MI Boba. Check out their website @ https://www.mi-boba.com
Emma Grace
Manager
EmmaGrace is in her second year of college, studying education. She's super sweet and wicked fast! Her favorite drink is an iced chai latte with vanilla.
Athena
Team Lead
Athena is an English Literature Student at WMU. She loves to drink the I Never Promised You tea latte while studying to to become a teacher!
Marissa
Team Lead
Marissa is a speech pathology major at WMU. She loves cooking, gardening, and snuggling with her dogs. Her favorite drink is the Bhakti chai!
Anna
Barista
Anna loves 70's and 80's rock bands, literature, and coffee. She plays instruments and is passionate about drawing. Her favorite drinks are the Indian summer and iced white chocolate mocha.
Ava
Barista
Ava is attending WMU in the fall and is hoping to study something music related. Ava enjoys creating unique drinks, such as the "Butterbeer" tea latte and the sour watermelon boba. Because of this, she could never pick a favorite drink. The possibilities are too endless.
Kayla
Barista
Lilly
Barista
Future Baristas
The Grand-babies