Cynthia Ajani and Khea Pollard will use their new co-op coffeehouse in Sherman Heights as a community-building space
Cynthia Ajani and Khea Pollard are experts on the custom-roasted, fair trade organic coffee they serve at their Sherman Heights business. But don’t ask the mother-daughter business partners how their coffee tastes.
Pollard has a long history of community-building in San Diego. After earning three degrees from the University of San Diego, including a master’s in nonprofit leadership and management, she spent six years as health and human services policy advisor to former County Supervisor Greg Cox. Then after spending a year as justice program manager for the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C.
Ajani also has a history in community organizing. She has volunteered for many San Diego nonprofits including the Urban Collaborative Project and San Diego Black Health Association. She also managed a finance-related department at Rady Children’s Hospital. Ajani now runs Café X full-time, while Pollard oversees community outreach programs.
Café X got its start in 2018 as a pop-up stand at farmers markets and community events. In October 2019, Pollard and Ajani opened their first store in the College area, but it closed six months later when the pandemic hit. They were forced to sell all of their equipment and furnishings and start over after the landlord sold the building.
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