Meet Jackie. I’ve been lucky enough to live in Bend and to have practiced Physical Therapy for 15 years. Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family. I’ve been married for 17 years, have two little dudes and a big ole dog, Maggie Jo. Q: Please tell us about your current career. What do…
Marie Sonalet
Meet Marie, owner of Ogia Heart Healthy Breads. I am originally from France but have travelled the world and lived in many places. I arrived in Bend in December 2019. I have a bread company and I love my work! Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family. My husband Jorge and my daughter Uma Q:…
Miki Bekkari
Meet Miki. I own and operate Blissful Spoon, a local “pop-up” bakery in Bend, Oregon along with my husband Kamal. We currently offer the widest range of gluten-free dessert options in Bend at the local Farmer’s Markets. Our business will be morphing into a full service restaurant in the Fall of 2020, when we move into…
Michael Lewis
Meet Mike. I am the Director of Instruction at Tetherow Golf Academy located in Bend, Oregon. Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family. Wife: Beth Three Daughters: Hannah 22, Maggie 19, Emma 17 Q: Please tell us about your current career. What do you love most about what you do? Small business owner – Teaching…
Katrina Van Dis
Meet Katrina. I am passionately interested in local food. I grew up on a 25-acre cherry farm in Eastern Oregon and have a vested interest in supporting family farms and ranches. In my youth I worked in the fields, picking up rocks and sticks, planting trees, moving irrigation, hauling bins of cherries and eventually starting a business…
Wendy Weintrob
Meet Wendy. Dr. Wendy Weintrob is a Functional Medicine Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist who has has been practicing in Bend Oregon for over fourteen years. She brings a level of depth and experience to her integrative health practice that she has been cultivating for almost three decades. She employs a Functional Medicine model to get to…
Kevin Hallmeyer
Meet Kevin. I’m Kevin Hallmeyer D.C. I’m an upper cervical chiropractor specializing in the NUCCA technique, and the owner of True Spine Chiropractic in Northwest Crossing. I’m originally from Sacramento, CA. Some of my passions outside of chiropractic are downhill skiing, hiking, cycling, camping and learning as much about health and wellness as possible. I’m a…
Josh Moore
Meet Josh Moore. Josh is the proud owner of Broadside Reclaimed Hardwoods which specializes in bringing high quality, beautiful, sustainable, and unique reclaimed hardwood products to local customers in Bend, Oregon and those across the United States. Broadside has partnerships with Appalachian suppliers and mills allowing them to source only the highest quality reclaimed wood salvaged from…