Jesse Luersen
Director of Hospitality
Jesse Luersen is a Bend native and a graduate of Summit High School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of Redlands, where she also played college basketball. Jesse lives in Bend with her fiance, Madeline Steen, and their dog, Ivy. In her free time, she is an avid fly fisherman, whitewater rafter, boat enthusiast, and beer lover.
Luersen has more than a decade of professional hospitality industry experience, with a wide range of roles that have taken her from Vermont to Hawaii and Alaska, with stops in Sunriver, San Francisco and Redlands, California. Most recently, she served in Bend as the regional director of tasting rooms for Evoke Winery, overseeing operations for the winery's tasting rooms in Bend, Hood River, and Seaside. Before that, she was the first mate and captain for Silver Fox Charters in Homer, Alaska, and the first mate for Maui Classic Charters in Hawaii.
In her role, Luersen will partner with Director of Culinary Operations Jeff Kelly to oversee food and beer service at Cascade Lakes’ Bend Brewpub and 7th Street Pub in Redmond as well as the opening of the brewery’s new Eastside Bend pub, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2023.
FAVORITE STYLE OF BEER: Pilsners & CLBC Chapman Cider