Behind the Loft

Adam Bledsoe

Proprietor | adam@bendloft.com

Born in Ellensburg, Washington with stops in Wenatchee, Walla Walla and Yakima along the way, Adam knows the terrain East of the Cascades well. And like older brother Drew, Adam was a standout quarterback in high school although he played for Yakima High rather than chase his brother's records in Walla Walla. Heavily recruited by colleges throughout the country, Adam settled on the University of Colorado where he played quarterback for three years. There, as a side benefit to playing on a national stage in Colorado he also met his future wife, Courtney. After three years at Colorado, Adam traveled westward to Oregon where he played his final year of college ball at Western Oregon in Monmouth. After college, Adam played a year of professional football in Italy for the Ancona Dolphins. While playing in Italy, Adam discovered the wines of Tuscany and Piemonte and today he continues to seek out wines with bold flavors in the Northwest and Walla Walla in particular.

Adam, his wife Courtney and their two children live in Bend, Oregon where Adam is involved in the mortgage industry as well serving as managing partner at the Loft of Bend.

Drew Bledsoe

Partner

An eastern Washington native, Drew attended Walla Walla High School where he lettered in football and basketball. Later, as a quarterback at Washington State University, he set several WSU records before entering the NFL draft in his junior year as the Number One overall draft pick. Over the next fourteen years, Drew would rack up an impressive string of accomplishments including four Pro Bowl appearances, two All Pro selections, a Super Bowl ring and a host of passing records to place him squarely among the top quarterbacks of all time before his retirement from the NFL in April 2007.

Drew now lives in Bend, Oregon with his wife, Maura, and their four children where he's launched a variety of commercial ventures including 11 Roasters Coffee Company, The Flying B Vineyard, Doubleback Winery, and The Loft of Bend. Active in community fund raising as well as working with several philanthropic organizations, Drew also coaches his son's football team.

Lauren Lewis

Director of Member Services | lauren@bendloft.com

A true Bend native, Lauren attended Mountain View high school and later Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA where she graduated magna cum laude with degrees in advertising and marketing and French. While attending Gonzaga she also met her fiance, Nathan, a former hoopster turned professional poker player.

As Director of Member Services, Lauren puts her considerable organizational skills and resources to work helping Loft members with anything from conference room reservations and special event coordination to setting up tee times and restaurant recommendations.

On the rare days she is not working, Lauren can be found snowboarding on Mt. Bachelor, attempting golf, playing with her Blue Heeler Joey, trying out a new recipe from her current favorite cookbook Marcella Cucina by Marcella Hazen, or traveling the world in search of great food, wine and adventure.

Sarah Wolcott

Wine Sales Consultant | wolcottwine@hotmail.com

Sarah Wolcott grew up on an apple and cherry farm in SE Washington State and has lived in Bend for over 8 years. After graduating from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA she taught skiing in Germany and guided whitewater rafting trips throughout the Northwest. Sarah’s passion for wine stems from her agricultural roots and she is currently a student in the Wine MBA at the Bordeaux School of Management in Bordeaux, France.