The Bunk+Brew Crew
Meet Our Team
Izzy
Manager
Robby
Manager
Frankie
Co-Founder
J.
Co-Founder
Jim
Chief Advisor
Izzy
Izzy
Manager
Robby
Robby
Manager
Raised in the temperate climate of Southern California, Robby migrated to Bend post-Covid to escape the overpopulation and to have access to the open spaces and open minds of Bend. From the moment he stepped foot in the hostel he knew he was home. He started at reception and housekeeping, moved to beertending, and is now managing the bar and events. Best way to get to know Robby is to go on a bike ride or just about any warm weather sport. In his time away from the hostel he likes to practice global vagrancy and see the world for as little as possible, often choosing work-trades and other forms of volunteering as a way to instantly integrate and experience places as more than simply a tourist.
Frankie
Frankie
Co-Founder
Frankie is a Northwest native and active pursuer of global travel. Since living in Ecuador as an exchange student at age 17, he can’t finish one trip before planning the next. “I like to think I’m retracing the steps of early explorers and great thinkers” -- from Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands to Edmund Hillary at Mount Everest base camp. As a medical technician with long hours and extended time off, Frankie traveled the world networking with amazing people of all cultures and hopes Bunk+Brew will help fellow travelers do the same.
J.
J.
Co-Founder
J. is an adopted Oregon native and licensed Oregon attorney. Prior to Bunk+Brew, J. spent four years consulting in-house for an IT company taking cloud-based analytics software to market and negotiating hundreds of deals totaling over $5 million in sales. Taking a break in Fall 2015, he purchased a 4x4 in Los Angeles and drove from Mexico to Panama. His experience staying in hostels along that journey led to the inspiration behind Bunk+Brew and his continued travel to other hostels in over 60 countries.
Jim
Jim
Chief Advisor
Jim is a hostel guru and national board member for Hostelling International US. Jim moved to the Northwest at age 15, became a carpenter, and started his first hostel in 1980. He now owns and manages the largest hostelling operation in Portland, Oregon, the Northwest Portland Hostel. His latest project, Zigzag Mountain Farm, is a 50-acre property in the forested foothills of Mt. Hood that hosts an original homestead house built in 1909, an organic garden, and a number of seasonal events, festivals, etc.