Cameron & Emily Curtis, Katelyn Kohl STOKED is a family owned and operated business in Hood River, Oregon. Craft Coffee has been at the center of this family from early on. Siblings Emily and Katelyn have been sipping coffee in their hometown of the Gorge for many years. Cameron drank his first Latte at twelve-years old (drink responsibly kids) at the Beanery in Corvallis, Oregon and has never stopped craving craft coffee since. In 2019 the family joined together to brew-up tasty, craft, organic coffee! The goal is to fill mugs with delicious coffee, create a space for friendship and community to be fostered over good coffee and keep people STOKED on life.

Katelyn Kohl, Co-Owner + Manager, Katelyn has been learning the art of coffee since her days in San Francisco, CA. While attending the Academy of Art University she worked as a Barista. As Katelyn studying art and photography, she began to spend her Saturdays traveling to a new San Franscico coffee shop. After graduation, Katelyn moved to Portland and continued to grow in her obsession with crafting the best cup of coffee, by gaining several Master Coffee certifications. Katelyn is passionate about what she calls the coffee experience, from the moment a customer walks into the tasting room, helping them choose a drink, brewing a perfect cup and keeping people STOKED.

Rylee Melgoza, STOKED Roaster, Rylee says the first that lead to a career in coffee was on a fall day in Yellowstone, the steaming coffee, perfect amount of cream gave a reason to sit by the fire and breath the moment. Like Rylee, when we take a sip of coffee it has the effect to take us back to a happy moment. Traveling led Rylee to discover new coffee shops that were stopping points along his journey to meet new people and share stories. Rylee landed in Park City, Utah and at STOKED recalls amazing coffee makes sitting together even better. His creativity was sparked as he learned about Roasting. He and Pearl work hard weekly roasting up nothing, but the top 5% of the worlds best organic green beans.

Parker Vandetta Assistant Manager, Parker, a Salt Lake, UT native, has a passion for travel, health/wellness, and great coffee! His coffee routine started at a young age, getting vending machine canned lattes after basketball practice. Parker believes coffee has the power to bring a sense of home any unknown place around the world. Parker is passionate about learning customers names and drinks; he recalls his favorite coffeeshop at home making his daily brew experience intentional and meaningful. He wants that same experience for his STOKED customers. If he isn’t pouring an oat-milk latte for a customer you might find Parker reading or playing with his cat Cashew. Parker is keeping customers STOKED with consistent coffee and cheerful smile.

Pearl, Roasting Machine, She is a special member of the team! Pearl is the 25lb San Franscina Roaster that weekly with Roaster Rylee roasts our signature blends! Keeping Pearl company is ‘Mini-Me’ who roasts up test batches of new blends. Pearl is truly artwork in motion, from the swirl of the hand-crafted silver metal drum, the wood finish handle of the tester, matte black stacks and wide-turn of the arm cooling the coffee after roasting. Roaster Rylee keeps Pearl clean and running smoothly. Click on Tasting Notes to learn more about the Roasting process.