Wendy Schumer, Candidate for Vice President, 2012
I have lived in Portland since March of 2010. One of the driving forces that led me to decide to move here was the amazing blues talent and blues music community. I have been a huge fan of the blues and prior to moving to Portland I served for 6 years on the board for the Santa Barbara Blues Society, the oldest blues society in the country. My
responsibilities there included overseeing all volunteers as well as managing our merchandise. I became a member of the Cascade Blues Assn. even before I relocated to Portland. I have been a Board Member At Large for a little over a year and am very excited about the energy and commitment of this organization, as well as its’ members, and am proud to be an active participant. Living here and being part of the blues community, meeting the CBA members and getting to know the amazing musicians in the Northwest, has been more rewarding than I ever imagined. Aside from the activities I support locally, I also attend the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruises. I have been blessed to be on 7 of these and January makes 8. There’s nothing like it! My participation in that has rewarded me with many friends (whom I refer to as my framily) throughout the blues world, professionally as well as socially. I attended the Waterfront festival even before moving here. In the past few years I have attended a myriad of festivals throughout the country. I recently attended Bluestock at Hunter Mt., NY (where we met Hurricane Irene) as well as Doheny Blues Festival, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Fire on the Mountain, Bronze, Blues and Brews – to name just a few. I have attended the Blues Music Awards in Memphis the past two years and have been a member of the Blues Foundation for almost 10 years. You have most likely seen me working at many of our CBA events, or seen me out on the dance floor at the various wonderful venues around town. Professionally I am employed at Hewlett Packard as a marketing program manager and am entering my 23rd year there. I am excited to offer my services acting as the Vice President for the Cascade Blues Assn and would be honored to accept that role.
Wendy S. Schumer, Candidate for Vice President
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The Vicki Stevens Band originated out of Albany, Oregon a few years back from the weekly Calapooia blues jams hosted by harmonica man Froggy Hyland. The musicians are all stellar and come together to create such a party atmosphere that is displayed with the finest quality on their new CD, Ms. Vicki’s In Town. Along with Froggy on harp and slide guitar, Dennis Monroe tears it up with his guitar mastery, exceptional rhythm from Jim Badalich on bass and Ron Rocci on drums, all complimenting Vicki Stevens’ powerful vocals that can harken blues greats like Big Mama Thornton and Shemekia Copeland. It’s high energy, down in the alley and just plain good times when this band works together.
