Michele Wonder Oral History Interview

Michele Wonder is a home brewer and works for Perfect Pour Services in Portland, Oregon. In her interview, Wonder talks about growing up in Long Beach, California, her education and experiences at California State University Long Beach studying Outdoor Recreation and Leisure Studies, and her education at the Brooks Institute of Photography. She also talks about living in Dublin, Ireland after college, living in Colorado in the late 1990s, and moving to San Francisco to work as a professional photographer in the early 2000s.

Wonder shares her experiences coming out in her mid-20s, characteristics of welcoming and inclusive spaces, and how she has seen that manifested in the restaurant and brewing industries. Finally, Wonder talks about moving to Portland, her increasing interest in working in the brewing industry, her introduction to home brewing through the Oregon Brew Crew and work at F.H. Steinbart Co., her involvement in the SheBrew home brew competition and beer festival, her management of the Black is Beautiful Homebrew PDX Brewing Project in 2020, and her membership in the Pink Boots Society.