Cindy started this company in 1978 with little more than a knowledge of the industry (from an installation point of view), a small corner in a stationery store for her office, and a huge desire to make her customers’ homes beautiful for a reasonable price. One of her greatest talents lies in taking the existing along with the new and pulling everything together. Her number one goal has always been to make sure her customers are happy.

Family is one of Cindy’s greatest joys. You can see the happiness in her eyes when she is surrounded with kids, grandkids and a gaggle of pets.

Sunny literally grew up in this industry. His apprenticeship started at the tender age of two when he went out on a carpet installation with Cindy, his mother. Growing up, he spent most of his summers working in the family business. When Sunny was nineteen, he decided to devote 100% of his focus to the floor covering business to see what would happen. As it turned out, Sunny became Cascade’s top sales associate after a year or so. He continued to work very hard to learn every aspect of the business and joined his mother as a partner in the business in 2002.

Sunny also takes great joy in his family and loves to travel and camp with them. He also enjoys scuba diving, baseball, skydiving and the occasional hand of Texas Hold’em.

Paul brings over 22 years of experience to Cascade. Paul’s total focus and desire is to satisfy the individual needs of each customer. His goal is to ensure that the finished product encapsulates the client’s taste, personality and fashion.

As another very talented member of the Cascade staff, Paul is a great drummer, plays bass and guitar, and also writes music. Paul also enjoys art and discussing Bible topics with anyone who shares the passion.

Joining us in 2005 as a design assistant, and new to the ‘retail’ end of the industry, she has a strong “materials” background learned through her father, Paul Edwards, a long-time floor covering installer and now one of our sales professionals. Meeting every day with a great smile, a positive attitude and a desire to assist customers with their selections and decorating needs, Jewels makes the success of every job a top priority.

Along with just about anything related to the ‘outdoors,’ Jewels also enjoys a good puzzle now and then, plus the occasional foray into Portland’s Pearl District with her husband. However, her favorite activity is spending time with her family.

Audrey is another family member whom we convinced to come join us here at Cascade several years ago. We sent her out with Cindy to make sure she was learning from the best. She learned her lessons very well and went out into the world of floor covering with a great smile, an engaging laugh, and buckets of enthusiasm for helping her customers make their world beautiful.

Audrey’s first love is family, of course, and right behind that are some of those ‘living on the edge’ type things like sky diving and water skiing. Traveling rates pretty high in her book too.

Debbie is another family member who decided that Cascade would be a great place to work and learn the industry several years ago. After working extensively with Cindy, her sister, she went on to become one of Cascade’s top Floor Covering Associates. Debbie wants everyone to know that if you can’t make it in to the store during business hours, she will be more than happy to make an evening appointment with you.

After family and grandchildren, Debbie’s love is gardening. Her yard is always full of spectacular color.

Warren is our Property Management Specialist and brings 20+ years experience in this industry to the table. He works very closely with property managers to ensure their floor covering replacement needs are met in the most efficient, cost and time effective ways possible.

Warren was born in New Zealand, but has spent most of his life right here in Clark County. With family being very high on Warren’s priority list, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and considers those to be the best of times. After family time, he loves to golf, fish and work in the garden.

Shawn began learning about this business more than twelve years ago when he started cleaning carpets with his cousin, Sunny Parsons. That experience gave them a great base knowledge about all the different types of carpet and how they wear and look over the years. After spending several years in the financial world, Shawn rejoined the family fold as a Floor Covering Specialist and works exclusively with our builder clientele. The builders appreciate Shawn’s eye for detail and technical expertise and are confident that they can rely on him to get the job done on their schedule.

Shawn is a great family man and when time allows, loves to play golf, poker, and is a self-admitted sports ‘fanatic.’ He also loves to participate in the ‘my team is best’ discussions that occur on a regular basis around lunch time.

Steve joined us in 1994 bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience ranging from ownership of a furniture store to ownership of a floor covering store in Helena Montana. Steve and his beautiful family relocated here to the fabulous Northwest in 1994 where he showed up at our door offering his skills and expertise. We hired him on the spot. Steve has since become our Insurance Specialist. His customer’s are almost exclusively families who have suffered some sort of home disaster and his number one goal is to make the replacement process as painless as possible for those families.

Aside from golfing and hunting, Steve also enjoys participation in the ‘my team is best’ lunch time event while wearing his ‘Cheesehead’ hat.

A veteran of this industry since the mid 80s, Lynn strives to provide the best possible customer service for his clients, a dedication that extends to running ‘emergency material deliveries’ to assure that installers have everything they need on the job for a great installation.

Barry joined us in mid-2006, bringing with him the many skills and experience he acquired while managing his own courier business for many years. After working primarily by himself during that time, he says the best part of his career change has been working so closely with others in a team oriented environment. Barry jumped right in, and learned everything very quickly. We are very happy to have him here as part of the Cascade Flooring America Family.

The pride and joys of his life are his wife and two daughters. When Barry can squeeze some extra time into his busy schedule, he enjoys mountain biking and coaching soccer, as well as playing soccer himself

Karen has spent almost twenty-five years in this industry and is very knowledgeable about the many aspects involved in putting a quality project together. Her abilities to adapt quickly and identify solutions make Karen an essential part of the “Cascade family.”  With the invaluable skills gained working as a sales representative for one of our vendors, then as a member of our sales team, she now lends her expansive knowledge as part of the office team, enjoying putting her skills to work in yet another facet of our industry.

Karen’s love of family and decorating are evident in her office area where she surrounds herself with photos, plants, and decorative art.

Josh has been in this industry for over fifteen years and is very passionate about making his clients’ homes beautiful and comfortable.  He is also very devoted to his family, taking them for a ‘get-away’ on the beach every chance he gets.

A talented in the musician as well, Josh is committed to making great music with his band, Rawksoul.  He is a remarkable singer/songwriter and regales us with a tune now and then.

Katy joined us in 2004 as an assistant in the bookkeeping department. She learned everything so quickly and did such a great job that Cindy, one of the owners, decided that she wanted Katy as her personal design assistant. Although Katy enjoyed working in the ‘paper end’ of the business, she finds that she really loves working with Cascade’s customers, and has continued classes to learn decorating techniques as well as to increase her product knowledge. We are very happy to announce that Katy is now our Hunter Douglas® certified sales assistant.  Whether here in our showroom or in your home, Katy will help clients choose the perfect window treatments for the perfect installation.  Call today for your personal consultation.

Katy enjoys traveling with her soon to be husband Chris.  Snow boarding in the winter months and boating in the summer are other passions of the couple.  During quiet times they are content hanging out with their two dogs, Max and Lucy.

After family and home, one of Tom’s favorite past times is going outdoors on a great afternoon with his metal detector searching for illusive treasures.  He has a very interesting collection of old metal items including jewelry and coins.  It’s always fun when Tom brings in his latest ‘find’ to share with us.   

Frank has two beautiful children who are “his world” and a wonderful fiancée whom he plans to marry very soon. They all love fishing and watching NASCAR together and, occasionally, Frank gets in a game of golf when he can work it into his busy schedule.

Jay was raised on a farm in Missouri and knows the meaning of hard work. He moved to Vancouver in 2001 and graduated from Skyview High School in 2006. Upon graduation, he apprenticed as a carpet installer with Tom Severson. Jay enjoys installing carpet and vinyl and has stated that this is a "lifelong career."

Jay is married and stays busy as the father of a 5 year old daughter. His hobbies are dirt bikes and poker.

Scott has been in the flooring industry for 25 years.  He is very detail oriented and always strives for perfection.  Scott began his career as a carpet installer, but over the years has perfected the skills necessary to install tile, stone, wood, vinyl, laminate wood and countertops, too.

Matt learned about many aspects of the floor covering industry while he worked for a local floor covering installation business several years ago. He became acquainted with Cascade through the many jobs they did for us as subcontractors. Matt joined our floor covering team in 2010 and dedicates himself to ensuring that every job is a ‘quality job.’

When Matt isn’t working, he loves home improvement projects not only for his own home but helping his family improve their homes as well. Matt also enjoys spending time riding his quad, golfing and assisting his fiancée with their wedding plans for next year.

Tyreena Fouts joined Cascade’s floor covering installation team in 2009. She brought twelve years of experience with her beginning in a small fabrication shop where she learned to build solid surface counter tops. After six years as a fabricator and supervisor, she was ready for a change and began training as a floor covering installer and remodeler’s assistant. Tyreena loves the challenges, attention to detail and problem-solving opportunities that are required for a job very well done. She likes nothing better than leaving a jobsite where a happy customer is admiring their new floor covering.

When Tyreena isn’t working, she enjoys studying the Bible, cooking, hiking, camping, skiing and most of all, spending time with her family and friends and just enjoying a beautiful day.

Serge came to the United States from Russia in 1993 when he was ten years old.  He became involved in the construction industry while still in high school, building decks and fences.  He has experience installing siding, framing buildings, roofing and just about every other trade in the construction industry.

Serge eventually apprenticed under his brother-in-law, an expert in hardwood and tile installation.  After learning the tricks of the trade, he opened his own installation business in 2006, doing a great job as an independent installer for Cascade Flooring America.  When the Great Recession hit, Serge closed his business and became a permanent employee of CFA.

Serge has been married for five years and is the proud father of a tiny 3 lb. Yorkie Terrier, named Teddy.  When Serge isn’t enjoying the company of his wife or playing with Teddy, he is probably out riding his motorcycle.  He loves discovering new activities as well as anything with a motor in it.  Once in a while, you can find him on the slopes, where he enjoys snowboarding.

Serge’s outlook is “living and loving life and excited about what the future holds for us.”

Gary has been a part of the Cascade team since 2005 when he began working in the warehouse and very quickly moved on to the floor covering end of things. He is skilled in all types of flooring installations, as well as laminates, but considers vinyl to be his specialty. Gary very obviously loves what he does and prides himself on being a perfectionist.

Shortly after finishing school, Tony joined a transportation company where he learned about truck maintenance and the inventory of parts needed to keep a fleet up and running. He also supported the trucks by driving an escort pilot car when needed for oversized loads.

Tony joined us as an apprentice floor covering installer in 2009. He installs all types of floor covering now but his favorite is laminate/wood flooring. He loves to install it and is quite pleased when our customer is happy with the new floor.

In his spare time, Tony loves to play golf. He plays every chance he gets and it doesn't matter what the weather is doing either; he's a hard-core fanatic about it. When it's too dark to play golf, Tony likes to get together with friends and watch UFC.

As the son of Cindy Severson and brother of Sunny Parsons, owners of Cascade Flooring America, Kenny literally grew up in the business.  Upon graduating from high school, he decided to join the family business as an installer.

Kenny enjoys football, basketball and weight training.

Liz joined us in 2007 and we are happy to have her and the eleven years of warehouse experience she brought to us. Supervising inventory, organizing and tracking materials as well as providing assistance to the installers as they load jobs each day, she maintains the warehouse with organized efficiency.

As a native to this area, Liz and her family enjoy many local nature activities such as camping, clam digging and white water rafting. She definitely enjoys the ‘no fear’ side of life shared by many Cascade staffers, but Liz’s favorite activity is just being together with and enjoying her family.

Bringing with him a variety of construction and warehouse experience over many years, Jesse joined our warehouse team in February of 2010. His skills in customer service, being familiar with construction and remodeling materials, and material organization blended with our needs perfectly. Jesse’s main objective is to make sure the customers and installers receive the materials they need in perfect condition and in a timely fashion.

Jesse has two beautiful daughters that he enjoys spending time with. In addition to just hanging out together, they love to BBQ, go camping, watch movies and play video games. A couple of Jesse’s other activities include jujitsu training and following the careers of his favorite fighters from UFC and MMA.

Lance was born and raised in Vancouver.  He joined his father, Paul Edwards, and sister, Jewels Kirby, as part of the Cascade Flooring America family in 2010.  Family is the most important part of his life and he shares his father’s passion of drumming, as well as camping, fishing and hunting with family and friends.   Although Lance loves any and all outdoor activities, he also enjoys participating in Portland’s urban scene.

When Lance isn’t working, camping, drumming or exploring the city, he will either be shredding the slopes of Mt. Hood Meadows or palling around with his dog, Crook.

Demonstrating that this company is indeed all about family, Rebecka, our Operations Manger, is a sister to one owner and an aunt to the other owner. She has been here for most of the last 27 years on a professional basis.

Rebecka loves gardening with her husband, Jim, and son, Michael, almost every weekend throughout the summer. The three of them have created the most amazingly beautiful pond and waterfall which has taken several years to complete. She also loves traveling to strange and exotic places, mostly off the beaten path. Rebecka has always enjoyed learning about other cultures through the many exchange students that have stayed in her home over the years.

Anna joined us in the spring of 2006 and brings with her over 20 years of local industry experience. Anna is a great team player and sets very high standards for herself in the dependability, honesty, and accountability departments. Along with everyone else here at Cascade, Anna’s number one goal is great customer service.

Anna’s major priority in life is her family, which consists of her husband Doug and their two adult children, son-in-law and new granddaughter. She also loves a good remodeling project and walking Diesel and Sammy, the family dogs.

Jaime is part of the Cascade Flooring America family in more ways than one; she is married to Sunny Parsons, Co-Owner of CFA. Jaime was an integral part of the bookkeeping department for seven years before deciding to take a leave-of-absence to stay at home with their two children for a few years.

Family is Jaime's number one priority in life and she spends a lot of time making sure they have as many family oriented activities as possible. They love traveling and camping with friends and family. Jaime is also a force to be reckoned with on the soccer field and has begun running marathons and working outside with plants and flowers. Even with all of that activity she and Sunny still manage to get in the occasional 'adult' weekend with friends.

Anna Jean, our Claims Specialist, has been here since 1990 and is one of the best Consumer Advocates around. If a product is defective, she will go right to the wall with the manufacturer to make sure the customer is protected and happy with the result.

Anna Jean loves taking care of her family, walking in different neighborhoods all over the city, antiquing and, most of all, spending time with and babysitting her granddaughters.

Linda is our ‘jack-of-all-trades.’ If she’s not running reports or trying to figure out what is going on with someone’s computer, she’s crawling around on the floor plugging cables in here and there. She joined us in 1994 and has pretty much figured out the ‘nuts and bolts’ of our system over the years and is now in charge of software training.

Linda enjoys home renovation projects, reading, and tearing down, building and rebuilding computers for her family. She is considered the family ‘geek’ and tries to keep everyone up and running. Linda’s favorite times are those spent surrounded by family, including, and most importantly, grandbabies.

Yelena joined us in the summer of 2005 bringing a variety of business experience with her, including four years of working in business services for the District Courts in San Francisco. She also had a familiarity with the flooring industry through her husband who has been installing floor coverings for many years.

Yelena says that since she has five children, she has no time for hobbies, but when she does manage to put a few idle minutes together, she likes to dabble in real estate.

A longtime computer nut and member of the Cascade Family, Michael has stepped in as the server administrator and general ‘IT’ guy, finding lost printers and dealing with other ‘errant’ technology.

When he isn’t on call, Michael works on publishing his first novel.  Away from the computer, he loves to spend time in the kitchen trying new recipes, brewing beer, or reading a good book.  An avid traveler, he’s visited numerous countries, with more planned for the future.