Meet the Team

Meet the Board

  • Octavio Gutiérrez -he/him/el

    PRESIDENT

    Architect - BRIC Architecture Inc.

    AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Assoc DBIA

  • Tami Chen - she/her

    VICE PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Architect - NBBJ

    AIA, LEED AP BD+C

  • Stephanie Balbin - she/her

    SECRETARY

    Estimator - Lease Crutcher Lewis 

    AIA, NCARB

  • Rachel Gott - she/her

    PARLIAMENTARIAN

    Designer - Holst Architecture

  • Kelly Chanopas

    TREASURER

    Architect - ZGF Architects LLP

  • Tyler Nishitani - he/him

    BOARD MEMBER

    Architect - LEVER Architecture

    AIA

  • Ana Yocum - she/her/ella

    FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - Social Events

    Design Professional - Integrus

  • Eugenia Famá-Higgins

    BOARD MEMBER

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - Education Committee

    Senior Associate & Project Architect - Scott Edwards Architecture

  • Jordan Land - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

    COMMITTEE CHAIR - Workplace Advocacy

    Designer - BRIC Architecture

  • Elizabeth Lagarde - she/her/ella

    BOARD MEMBER

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT

    Architect - Henneberry Eddy Architects

  • Elizabeth Gomez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Designer - Ink:Built

  • Leah Nanpei

    BOARD MEMBER

    Vice President of Real Estate & Facilities - OMSI

Community Agreements

These agreements came from a consensus-driven process to identify what every person in the group needs from each other and commits to each other to feel safe, supported, open and trusting. This framework helps guide how people aspire to work and be together as they take transformational action within NOMA PDX.

Read the Community Agreements