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

    COMMITTE 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

Just as a building can’t be constructed by one person alone, community building requires teamwork.

Our membership is made up of architects, design professionals, students, and allied partners. NOMA PDX would not be possible without all these dedicated volunteers working to make a difference in our communities.

Social Events & Networking Committee

  • Ana Yocum - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER, COMMITEE CO-CHAIR

    Social Media Manager

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  • Hannah Silver - she/her

    Informal/Function - Founder

    Inclusive Design Facilitator with Holst

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  • Anapaola Araujo Tupayachi

    Designer with Carleton Hart Architecture

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  • Joel Mbala-Nkanga

    Associate / Architecture Designer II with Populous

    Event Planning

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Community Outreach & Engagement Committee

  • Elizabeth Lagarde

    BOARD MEMBER, COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

    Project Architect with Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc.

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  • Han-Mei Chiang - she/her

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

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  • Tyler Sauter

    Urban Designer with First Forty Feet

    Social Media Manager

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  • Leah Nanpei

    BOARD MEMBER

    Vice President of Real Estate & Facilities - OMSI

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Education & Resources Committee

  • Eugenia Famá-Higgins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Committee Co-Chair

    Scott Edwards Architecture - Senior Associate & Project Architect

    Roots in/ Raices en Argentina

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  • Sakshi Nanda (She/Her)

    Committee Co- Chair

    Licensed Architect (India)

    Urban Designer at ZGF Architects

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Call to Action Committee

  • Jordan Land - she / her

    BOARD MEMBER, COMMITTEE CHAIR

    BRIC Architecture, Inc. - Designer

  • Kelly Chanopas - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

    ZGF - Architect

  • Audrey Alverson - she/her

    CTA Communications

    The Bold Work Collaborative - Founder & Principal Consultant

  • Crystal Sanderson - she/her

    Outreach and Mentorship

    Integrus - Associate Principal

  • Karina Ruiz - she/her/ella

    Outreach

    BRIC Architecture, Inc. - Principal

  • Jean von Bargen Root - she/her

    Outreach

    MWA Architects - Principal

  • Amanda Petretti - she/her

    Program Planning

    Studio Petretti Architecture – Founding Principal

  • Jason Fifield - he/him

    Mentorship

    CHA - Architect

  • Pearl Kang

    Pearl Kang - she/her

    Mentorship

    Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc. - Architect

  • Luigi Ghersi

    Luigi Ghersi - he/him

    Mentorship

    Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc. - Designer

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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.