Meet the Team

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Meet the Board

  • Karina Ruiz - she/her/ella

    PRESIDENT

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - CALL TO ACTION

    BRIC Architecture - Principal + Registered Architect

    AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Roots in Guatemala + California - se habla espanol

  • Octavio Gutiérrez -he/him/el

    VICE PRESIDENT

    BRIC Architecture Inc. + Registered Architect

    AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Roots in California - se habla espanol

  • Chandra Robinson - she/her/ella

    TREASURER

    Lever Architecture - Project Director + Registered Architect

    AIA, LEED Green Associate, Portland Design Commission

    Roots in Oregon + Mexico - se habla espanol

  • Han-Mei Chiang - she/her

    SECRETARY

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    Project Manager + Registered Architect

    Former AIA President, LEED AP

    Roots in Oregon + China

  • Keri Erwin - she/her

    PARLIMENTARIAN

    Hacker Architects - Associate + Registered Architect

    Roots in Hawaii + Japan

  • Tyler Nishitani - he/him

    BOARD MEMBER

    LEVER Architecture - Project Manager + Registered Architect

    Roots in Oregon

  • Lisa Sato - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

    Carleton Hart Architecture - Project Designer

    Licensed Architect in Ontario, Canada with the OAA

    Roots in Canada and Japan

  • Stephanie Balbin - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

    Architect and Development Associate with Urban Patterns

    AIA, NCARB

    Roots in Texas + Philippines

  • Rachel Gott - she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

    Holst Architecture – Designer

    Roots in Saudi Arabia + Hong Kong & Taiwan + East Coast USA

  • Ana Yocum - she/her/ella

    FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR - Social Events

    Hammer & Hand - Draftswoman

    Roots in Colorado + Texas + Guatemala

  • Eugenia Famá-Higgins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Scott Edwards Architecture - Senior Associate & Project Architect

    Roots in/ Raices en Argentina

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

This Chapter is made up of students, architectural professionals and related industry allied members. This Organization would not be possible without all these dedicated volunteers working to make a difference in the greater PDX area.

Social Events & Networking Committee

  • Hannah Silver - she/her

    Informal Design - Founder

    Inclusive Design Facilitator with Holst

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  • Ana Yocum - she/her

    Board Member / Co-founder

    COMMITEE CO-CHAIR

    Social Media Manager

    Connect

  • Anapaola Araujo Tupayachi

    Designer with Carleton Hart Architecture

    Connect
  • Awar Meman

    Awar Meman

    Student with University of Oregon

    Professional Photographer

    Connect

  • Joel Mbala-Nkanga

    Associate / Architecture Designer II with Populous

    Event Planning

    Connect

  • Nathalie Hutchinson

    Ink:Built Designer

    Social Media Marketing

    Connect

  • Pranati Satti - she/her

    Design Specialist with Skylab

    Social Media Marketing

    Connect

Community Outreach & Engagement Committee

  • Elizabeth Lagarde

    Project Architect with Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc.

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  • Han-Mei Chiang - she/her

    Board Member

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

    Connect

  • Sophia Austrins - she/her

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

    Director at Colloqate Design PDX

    Connect

  • Tyler Sauter

    Urban Designer with First Forty Feet

    Social Media Manager

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  • Mohamed Fakhry

    Architectural Designer

    ZGF Architects

    Connect

Education & Resources Committee

  • Marta Petteni (She/Her)

    Italian Architect, Researcher & Project Manager

    Connect

  • Eugenia Famá-Higgins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Committee CoChair

    Scott Edwards Architecture - Senior Associate & Project Architect

    Roots in/ Raices en Argentina

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  • Yanet Orozco Gomez - she/her/ella

    Board Member

    COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR

    Connect

  • Molly Esteve - she/her

    Designer, BRIC

    Adjunct Faculty, Portland State University

    Connect

Call to Action Committee

  • Karina Ruiz - she/her/ella

    NOMA PDX President Committee Co-Chair

    BRIC Architecture, Inc. - Principal

  • Lisa Sato

    Lisa Sato - she/her

    NOMA PDX Board Member Committee Organizer

    CHA - Project Designer/Architect

  • Jean von Bargen Root - she/her

    Committee Co-Chair

    MWA Architects - Principal

  • Jordan Land

    Research and Development

    BRIC Architecture, Inc. - Designer

  • Natalie Willes

    Outreach and Program Planning

    Actalent - Account Manager

  • Crystal Sanderson - she/her

    Outreach and Mentorship

    Integrus - Associate Principal

  • Audrey Alverson - she/her

    CTA Communications

    The Bold Work Collaborative - Founder & Principal Consultant

  • Kelly Chanopas - she/her

    Outreach and Mentorship

    ZGF - Architect

  • Amanda Petretti - she/her

    Program Planning

    Studio Petretti Architecture – Founding Principal

  • Pearl Kang

    Pearl Kang

    Mentorship

    Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc - Architect

  • Jason Fifield

    Mentorship

    CHA - Architect

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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.