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Margaret Steinhilber

senior project architect at Otak Inc.

Margaret Steinhilber can be described as a creative and passionate architect with a calm head and solid communication skills. Some of her most notable projects include leading Otak鈥檚 design team through design and construction of the Cascade Administration Building, phase one of the community transit master plan. Because of the strength of its work on the first phase, Otak was selected for phase two design, the Merrill Creek Administration Building, which will be completed later this year.

鈥淢argaret has made herself invaluable with Community Transit. She has been requested to provide additional support for multiple projects due to the value that she brings,鈥� said Matt Neish, business unit leader of architecture.

鈥淢argaret is one who constantly goes above and beyond her job; it just comes naturally to her,鈥� said Anna Sutton, Otak marketing coordinator.

Steinhilber also co-founded an informal group to help support and build community with other women in Otak architecture, planning and landscape architecture. The group meets periodically to share experiences, brainstorm solutions, and increase equity and inclusion in the Otak workplace and within the industry.

Steinhilber is active within the community, having volunteered with Architects in Schools for the past five years and as a food delivery volunteer through Lift Urban Portland. Having taken time off to be a mom at a time when maternity leave and laws to support women having children rarely existed, she works hard to help change that trajectory, doing what she can to inspire others and ensure a career path in architecture is accessible for women with young families.

When asked about her biggest role model in life, she says that her mother stands out.

鈥淒ivorced and single parent to eight kids, my mom had an ability to rise above difficult circumstances with extraordinary grace, strength, and good humor,鈥� she said. 鈥淪he taught me that women are capable and resilient and equal to just about any task thrown their way, and that success does not have to come at the expense of others.鈥�