Jennifer Dixson
Executive director of Northwest Utility Contractors Association (NWUCA) One of Jennifer Dixson’s goals as the leader of NWUCA is to promote the trades as a viable option for teens graduating […]
Jennifer Dzienis
Associate principal at Hacker Architects Throughout her 20-year career, Jennifer Dzienis has worked on nearly a dozen projects in Portland’s Central Eastside. Her focus on adaptive reuse, planning policy and […]
Amy Friendy
Principal and director of operations at BRIC Architecture Inc. Over the past 22 years, Amy Friendy has learned about the architecture sector from several perspectives. She started out as an […]
Melissa D. Goddard
Owner and principal at FACT Financial Investigations Melissa Goddard’s first job in high school was working in the office of a small Portland contractor, where she learned the accounting side […]
Jacqueline Gores
Director at Gores Construction Inc. The second generation of the Gores Construction family, Jacqueline Gores was immersed in the industry at a young age. As the director executing business strategy, […]
Seniye Groff
HR manager at Fortis Construction Inc. Seniye Groff has always cared about people, and her job in HR allows her to show that care while impacting the success of both […]
Lindsi Hammond
Principal at GRI Lindsi Hammond joined GRI in August 2015 and co-founded its Pavement Division, which has tripled in size. She is an integral part of a team that designed […]
Leann Harris
CEO at Keller Williams Realty Portland Central At age 22, Leann Harris invested in her first real estate property, and when she was 25 she became a business owner. At […]
Alison Hewa
Senior account executive at MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions Alison Hewa has been the top account executive multiple quarters during her four years with MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, and said she appreciates the […]
Leslie Jones
Associate architect at CIDA Inc. Before becoming an architect, Leslie Jones worked as a victims and witness coordinator for the state of Tennessee and a teacher with learning disabled and […]
Melanie Klym
Senior water resources engineer at GeoEngineers Inc. As a critical part of GeoEngineers’ interdisciplinary water resource engineering team, Melanie Klym works on waterway cleanups, floodplain enhancements, fish passage improvements and […]
Cathy Kraus
Senior project manager at DAY CPM, a division of Otak The personal health, safety and well-being of DAY CPM’s team is paramount to Cathy Kraus, who has done extensive research […]
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- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
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- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
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