PSC Roster

Eli Spevak (Chair), Owner, Orange Splot LLC

• Founder, Orange Splot, LLC, with a mission to pioneer new models of community-oriented, affordable, green housing developments in Portland
• Managed the finance and construction of over 250 units of affordable housing through community-based non-profit organizations
• Loeb Fellowship in Advanced Environmental Studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University; Physics degree from Swarthmore College
• Volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, Dignity Village
• http://www.orangesplot.net/ 

Steph Routh (Vice Chair), Consultant

• Former (first) Executive Director of Oregon Walks.
• Former Communications and Marketing Manager for the Community Cycling Center.
• Has been a member of numerous Portland boards and committees including the Jade District Policy & Equity Committee, ODOT Region 1 Area Commission on Transportation, and the PBOT Budget Advisory Committee.

Katherine Schultz (Vice Chair), Director, Architect, GBD Architects 

• Work includes master planning projects; community design code standards; creation of ecodistricts
• Previous Lake Oswego to Portland CAC advisor
• Previous CC2035 Plan West Quadrant SAC co-chair
• Previous Portland Design Commission member
• AIA Women in Architecture Committee
• 2017 Portland Business Journal Women of Influence award
• http://www.gbdarchitects.com/who-we-are/

Jeff Bachrach, Land Use Attorney, Bachrach Law

• Land use and real estate lawyer
• Legal counsel for HBA (1984-86)
• Real Estate Advisory Committee for Central City Concern
• HAP/Home Forward board (2002-11); chair 2007-10
• PSC representative to the Portland Development Review Advisory Committee (DRAC)
• Previous: REACH CDC, Commercial Real Estate Economic Coalition, the Home Builders Association, and the Chapman Elementary School Foundation board member
• http://www.bachrachlaw.com/

Ben Bortolazzo, Partner, Director of Planning & Design, OTAK

• Global experience as design professional in Europe, Middle East and United States
• Congress for New Urbanism Associate Member (2003 - present)
• Woodstock Land Use Committee Co-Chair (2015-present)

Mike Houck, Executive Director, Urban Greenspaces Institute

• 47 years of work promoting the integration of the built and natural environments in the Portland-Vancouver region
• Founded the Urban Naturalist program at Portland Audubon Society of Portland in 1982 and co-founded the Coalition for a Livable Future in 1994 to better integrate urban conservation with social justice and equity issues
• Co-founded and serves on the board of The Intertwine Alliance (www.theintertwine.org) which is dedicated to creating a world-class park, trail, and natural area system for the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region
• Co-editor of Wild in the City, A Guide to Portland's Natural Areas (2000) and Wild in the City, Exploring The Intertwine released by OSU Press in the fall of 2011
• Recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for his work by the National Garden Club of America, Frances K. Hutchinson Medal; City of Heidelberg Germany’s Award for Environmental Excellence; and was recognized with Portland State University’s Urban Pioneer Award
• https://urbangreenspaces.org/about/staff/

Katie Larsell, Ministerial Advisor, Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice

• East Portland advocate
• Member of the Portland Budget Advisory Committee
• Previous co-chair of the East Portland Action Plan
• Previous member of Portland 2030 Bicycle Master Plan Steering Committee
• Served 8 years on the Parkrose School Board (3 years as Vice-Chair, 3 years as Chair)
• Previous career as an industrial engineer

Oriana Magnera

• Climate and energy policy coordinator at Verde.
• On the board of the Oregon Solar Energy Association and the Energy Trust of Oregon Renewble Advisory Council and member of the National Association for Climate Resiliency Planners.
• Previously worked at the Northwest Energy Coalition.
• Involvement with the work of Portland for Everyone.

Daisy Quiñonez, Youth Commissioner

• Tenant Education Coordinator, Community Alliance of Tenants
• Member, Metro Committee on Racial Equity
• Previous Program Organizer, The Bus Project

Chris Smith, Interactive Marketing, Xerox

• Experience with planning efforts from the neighborhood through the regional levels
• Leadership experience on a variety of boards and committees including extensive transportation/multi-modal-related committee work
• Internet Technologist, Xerox Interactive Marketing — responsible for internet technology for customer-facing web sites, lead Agile software development process to support these sites
• Member of City of Portland Budget Advisory Committee
• http://chrissmith.us/