Main Phone Number
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 503-823-7300
Director's Office
Colleen Poole • Customer Success and Administrative Support Supervisor; Executive Assistant to the Director • 503-823-7889
Natalie Didion • City Building Official • 503-823-8627
Customer Support & Permitting Services
David Kuhnhausen • Division Manager • 503-823-6770
- Tracy Nistler • Commercial Permitting Supervisor • 503-823-3622
- Rochelle Hunter-James • Residential Permitting Supervisor • 503-823-8610
- Janette Cook • Solar, Trades, Addressing & Residential Specialty (STARS) + Records Conversion Supervisor • 503-823-7018
- Alice Nielsen • Process Management Supervisor • 503-823-2728
Land Use Services
Kim Tallant • Division Manager • 503-865-6033
- Stephanie Beckman • Land Division/Environmental Supervisor • 503-865-6440
- Kara Fioravanti • Design, Historic, Records Management Supervisor • 503-823-8525
Building Code Review
Douglas Morgan • Division Manager • 503-823-6629
- Sarah Daley • Plan Review Supervisor (Mechanical and Commercial) • 971-438-7938
- David Wood • Plan Review Supervisor (Residential) • 503-865-6545
- Jason Butler-Brown • Site Development • 503-823-4936
- Amit Kumar • Engineering Supervisor • 503-865-6500
Building Permit Inspections
Dave Tebeau • Division Manager • 503-823-6242
- Janell Piercy • Residential & Commercial Inspections + Remote Video Inspection Program Supervisor • 503-823-8153
- Russ Tomka • Residential & Commercial Inspections + Facility Permit Program (FPP) Supervisor • 503-865-6037
- Tim Morris • Residential & Commercial Inspections + Administrative Support Supervisor • 503-823-6664
- Diane Parke • Field Issuance Remodel (FIR) Program + Simple Bathroom Program + Easements +
Residential & Commercial Inspections Supervisor • 503-823-6692
Digital Services
Lisa Perrin • Division Manager • 503-823-4299
Public Works Development
Stephen Himes • Division Manager • 503-823-8086
Public Infrastructure Development Review
- Briana Lovell • Development Planning Supervisor • 503-823-7886
- James Hyatt • Environmental Development Review Supervisor • 503-865-6770
- Lisa Gill • Transportation Development Review Supervisor • 503-823-7535
Public Works Permitting
- Sadie Silkie • Water Engineering Review Supervisor • 503-823-7886
- Bret Winkler • PBOT Development Review Supervisor • 503-823-6170
Tree Permitting
Robert Irving • Division Manager • 971-421-1765
Urban Forestry Main Contact: 503-823-TREE or trees@portlandoregon.gov
Property Compliance Inspections
Beth Benton • Division Manager • 503-823-6432
- Mike Liefeld • Zoning/Nuisance/Site Inspections Supervisor • 503-865-6554
- Christina Coursey • Cannabis & Liquor Programs • 503-823-6253
- Steve Kass • Housing Inspections/Construction Code + Rental Inspection Program Supervisor • 503-823-6398
- Lisa Dibert • Administrative Support Supervisor • 503-823-6542
Operations & Administration
- Ross Caron • Policy, Communications, & Facilities Supervisor • 503-823-8871
- Ken Ray • Public Information Officer • 503-865-6236
- Kyle O'Brien • Budget & Finance Manager • 503-865-6430
- Aaron Scott Merrion • Training, Data Analytics, & Technology Success Supervisor • 503-865-6721
Portland Fire & Rescue
Jeff Galvan • Fire Inspector Senior Specialist • 503-823-3820
Department Phone Numbers
General contact information for Portland Permitting & Development including code enforcement, general inquiries, inspections, permitting, and more.