Main Phone Number
Front Desk •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 • 503-865-6454 • Customer Success Request Form
Customer Support & Permitting Services
Alice Nielsen • Interim Division Manager and Process Management Supervisor • 503-823-2728
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
Land Use
Kim Tallant • Division Manager • 503-865-6033
Jill Grenda • Planning & Zoning Supervisor • 503-823-8491
Stephanie Beckman • Land Division/Environmental Supervisor • 503-865-6440
Kara Fioravanti • Design, Historic, Records Management Supervisor • 503-823-8525
Building Permit Review
Douglas Morgan • Division Manager • 503-823-6629
Sarah Daley • Plan Review Supervisor (Mechanical and Commercial) • 971-438-7938
Natalie Didion • Plan Review Supervisor (Commercial) • 503-823-8627
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 Inspections (N/NE Portland) + Remove Video Inspections Program Supervisor • 503-823-8153
Joe Disciascio • Residential Inspections Supervisor (SE/SW/S/NW Portland) • 503-823-1142
Diane Parke • Field Issuance Remodel (FIR) Program Supervisor • 503-823-6692
Russ Tomka • Commercial Inspections + Facility Permit Program (FPP) Supervisor • 503-865-6037
Tim Morris • Commercial Inspections + Administrative Support Supervisor • 503-823-6664
Public Infrastructure Development Review
Stephen Himes • Division Manager • 503-823-8086
Toni Akerill • Right-of-Way Lateral Permits Supervisor • 503-823-8163
Wayne Close · Building Plan Review Supervisor · 503-823-6747
Briana Lovell • Development Planning Supervisor • number coming soon
Kris Calvert • Water Development Review Supervisor • 503-865-6373
Public Works Permitting Review
Kurt Krueger • Division Manager • 503-823-6964
Chris Wier • Permit Engineering Review Supervisor • 503-823-7227
Bret Winkler • PBOT Development Review Supervisor • 503-823-6170
Lisa Gill •Public Works Administration Supervisor • 503-823-7535
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
Hiring, Equity, & Policy Development
Leesha Posey • Division Manager • 503-823-8946
Operations & Administration
Brenda Fahey • Division Manager • 503-823-6272
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
Digital Services
Lila Pigott • Interim Division Manager • 503-865-6813
Anna Navarro • Interim DevHub & Electronic Plan Review Supervisor• 503-865-4142
Urban Forestry Review
Urban Forestry Main Contact: 503-823-TREE or trees@portlandoregon.gov
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.