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Contact Managers and Supervisors at Portland Permitting & Development

Information
This page lists phone numbers for development managers and supervisors at Contact Managers and Supervisors

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 KuhnhausenDivision 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 TallantDivision Manager503-865-6033

  • Stephanie Beckman • Land Division/Environmental Supervisor • 503-865-6440
  • Kara Fioravanti • Design, Historic, Records Management Supervisor • 503-823-8525

Building Code Review

Douglas MorganDivision Manager503-823-6629

  • 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 TebeauDivision Manager503-823-6242

  • 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 Manager503-823-8086

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 BentonDivision Manager503-823-6432

  • 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. 

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