Summer Fowler
Owner/President, Well Faculty, LEED AP+ BD&C, Assoc. AIA
ecoREAL (D/E/WBE #6977): Green Building consulting company founded by Summer Fowler in 2009 with a mission to provide sustainability with equity in the built environment. Summer has over 20 years of experience in the Green Building industry starting in a global architecture firm. Her team provides services for reaching LEED, Living Building, Path to Net Zero Energy to Zero Carbon, and Well Building goals with cost-effective tools and training, including proprietary Green Canary healthy material tracking software to optimize sustainability and equity goals.
Kenyatta Trice
Founder, TRICE OCS
Kenyatta Trice is the founder of TRICE OCS, a black-owned, woman-owned consulting agency specializing in business and career development. She is dedicated to helping job seekers secure meaningful employment and assisting entrepreneurs in launching and growing successful businesses through strategic plan management.
Kenyatta has over 20 years’ experience, holding positions as Recruiter (Brooks Staffing), Economic Empowerment Coordinator (Bradley Angle), Director of Access To Capital (OAME) and the Program Director of a federally-funded program (MBDA). Within all positions held and in current business, advocacy, awareness and stabilization are at the heart of her work.
Dimas Diaz
MAXXIMO Investments, LLC, President
Dimas Díaz is a dynamic investor focused on growth across equities, real estate, and other investments. An avid art collector, his collection includes works from Oregon and Latin American artists. He serves on the board of OAME and contributes to the Portland Community College Foundation, aiming to improve access to education. Díaz holds a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon, emphasizing his commitment to community development and diverse investments.
Naim Hassan
Naim Hasan Photography, LLC
Naim Hasan has been a trusted provider of high-quality photographic services since 2002, serving a diverse clientele that includes local, regional, and national entities such as government agencies, business associations, and travel and tourism organizations.
OAME Advisory Board
| Name | Position | Agency |
| Gabriele Schuster | Advisory Board Chair and Senior Procurement Analyst MWESB | Metro |
| Steve Backstrom | VP, District Manager North Portland | U.S. Bank |
| Scott Bossom | Director of Government Guaranteed Lending, SVP | 1st Security Bank |
| John Cardenas | Inclusive Contracting & Small Bus. & Workforce Development | Port of Portland |
| Angela Crain | Office of Civil Rights Field and Business Support | ODOT |
| Martell Dyles | Senior Manager of Diversity and Inclusion Western Region | JE Dunn |
| Lee Fleming | General Manager | Skanska |
| Summer Fowler | President and Founder | ecoREAL |
| Peter Garcia | Procurement Coordinator | Home Forward |
| Brook Gebremedhin | Program Manager – Supplier Diversity | PGE |
| Martin Golden | District Director | SBA |
| Ozzie Gonzalez | Principal | P3 Consulting |
| Bob Gravely | Regional Business Manager | Pacific Power |
| Aiden Groenauer | Civil Rights Manager | WSDOT |
| Crystal Haight | Principal Consultant | NW Bookpros |
| Edina Haislip | Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID) | Manager |
| Sean Hamilon | AVP, Branch Manager | Umpqua Bank |
| Traci Hamilton | Operations Contract Manager | Hamilton Construction Company |
| Cat Heyn | Senior Director, Operations & Strategic Projects | Hyphn |
| Dana Hill | Supplier Diversity Program Director | Oregon Health Sciences University |
| Michelle Jalali | Director of Diversity | Equity & Inclusion, Portland Trail Blazers |
| Tim Johnson | Executive Vice President | Skanska |
| Mel Jones | Inclusion Specialist | Hoffman Construction |
| Tammy Marquez-Oldham | Director | PCC-S.B. Development Center |
| Ryan McGrew | Oregon Vice President | Howard S. Wright |
| Katelyn McIntyre | Procurement/Community & Citizenship Coordinator | Turner Construction Company |
| Sheila Muckridge | Marketing Division Manager | Parametrix |
| Steven Nakana | Community Outreach Manager | PGE |
| Gennie Nguyen | Social Equity Performance Manager | Procurement Services | City Operations |
| Daphne Patrick | DBE And Workforce Equity Manager | TriMet |
| Jeff Peterson | Chief Executive Officer | Vessel Commercial Real Estate |
| Shelly Richards | V.P. Client Account Manager | Jacobs |
| Kate Sinner | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager | Business Oregon |
| Brian Smith | Purchasing Manager | Multnomah County |
| Kaitlyn Sullivan | Sr. Marketing Manager Oregon & SW Washington | WSP |
| Avtar Sunnivagora | Certified Business Program Manager | Portland Public Schools |
| Kimberly Sutton | Sr. Manager Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Fortis Construction |
| Dave Teves | Director, Business Diversity and Inclusion /Global Procurement | Nike |
| Paul Thomas | Director, Contracting and Procurement Services | Portland State University |
| Alison Tierney | Director of Inclusive Business Partnerships, Mountain Pacific Region | WSP |
| Lindsay Verdugo | Senior Community Affairs Specialist | Mortenson |
| Afton Walsh | Project Manager/Outreach Coordinator | Walsh Construction |
| Christopher Wilson | Office of Procurement Equity, Program Manager | Department of Administrative Services : Office of Procurement Equity : Procurement Services : State of Oregon |
| Christy Witzke | Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Communications | SAIF |
| Herb Yamamoto | CEO | BIM Connection |
| Eliosa Yarbrough | Director, Corporation Division | Oregon Secretary of State |
| Richard Yuvienco | Vice President Portland Commercial Banking | Wells Fargo |
OAME Staff
Moayad Zahralddin
Operations Director
Bill Prows
Director of Events
Della Shanley
Event Producer