Multifamily, Affordable Housing & The Future of the Eastside

Mark is a Principal at Smallwood, an international design firm that provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and experiential graphic design services. For over 35 years, Mark has successfully designed and managed projects in the Multifamily, Hospitality, Mixed-use, Office, Retail and Institutional sectors. He has a strong focus on Multifamily and Hospitality projects and through design creates memorable experiences for residents and guests. In Nashville, Mark was involved in the design of the SkyHouse, Viridian and Encore residential projects, as well as the JW Marriott hotel. Recent Multifamily projects of his include Vireo in Atlanta, and Icon Harbour Island in Tampa Bay. Mark also designed the Thompson Savannah and The Cherokee, Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel. Mark holds an Undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and a Graduate degree from Rice University. Thank you!

An engineer and designer by training, Eric is drawn to innovative new ideas that make our communities better places to live. At UD+P, Eric concentrates on acquisition, development, finance, and property management. He oversees budgets and the acquisition-to-construction phase of new projects, and he initiates loans for our private real estate funds. Before UD+P, Eric was a project manager at Pacific Bay Investments in Berkeley, California. Prior to that, Eric managed engineering projects for Cypress Semiconductor, Maple Optical Systems, Leapfrog Toys, and the National Science Foundation. Eric holds eight patents and has published several papers related to this work. He earned an MBA with a focus in real estate finance from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, as well as BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University. Eric currently serves as a Vice President of the Central Eastside Industrial Council and Urban Product Council Chair of the Portland Chapter of the Urban Land Institute.

As a partner at Holst Architecture, Dave pursues elegant solutions to clients’ programmatic needs. He is devoted to architecture that is modern, appropriate, and sustainable. His 20 years of experience as a designer on a wide variety of project types has honed his ability to think creatively, build consensus, and execute complex details. Dave has managed all phases of design and construction, and is especially adept at balancing quality with budget and time constraints for his clients. Dave is frequently sought as a speaker about designing for social impact, including Greenbuild, PechaKucha, and the Living Future UnConference. He is also active in the community. After years of volunteering for the American Institute of Architects, he was elected Portland President for 2015 where he lobbied the State of Oregon to legalize inclusionary zoning as an affordable housing tool. He now serves as Vice-President for the nonprofit Center for Architecture and is co-chair of the AIA Portland Urban Design Panel. Dave has been widely recognized for his dedication to making positive change. In 2013, he was honored with a Portland BetterBricks Award in the Building Design category, which recognizes outstanding career achievements of building professionals who implement high-performance design and sustainable solutions. In 2012, the Daily Journal of Commerce profiled Dave and his work on Bud Clark Commons, a Housing First resource center for Portland’s houseless citizens recognized by an AIA COTE Top 10 Award as well as the AIA HUD Secretary Award for Creating Community Connections.

Shirley has been with DCI Engineers for more than a dozen years and was just honored with the Daily Journal of Commerce 2019 Women of Vision Award. She was also recently featured in an exhibit at Portland’s Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) called “Designing Our World: A Community Envisioning Girls as Engineers,” where she shared her career story about going into the engineering profession. Her work providing structural design solutions for mass timber projects has helped reshape the region’s built environment by providing forward-thinking sustainable design concepts. These have included the Fair-Haired Dumbbell, Flatiron PDX and Block 8L. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Trine University (formerly Tri-State University) in Angola, Indiana, and her Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering at Cornell University. Shirley is an Allied member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Portland and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).