Hacker is an architecture and interior design studio united by a call to create meaningful spaces that enrich the world—spaces that make us feel more connected to the landscape, each other and ourselves.


Hacker's Commitment to Equity

 

People

We work collaboratively in an open studio, coming together for investigative discussions and creative exploration, and inspiring in each other our most elevated work. Our partnership with clients, with their intimate understanding of the needs of those who will inhabit their buildings, is central to our process—we can only do our best work when we listen deeply and respond wholly and creatively to our clients’ aspirations.

All email addresses are ‘first initial last name @hackerarchitects.com’ [Jane Doe = jdoe@hackerachitects.com]

 
 

Calvin Brawner

cbrawner@hackerarchitects.comLEED Green Associate / Marketing communications / Brand storytelling through print, digital, environmental media / Dedicated to supporting client experience, design team process / Supporting and empowering people to do their best work / Leads Hacker’s high school mentorship program with De La Salle

Leesa Cheong-Cano

Architectural Designer

Lale Ceylan

AIA / Sustainable renovation and adaptive reuse that contributes to community / Passionate about carbon positive design / Pursuing innovation through shared knowledge and creativity of designers, builders, and fabricators / Member of Hacker's Social and Environmental Advocates Committee, volunteer with Portland Design Pup

Daniel Childs

Associate / RA / Single and multi-family residential design / Embracing evolving facets of our craft / Creating beautiful, unique urban communities in the Pacific Northwest

Caleb Couch

Civic and public design that serves the community / Architecture that inspires people to think beyond themselves / Achieving authenticity through honest, natural material choices / Interested in parametric design and the ability of software to enhance expression, streamline workflows, create a better design processes and outcomes

Melissa Crosman

Marketing communications

John Dalit

Designer with a passion for creating comfortable, functional, engaging spaces / Balancing built and open space to cater to multiple uses, do more with less / Successful public and civic design through inclusive, broad community engagement

Vijayeta Davda

Associate / RA, LEED AP BD+C, LFA / Creating connections between people and nature / Healthy buildings, minimalist design, social equity / Sustainability advocate strengthening Hacker's AIA 2030 Commitment / Member, Hacker's Social and Environmental Advocates Committee and Portland chapter of Living Future Collaborative

Jake Freauff

Associate Principal / AIA / Detailing and design integration specialist / Design leader with thorough understanding of construction sequencing, methods, processes / Exquisite material detailing supported by expansive technical knowledge / Engaged in higher education, civic, cultural design / Extensive renovation experience / Advancing Hacker's commitment to sustainable design

Ali Gens

Associate / Shaping the civic and urban fabric of our communities / Designer engaged on multi-family residential, workplace design / Dense, thriving urban architecture that captures a sense of place, context / Member of Hacker's Social and Environmental Advocates Committee

Kirsten Heming

RA, LEED AP BD+C / Dedicated to creating enduring, healthy human-focused environments that continue to serve and inspire the people they’re built for / Architecture that respects, preserves open space / Ergonomics, biophilia, material transparency / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee / Organizer of the trail running meetup group: NW Trail Runners

Stacy Homsley

Associate / Senior Accountant / Database manager, making payroll happen / Dedicated to detail and to tackling the tough stuff head on / The joy of a successfully completed project

Marissa Jordan

Associate / Designer engaged on office, workplace, higher education / Committed to understanding scale, movement within space, and the intersection of social and political forces with the tangible built environment / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Amy Maras

Design team with a focus on interior design / Passionate about hearing stories of others and being presented with a different perspective or experience and how to translate or interpret stories into design / Actively researching healthy materials, specifically environmental toxicities in contact with human health and well being / A depth of experience in a range of multifamily projects and workplace design

Derrick McDonald

Design Strategist / NOMA / Board member of the National Organization of Minority Architects / Current student at PSU and design professional / Centers the lived experience of marginalized voices in the design process / Thoughtful and passionate facilitator of student engagement with the goal of participatory action, inquiry, and institutional advancement

Kevin Mulvaney

BIM Manager

Mayumi Nakazato

NCIDQ / IIDA Member / Interior designer providing an environment for a gathering place where it acts as a platform of cultural exchange / Depth of experience in education, workplace, residential, and hospitality design / Loves the collaboration aspect of our practice and the new connections made along the way

Anya Norcross

Creating human-focused interior environments that change with us / Balancing old and new through adaptive reuse / Design that values history / Passionate about biophilia and material transparencyMeghan Parson

Graphic Designer

Nick Pectol

Associate / Design generalist with film background and love of visual storytelling / Creating meaningful spaces for the experience of life / Engaged in community-focused design / Libraries, cultural arts facilities / Rendering detail and texture that brings project visions to life

David Pex

Director / Chief Financial Officer / Finance, accounting, tax specialist / Licensed tax consultant / Complex multi-variable issue-tackler / New technology enthusiast

Boyce Postma

Associate / RA / Building, testing, hands-on design / Zero-waste architecture achieved through study of materials, supply chains / Passionate about prototyping scale model construction details / Designing for durability, long-term sustainability, extending building life / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Caitlin Ranson

Associate / Architectural generalist engaged on cultural, performing arts, community-focused design / Creating dense, vibrant, authentic spaces that strengthen communities / Urban design that elevates and protects nature / Complex problem-solver dedicated to achieving unified vision that prioritizes design / Member, Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Kagan Reardon

Design that promotes positive mental health and well-being / Color, diversity, using patterns to enhance the meaning of design / Interested in the cognitive impacts of architecture and environments / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Amelie Reynaud

Associate Principal / RA / Believer in architecture’s power to positively influence and shape society / Designer with diverse educational, spiritual, commercial expertise / Renovation and expansion enthusiast / Social equity and biophilic design advocate

Tom Schmidt

Associate / AIA, LEED AP BD+C / Creating sustainable, resilient communities through collaboration, accessible design / Workplace and office design / Energy efficiency, accessibility, seismic safety, historic sensitivity in renovations, tenant improvements / Advocate for budget-efficient sustainable design

Sienna Shiga

Associate / AIA / Project Manager with experience of higher education, multi-family, and hospitality projects from small to very large / Skilled at navigating the critical small details while always keeping the big-picture goals and needs of project and client in sharp focus

Todd Spangler

Associate / AIA / Architect with specialty in innovative collaborative project delivery methods / Blurring the line between architecture and construction / Advancing carbon neutrality, net-zero design strategies / Creating more livable, more sustainable cities

Van Stanek

Design team with a focus on interior design

Cait Sylvain

Architectural designer with an urban studies and planning background / Bringing an anthropological lens to building design / Shaping the built environment to honor and safeguard the natural environment / Accessible, sustainable design as an agent for positive social and cultural change / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Pat Thorne

Planning strategist for activities, events, meetings / Essential support for staff, project teams / FF&E procurement manager

Caitie Vanhauer

Associate / Creating sustainable, inclusive, enriched worlds through design community collaboration / Integration of landscape and architecture / Engaged in sustainability, biophilic design, Life Cycle Analysis / Member of Hacker’s Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Rashmi Vasavada

Associate Principal / AIA, LEED AP / Designer of creative spaces for higher education, arts, workplace / Drawing on the site and natural context to strengthen design solution / Leveraging resourcefulness of the architecture profession to meet challenges faced by broader communities / Inspired by the challenge to deliver quality and beauty using modest resources

Peng Wang

Architectural intern with a passion for wood design and construction / Passionate about collaboration, developing shared vision for projects that excites clients / Successful design that unites multiple perspectives

Sarah Weber

NCIDQ / Associate Principal / An active mentor and coach within our design teams helping to elevate everyone around her / Strategic thinker excelling at ideation / Strength at finding intuitive and human focused solutions to workplace design / Centers the stories within the culture of an organization and community in design

Lewis Williams

Associate / RA / Design generalist engaged in education, cultural, and mixed-use residential and office design / Bringing life to spaces that exist to serve others and to tell their stories / Dedicated to collaboration across teams, communities / Promoting sustainable, equitable communities through design / Member of AIA Emerging Professionals Committee

Keri Woltz

Associate / NOMA / RA / Devoted to socially-driven architecture / Cultivating place within growing globalized culture and changing urban fabrics / Champion of design with meaning, equity, accessibility to all

Firm Principals

Charles Dorn

Principal / AIA, LEED AP BD+C / The power of high-quality design to make the world a better place / Studio arts facility design expert / Passionate about sustainable and bio-climatic design / Champion for Integrated Design Process to balance environmental, social, economic project mandates / Dedicated to mentorship, helping others achieve success in architectural career and life / Member of Hacker's Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Jennifer Dzienis

Principal / Director of Operations / RA, LEED AP / Managing projects and teams through patience, agility, excellent organization / Adaptive reuse, workplace, and commercial design expert / Innovation in service to sustainability, design accessibility for all, social equity / Looking ahead to completed projects being well used and well loved

Jennifer Fowler

Principal / Affiliate IIDA / Director of Interior Design / Holistic vision leading the integration of exterior and interior form / Textile and color geek / Finds meaning in crafting uniquely supportive user experiences / Committed to accessibility, social equity, shared space resources

Sarah Hacker

Principal / LEED Green Associate / Develops and supports firm's market strategies / Tenacious advocate for evolving firm while honoring its origins / Inspired by opportunities to positively impact day-to-day lives of employees, clients, community / Member of Hacker's Social and Environmental Advocates committee

Nick Hodges

Principal / AIA / Versatile project management leader devoted to civic design and sustainable design strategies / Engaged in higher education, multi-family housing, urban design / Committed to client engagement, advocacy / Region Council Chair of Society for College and University Planners

Chris Hodney

Principal / LEED AP / Design leader on urban housing and mixed-use development / Dedicated to exceptional design for the public realm / Focus on light, proportion, innovative construction through simple, timeless materials / Creating sustainable cities through density and mass transit infrastructure

David Keltner

Principal / AIA, LEED AP / Expressing architectural meaning in new and unique ways / Visionary design leader guiding Hacker's higher education, multi-family housing, civic and institutional work / Spaces that create connections and bring people together / CLT and wood design expert, vocal advocate for research and application in the Northwest / Former City of Portland Design Review Commissioner

Laura Klinger

Principal / AIA, LEED AP / Library design and planning specialist / Creating welcoming community spaces that foster connections / Advancing community-focused design through public outreach and engagement / Member of American Library Association and LLAMA's Architecture for Public Libraries committee

Scott Mannhard

Principal / RA / Design leader with versatile project experience, committed to approachable, tangible, inspiring architecture / Belief in curiosity as driver of design innovation, and in architecture's endless potential to enrich the world

Corey Martin

Principal / Designing spaces that reflect beauty and poetry of activities within / Visionary design leader guiding Hacker's cultural, spiritual, commercial, residential work / Dedicated to manifesting client values, visions, stories through architecture / Prioritizing daylight, environment, spatial dynamism, craft / Design that frames and echoes the natural landscape

Matt Sugarbaker

Principal / AIA / Higher education and multi-family housing / Cross-laminated timber and technical expert / Advocate for universal access / Devoted to serving clients, project teams, the work / "Authentic architecture with a simple message speaks the loudest"


Founder

Thom Hacker

FAIA / From Louis Kahn's student-collaborator, to teacher, to Founding Principal, to celebrated architect / humanist, lecturer, sculptor / Known for rigorously organized plans, expressive use of form and structure, honoring material, light, landscape / Called to create spaces that serve and enrich people, communities, the world