about us
our mission
In solidarity with historic and emerging frontline leadership on technology issues:
Suma is a nonprofit in Portland that creates platforms for digital organizing, enterprise and justice. We imagine and build an inclusive technology future with and for low-income people and people of color (“frontline communities”). We believe that responsive technology investments and institutions can build community power to address climate change, poverty and racial injustice.
Suma is a nonprofit in Portland that creates platforms for digital organizing, enterprise and justice. We imagine and build an inclusive technology future with and for low-income people and people of color (“frontline communities”). We believe that responsive technology investments and institutions can build community power to address climate change, poverty and racial injustice.
how we started
Suma began as a program within Verde, a Portland-based nonprofit that strengthens frontline communities preparedness for the impacts of climate change through environmentally resilient solutions.
Through this work came a recurring challenge: frontline communities lacked access to digital tools, preventing them from accessing solutions.
Suma was created to address the digital divide–connecting communities to sustainable goods, services and opportunities through technology.
our board
Suma is committed to frontline organizational leadership.
Our board of directors is made up of talented and knowledgeable individuals from across Portland’s frontline communities:
Alyshia Alohalani Macaysa-Feracota | Health equity strategist and community organizer.
Damien Hall | Land use attorney, active in affordable housing and renewable energy.
Edgar Navas | Founder and CEO of CLIQA, Inc.
Gabriela Rodriguez Beron | Software engineer, currently with The Tor Project.