board of directors

Suma is committed to frontline organizational leadership. Our initial 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.

    • curriculum workgroup

    This 7-member workgroup, including 6 frontline community members, designs, presents, refines and shares Suma’s digital capacity building curriculum. Expertise includes:

  • affordable housing
  • software engineering
  • participatory research
  • digital justice
  • environmental education

    • enterprise workgroup

    This 9-member workgroup, including 6 frontline community members, collaborates with staff, community and other partners to design, pilot and evaluate the Suma platform. Expertise includes:

  • affordable housing
  • clean energy
  • clean mobility
  • tech entrepreneurship
  • legal