Amy is a respected design principal with the ability to create dynamic, engaging spaces for higher education, collaborative workplaces, and performing arts venues. Her expertise is informed by a deep understanding of interdisciplinary and synergistic 21^st-century environments, resulting in a sophisticated body of work enabling people to learn and thrive together. Adept at working closely with clients to establish a design vision, she is a highly sought-after national presenter of innovative design for today’s academic spaces.

Amy’s design leadership has been influential to projects such as the University of Washington/Tsinghua University Global Innovation Exchange and the Oregon State University Learning Innovation Center. She has also led numerous workplace projects for Google, Microsoft and Nike and has been a tireless national advocate for paid family leave policy.

As Bora’s Managing Principal overseeing all business operations, John is a strategic leader with the ability to maximize the many moving pieces of a project toward collective excellence. John has successfully overseen the firm’s largest and most complex projects. His ability to forge close relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and other architecture firms has been instrumental to creating highly integrated teams with a shared sense of ownership in a project’s success.

Significant projects under John’s direction include the 600,000 sf Stanford University Science & Engineering Quad, the award-winning UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and the University of Washington/Tsinghua University Global Innovation Exchange. He is currently leading Bora’s team on the University of Oregon Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.

Jeanie is a design principal at Bora who leads with intention, openness and resourcefulness, seeking beauty and simplicity through the rigor of design research and the exploration of ideas that unite people, cultures and places. Bringing a holistic perspective as both an architect and interior designer, she approaches design through the lens of the human experience, creatively weaving interior and exterior spaces with compelling concepts, craft and materiality.

Upholding design as an expression of care for our well-being, Jeanie has led Bora's most innovative work in academic environments, collaborative workspaces, and civic and cultural centers. Recent projects include the new mass timber Building for Environment & Society at the University of Oregon, a new social heart for the University of New Mexico McKinnon Center for Management, and the Airbnb Seattle Engineering Hub enriched with daylight, greenery and art.

Chris is renowned as a leader in creating high-performing and beautiful learning environments. For 30 years he has been passionately incorporating sustainability into school designs, reducing resource demands, decreasing operational costs, and improving the experience of indoor environments. Chris was lead designer for the LEED Platinum Vernonia K-12 School in Vernonia, OR, which became the centerpiece of this small rural community. Recent educational projects include Portland's Faubion School, which co-locates Concordia University's College of Education within a public PK-8 facility, and the new 342,000 square-foot Mountainside High School in Beaverton, OR. Chris holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California.

Michael's work is guided by a firm conviction that architecture can transform lives and enhance community. His highly creative and interactive approach has led to work around the country on thoughtful environments and progressive design solutions for the arts, higher education and innovative workplaces. Recent projects include the widely-published Airbnb CX Hub in Portland, the Learning Innovation Center at Oregon State University, and the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He is currently working on a new 21st Century teaching and learning facility at Texas A&M, and the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management. Michael earned his Master of Architecture at Harvard University.

Stephen is a design principal with deep expertise in performing arts projects.  His work at Bora spans nearly 20 years and includes the design of award-winning facilities for university and civic clients. Stephen’s thoughtful and creative approach yields flexible and technology-rich environments responsive to dynamic production requirements and evolving pedagogies. Recent projects include the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center in Midland, TX, and the transformation of the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, AR. He is currently leading the design of a new Fine Arts Center serving the school district and community in Plano, TX. Stephen graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University.

Influenced by a deep appreciation for craft, materials, and landscape and their translation into architectural expression, Brad is a design principal with 20 years of experience which includes several years in Amsterdam. He sees each project as an artistic endeavor strongly rooted to site, community, and place, a perspective which ensures a thoughtful, dynamic design which elevates the identity and function of a building.

Brad’s concept-driven design leadership permeates throughout Bora’s work at a variety of scales, influencing mixed use, workplace, and academic and cultural projects across the nation. He has led the design of Oregon State University-Cascades Tykeson Hall, Portland’s Vista Pearl Condos, the YMCA Portland and the Plano Fine Arts Center; current projects include two high-rise towers in downtown Portland and Edison High School.