Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Shannon Baird

Shannon Baird, B.Arch., Oregon brings over 15 years of project management experience to the Construction Management program at Rock Creek. His management experiences include small residential remodels in Portland, high-end residential lofts in New York City, and a 210,000 sq. ft., 6 story department store in central Shanghai, China. Shannon graduated from the University of Oregon in Architecture, but his passion now is helping budding contractors realize their full potential.

Hilary Campbell

Hilary Campbell, CKD Hilary oversees the Design / Build Remodeling program at PCC, and is a Certified Kitchen Designer with the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Hilary has over 20 years of experience in the residential and commercial construction industry, acting as both a designer and a project manager. She has overseen numerous high-end residential projects, both new construction, and renovation. Hilary also has experience in the commercial sector, recently working on a theater project in Palo Alto, CA, and a dental clinic in Vancouver, WA. She received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Virginia, and a Masters in Architecture from Princeton.

Kris Cowan

Kris Cowan brought his passion for high-performance residential construction, green building, and community involvement to PCC as a member of the full-time faculty in 2016, and we are very lucky to have him. Before joining the staff at Rock Creek, Kris was a Project Manager with Habitat for Humanity. He is committed to volunteer work and brings his passion for building and building community to work every day. Kris has also been a student in the BCT Construction Management program and plans to graduate this coming spring.

Brad Fox

Brad Fox grew up in construction. He is a local kid who worked for his father, who owned a residential construction company in the area. When his father retired, Brad took over the business. He has a deep history and a love for wood house construction. Before joining PCC, Brad earned a Master’s Degree in Education and taught in the public schools. He began teaching our Hand and Power Tool Safety course as a part-time instructor and joined the full-time faculty in 2018.

Paul Amort

Paul Amort is a former Project Engineer with Andersen construction, where is specialized in MEP coordination and Lean Construction techniques. Paul was a full time team member with Andersen in the Big Room under their IPD Integrated Project Delivery contract building the Knight Cancer Research Center in Portland. Paul teaches MEP and LEAN courses in BCT.

Nick Bredleau

Nick Bredleau is a graduate of our Construction Management program. Nick is a Senior Estimator by day, and in the evenings he can be found teaching our Commercial Estimating and Advanced Estimating courses.

Guenevere Brown

Guenevere Brown is a graduate of our Construction Management program. After graduation, Guen started out a Project Engineer with a large general contractor, and is currently a Project Manager for Streimer Sheetmetal. Guen is teaching our Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing course with Paul Amort.

Will Hogue

Will Hogue is a graduate of our Construction Management program, and is an Assistant Superintendent with Skanska. Will teaches our Procore class.

Carol Ann Kirby

Carol Ann Kirby developed our Construction Accounting course. Carol Ann was a full-time faculty member in the Business Administration department, and has multiple years of industry experience in the industry.

Barbara Lave

Barbara Lave served as a PCC full-time faculty member and Department Chair in our Computer Applications Systems department prior for many years. She developed our Excel for Constructors course in collaboration with BCT faculty. She continues to teach this course, which provides Construction Management students with valuable Excel skills.

Corey Morris

Corey Morris is a licensed Architect in the State of Washington, and an expert in health care facilities design and construction. Corey joined the BCT faculty in 2012.

• BCT 202c Business Principles for Constructors
• BCT 213 Commercial Printreading

Bruce Poinsette

Bruce Poinsette has been involved in construction safety for more than 33 years. He is a Safety & Loss Control Consultant, for the Associated General Contractors of America, Oregon-Columbia Chapter, providing safety training and program evaluations for member firms since 1989. Prior experience includes being a Loss Control Consultant for a major worker’s compensation carrier and working in various capacities for what is now Oregon O.S.H.A.

He began his career as a Safety Compliance Officer in 1973 and as a Safety Consultant in 1982. He is an O.S.H.A. Outreach trainer. He is a member and twice past president of The American Society of Safety Engineers, Columbia- Willamette Chapter. In 2003 the chapter presented him with the chapter’s Safety Professional of the Year Award. He is also a member and past president of the Southeast Portland Rotary Club.

• BCT 130 Construction Safety

Jeremy Vermilyea

Jeremy Vermilyea is an attorney specializing in construction law. Jeremy is now an arbitrator on construction project disputes. He teaches our construction law course, BCT 221.

Laurel Winkel

Laurel Winkel is a graduate of our BCT Design Build Remodeling program. Laurel is also the founder of Shebuilds, a kitchen remodeling company. Laurel now employs over 5 full time employees with her company installing kitchens in greater Portland area. Laurel teaches Cabinet Installation and Business Principles for Construction.