Ernestina Fuenmayor has nearly two decades of experience, from Venezuela to Boston to Portland. She began her architectural career working with communities in the barrios of Venezuela, and the last 17 years working in the U.S. on multifamily housing, adaptive reuse, and institutional projects. Ernestina joined Salazar with a desire to be part of a culturally diverse team and to reconnect to the community-based projects that started her career. Her deep commitment to giving back to the community can be seen through her civic involvement in the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission, various City of Milwaukie committees, and her continued work toward historic preservation in her Venezuelan hometown of Choroní.