Elizabeth Lagarde, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, has contributed as a design professional to various projects ranging from education, commercial, civic, and adaptive reuse projects, creating spaces that are purposeful, impactful, and benefit the people and the planet. In her career, she has served in local and national leadership roles to advocate for equity, diversity, and representation in the profession. She currently serves on the Portland Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA PDX) as a Board Member and Chair for the Community Engagement Committee; the Young Architect Representative for the State of Oregon in the Young Architects Forum, a mentor and planning committee member with Arquitina, and a member of the Arquitectos Coalition National.