# SHPE Oregon | HOME

> Gracias for visiting the SHPE Oregon website, we hope you stick around for more! We are the professional chapter within the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, serving the State of Oregon and SHPE Region 1 at-large. Our leadership team comprises i

## Pages
- [HOME](https://www.shpeoregon.org/)
- [5K EVENT](https://www.shpeoregon.org/5k-event)
- [5K EVENT 2025](https://www.shpeoregon.org/5k-event-2025)
- [ABOUT SHPE](https://www.shpeoregon.org/about): The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as ro
- [OUR TEAM](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board): Meet the SHPE Oregon Professional Chapter Board!
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Alex Berry, VP of Membership](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-alex): Alex Berry graduated from Georgia Tech in 2017 with a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Business & Mandarin Minors. As a Technical Program Manager, Alex focuses on LSS Process Improvement, Project Management, and facilitating D&I workshops. Ser
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-archive): Meet the SHPE Oregon Professional Chapter Board of 2020.
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Carla Rubio Lamas, Treasurer](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-carla): Carla Rubio-Lamas graduated from Portland State University in 2019 with a B.S in Computer Science. As an Associate DevOps Engineer at Jama Software, Carla helps with automating and streamlining the integration and deployment of software. As treasurer of S
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Chabeli Arreola, President](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-chabeli): Chabeli Arreola graduated from Portland State University in 2018 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. As a Civil Designer working in site development, Chabeli designs infrastructure for commercial and industrial development projects as well as public improve
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Karla Flores Jaime, VP of External](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-karla): Karla Flores Jaime graduated from Portland State University in 2020 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Karla joined SHPE as a Freshman as PSU and became President of the PSU SHPE Student chapter Senior year. She was also on the Student Chair for RLDC
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Laura Valencia Fritsch, VP of Communications](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-laura-688224): Laura Valencia Fritsch graduated from CSU, Fresno with an MS degree in Electrical Engineering in 2014. Laura is a huge STEM advocate and an active supporter of the SHPE Mission to empower the Hispanic community to realize it’s full potential. As an Elect
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Laura Valencia Fritsch, VP of Communications](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-laura-688224-587151): Laura Valencia Fritsch graduated from CSU, Fresno with an MS degree in Electrical Engineering in 2014. Laura is a huge STEM advocate and an active supporter of the SHPE Mission to empower the Hispanic community to realize it’s full potential. As an Elect
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Laura Valencia Fritsch, VP of Communications](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-laura-688224-587151-525353): Laura Valencia Fritsch graduated from CSU, Fresno with an MS degree in Electrical Engineering in 2014. Laura is a huge STEM advocate and an active supporter of the SHPE Mission to empower the Hispanic community to realize it’s full potential. As an Elect
- [SHPE Oregon | MEET THE BOARD | Lesley Martinez, Secretary](https://www.shpeoregon.org/board-lesley-441880): Lesley Martinez graduated from the University of Portland in 2020 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. As a Civil Engineer, Lesley provides design and drafting support on infrastructure projects such as potable water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance. A
- [BYLAWS](https://www.shpeoregon.org/bylaws)
- [SHPE Oregon | CONTACT US](https://www.shpeoregon.org/contact): ​This organization is here to serve you; our members and community. Please contact us with questions, concerns, and suggestions. ​​Let us know how we can better serve you.
- [SHPE Oregon | CONTACT US](https://www.shpeoregon.org/contact-archive): ​This organization is here to serve you; our members and community. Please contact us with questions, concerns, and suggestions. ​​Let us know how we can better serve you.
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- [OUR PROGRAMS](https://www.shpeoregon.org/our-programs)
- [OUR STORY](https://www.shpeoregon.org/our-story)
- [SPONSORS](https://www.shpeoregon.org/sponsors)