Professional Partners

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  • Shelly Parks is proud to be launching 4th Corner Commons. Shelly brings her deep background in cohousing to this new community. Not only does she live in cohousing, but Shelly is a cohousing professional (Covision Consulting) and works with cohousing groups across the country. She also serves on the board of the Cohousing Association of the United States and on the executive committee. Most importantly, Shelly believes that cohousing offers us a way to live truly connected lives, the way we are meant to live. She is passionately committed to creating more cohousing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest and is acting as the Community Coordinator for 4th Corner Commons.

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  • Katie McCamant brings the depth and diversity of her 30 + years of experience as an architect, developer, and cohousing resident.

    She is a licensed architect and coauthor of the authoritative book, Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves which introduced cohousing to the English-speaking world. Katie co-founded McCamant & Durrett Architects/Cohousing Company with Charles Durrett in 1987. In 2006, she and Jim Leach (Wonderland Hill Development) co-founded CoHousing Partners, a development company that partnered with cohousing groups. Today, she is the sole owner CoHousing Solutions, a development consulting firm that works with cohousing groups and developers across the US and Canada.

    Katie has designed and developed dozens of cohousing communities in the United States and Canada. After 12 years living in and raising her daughter at Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville, she now lives at Nevada City Cohousing in the Sierra Foothills.

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  • Urban Development + Partners (UD+P) is a Portland-based real estate development firm with a national reputation for working with cohousing communities. Past projects include PDX Commons, Haystack Heights, Adams Creek, Riversong, Washington Commons and Berkeley Moshav.

    Danny Milman, UD+P’s VP of Development Services and Cohousing Lead, brings decades of experience in development and construction, with a focus on community-oriented housing. Her passion for cohousing began in 1992 and led to early work with The CoHousing Company and residency at Berkeley Cohousing.

    Danny has since supported over a dozen cohousing communities, offering the leadership and technical expertise needed to deliver complex, community-centered projects—backed by the full UD+P team.

    Learn more at udplp.com.

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  • Bryan Bowen is an architect, cohousing enthusiast, and champion of community-centered sustainable design. He founded Caddis Collaborative in 2002—a multidisciplinary design firm dedicated to creating beautiful, healthy environments that support low-impact living. With deep expertise in cohousing, Caddis has become a nationally respected leader in designing innovative, highly functional communities that reflect the values of collaboration and sustainability. Clients often praise Bryan for his ability to bring clarity and calm to the complex development process, guiding projects with insight, creativity, and care. Caddis brings extensive experience in designing net-zero, LEED-certified, and low-carbon communities—making them a perfect fit for 4th Corner Commons.

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