Silas Sanderson is a Professional Civil Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he works on environmental restoration projects, risk assessments of flood risk reduction structures, and seismic assessments of infrastructure. Originally from Boston, Silas was drawn to the natural beauty of the Pacfic Northwest.

Why this board? 

I love the outdoors and parks are the outdoors at your doorstep. For me they are a place to gather, recharge, and recreate. Portland is fortunate to have so many great parks.

If you could be a Portland park, which one would you be and why? 

Easy. Forest Park. There is nothing more recharging to my soul than a trail run or a post-work ride through Forest Park.

What do you hope to accomplish while serving? 

At PPF, we help people help parks. I'm looking forward to empowering Portland's communities to realize the vision that they have for their parks.