BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oregon Tradeswomen empowering women in skilled trades, promoting diversity, workforce development, and career opportunities for women across Oregon.

Andrea "Andi" Van Blaricom - Board Chair

General Manager, Yadon Mechanical LLC

Andi Van Blaricom is the General Manager for Yadon Mechanical, based in Vancouver, WA. Andi has over 20 years of expertise in the mechanical industry.  Andi has honed skills in negotiation, budgeting, HVAC, operations excellence, and customer service. A strong operation professional, Andri holds a Master of Business degree from Portland State University, bringing strategic insight and leadership to every project. Passionate about optimizing processes and delivering exceptional results, Andi thrives in dynamic environments that require efficiency and innovation

 

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Angela Cadena - Treasurer

Business & Budget Analyst III, NW Natural

Angela Cadena is an experienced Financial Analyst and Strategist with a demonstrated history of working in the energy and financial services industry. She is skilled in Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Research, Strategic Planning, Accounting, and Business Process Improvement.

Angela aims to enhance organizational economic and financial planning through purpose-led strategy. She values being a Purpose partner helping individuals achieve personal growth and success.
For the last 15 years, Angela has been a financial analyst for an energy utility company in Portland Oregon, specializing in analyzing and monitoring operational costs. Some of her contributions also include promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at her employer while volunteering at other local professional organizations, including the Association of Training and Development Cascadia chapter and others.

Her volunteering experience includes being the past Vice-Chair at the Trail Head Credit Union, Portland Or. She was a Treasurer for the International Association for Strategy Professionals Association (IASP; formerly the Association of Strategic Planning), USA West Coast chapter. She was speaker at the IASP virtual global conference (2023). Angela completed an MBA in Finance (1992) and an MA in Economics (1993), both from the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Women in Consulting (2025.)

Diversity in trades: confident woman in professional attire, promoting women in construction, skilled trades, and STEM careers through Oregon Tradeswomen programs. Angie Suchy Marsh

Public Affairs & Publications Specialist, Oregon OSHA

Angie Suchy Marsh is a Public Affairs Specialist at Oregon OSHA. She has more than 20 years’ experience working in communications, including at nonprofit organizations and in the Oregon tourism industry. She’s been a volunteer on political campaigns and in youth basketball.

Anjanet Banuelos Bolanos

Field Representative, LiUNA Local 737

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Hayley Andrews

Executive Director, Portland Lesbian Choir

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Janet Rogers - Secretary

Retired, General Contractor

Photo and Bio coming soon...

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Laura Waddick

Commercial General Contractor, Truebeck Construction

Laura is a Project Manager with Truebeck Construction, a commercial general contractor in Portland. Before her career in construction, Laura worked at a non-profit focused on economic and workforce development. Blending her love of construction and economic empowerment, she is passionate about exposing traditionally underrepresented people to living-wage, fulfilling careers in the industry.

Skilled woman smiling, representing diversity in trades and workforce development, on a white background at Oregon Tradeswomen.Vicki Ng

Head of Talent Acquisition, Portland General Electric

Vicki Ng is the Head of Talent Management and Culture & Engagement at Portland General Electric (PGE), where she oversees PGE’s talent acquisition, onboarding, talent management, culture, and employee engagement strategies. She is passionate about creating pathways into the workforce for people of all backgrounds and is actively learning how to better support and champion women in trades. Prior to PGE, she led global early career talent acquisition and programs at adidas and co-founded the company’s first Asian employee resource group. Outside of work, Vicki runs the food blog @foodbellypdx with her sister, sharing their favorite eats in Portland and beyond. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Vicki has lived in Dublin, Shanghai, and Nuremberg, and is now based in Portland, Oregon.

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Vivian Lackey

Senior Program Manager, Central City Concern

Vivian has worked at Central City Concern for 16 years and the last 11 have been in a leadership role at the Employment Access Center. This CCC program supports participants in career goal activities and job placement and training support. Current role is is Sr Program Manager.

Application for Board Service

Oregon Tradeswomen’s Board of Directors welcomes new board members interested in supporting the mission and vision of the organization.

Please download our application, in Microsoft Word format, and send by email to info@oregontradeswomen.org.

Thank you!