Erica Spiritos has long been interested in the design of urban environments in ways that honor the natural resources on which our lives depend. For nearly a decade, she has dedicated her professional energy to advancing the use of mass timber. She began her journey as a sales representative for Structurlam, and went on to establish Swinerton’s mass timber division, which became Timberlab – a leading provider of holistic mass timber systems with a reputation for collaboration and innovation. As VP and Director of Preconstruction, Spiritos brought mass timber dreams to life, helping to deliver precedent-setting projects including Seattle’s Heartwood – a workforce housing project the first Type IV-C building permitted and constructed in the United States. She resides in Portland, Oregon, with her partner and twin sons.