Sia Lindstrom, Subconsultant

Sia is a collaborative leader with over two decades of local government and nonprofit experience.  Early in her career, she worked with seniors in inner-city Memphis, spent a summer on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, and served as executive director of a nonprofit working with women and kids with HIV/AIDS.   

After several years in state public health, she led a county-based nonprofit focused on community-focused collaborative problem-solving.  She then moved back to public administration where she served as deputy county administrator for Washington County (Oregon) for 13 years and more recently as assistant city manager for City of Beaverton. She received the Donald W. Mason Distinguished Service Award for leadership in public service in June 2021.   

Sia is a strong strategic planner and facilitator with deep roots in health and human services, public administration, and the council-manager form of government.  Her particular strength is her collaborative leadership style, where she is known for her calm approach, positive attitude, open communication style, strong project management skills, effective dispute resolution and problem-solving skills, and commitment to centering equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

With previous volunteer leadership positions for Project Access NOW and the Komen Foundation, Sia currently serves on the City of Hillsboro’s Parks and Recreation Commission and as a nonprofit board member for Project Homeless Connect of Washington County, staying rooted in service and community impact. With master’s degrees in public health and cultural anthropology, she considers herself a servant leader and focuses on work at the intersection of poverty, gender, race, and public/nonprofit systems.