Kendra joined Touchmark in 2014 and serves on Touchmark’s Development Executive Committee, working with others on new site selection, land use planning, and development of new Touchmark communities. She possesses a broad range of experience in design, construction, and project management. Prior to joining Touchmark, Kendra worked for 10 years as Development Manager with the Deacon Development Group, S.D., Deacon’s real estate division, where she oversaw entitlement, design, and construction of all projects. This included negotiating land purchases and sales agreements for acquisition and disposal as well as leases for commercial, office, institutional, and medical uses; overseeing property management of the portfolio; and creating feasibility, proforma, and budget control data for new construction and redevelopment projects. The project portfolio included residential lot development, retail centers, commercial office, medical office, and small industrial. Before that, Kendra worked for The Beck Group in Dallas, Texas, consecutively serving as a Project Engineer, Project Administrator, and Project Manager. She concentrated on delivering integrated design/build projects. Kendra is accredited as a LEED 2.0 professional. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University, graduating with highest distinction, summa cum laude. She serves on the Deacon Charitable Foundation’s Board of Directors. Away from work, Kendra enjoys spending time with her husband Jerrol and daughter Colette as well as trail running, working on home improvement projects, traveling, and camping.

Husband and wife Werner Nistler, Jr. and Colleen Nistler are Co-founders of Amaterra. Their endeavor with Marcus Breuer and Matt Vuylsteke resulted in the creation of Swede Hill Vineyards in 2013, a Pinot Noir vineyard planted in Portland’s West Hills. Werner is also the Founder and Chairman of Touchmark, which develops and operates full-service retirement communities throughout North America. Colleen serves as the Vice-Chairperson of the Touchmark Board of Directors, having held several roles including controller. In their spare time, Werner and Colleen enjoy spending time with their six children and are active in their church community. Werner has also served on the Board of Trustees for Jesuit High School, Valley Catholic Capital Campaign, and the Catholic Charities Cabinet, organizations in which Colleen has also been involved and supported. They are also serving in support of the University of North Dakota, Werner’s alma mater. They are both avid cyclists and swimmers.

Agustin is a Design Director specializing in mixed-use, urban buildings often pursuing ambitious efforts to reduce a building’s consumption of energy and natural resources. He has led GBD’s design efforts of award-winning work at the Kiln Apartments, the Maryhill Museum of Art Expansion and Renovation, AKQA, and the renovation and addition of Touchmark’s corporate headquarters. He has demonstrated his design savvy at all scales of design from large multi-acre sites that require careful planning and coordination to intimate material details. In 2015, Agustin was honored with being named a 40 under 40 Award recipient by the Portland Business Journal. Agustin believes that in an era of expendability, it’s a tremendous reward that our work as architects has the potential to leave a lasting impression and positively impact succeeding generations.