Team

Moss

Owner | Developer

After decades in senior management with some of America’s most recognized global retailers, Moss found himself seeking deeper purpose. In 2022, he set out to build a meaningful legacy, earning his Master of Science in Real Estate Development, Investment & Finance in 2024.

Now stepping into the Pacific Northwest’s evolving development landscape, Moss is driven by a clear vision: a clean, optimized, and human-centered approach to solving the region’s most pressing structural challenge—housing. His passion for thoughtful, impact-driven development is the foundation of Human[kind]Developments, and its infectious.

Moss lives in Portland, Oregon, and has two adult children. He still dabbles in his past life as a singer-songwriter and, most recently, learned that in golf—as in life—the real enemy isn’t the ball, It's the humility the ball demands from me.

Brett K. Laurila, Architect

Advisory: Architecture, Adaptive ReUse, Design

Brett K. Laurila brings over 35 years of architectural expertise spanning commercial, retail, multifamily, and mixed-use developments. As principal of bkl|a architecture, Brett has earned regional and national recognition for innovative design solutions that balance creativity with cost-effectiveness. Licensed in numerous states, he offers comprehensive knowledge in all phases of architectural practice. His ministrations to community are well documented in providing pro bono support to community services and organizations.

When not designing award-winning projects or serving the community, Brett can be found in his home garage, where he's a longtime tinkerer who rebuilds and drives real-world sports racing cars.

Aaron Kirk-Douglas

Advisory: Multi-Family Housing, Research, Public Relations

Aaron brings deep market intelligence to multifamily housing as Director at HFO Investment Real Estate. As equity partner in Stroyka Construction and an Oregon apartment investor, he understands both the data and human impact of housing decisions.

Known for connecting market expertise with community engagement, Aaron balances analytical rigor with genuine care for the people behind the numbers. His approach? Stories matter as much as spreadsheets (Human[kind]Ness in his DNA).

Beyond market analysis, Aaron is an award-winning author and passionate mentor. When he's not diving into housing data, he's crafting stories about community connection—and wondering why Portland has so many food trucks.

Margaret Howard

Advisory: Finance | Strategy

Margaret has applied her financial and operational expertise across manufacturing, news media, A&E, insurance, and small businesses. With full-cycle know-how in accounting, finance, business management, HR, and operations, she deeply understands how things should work within an enterprise—and she’s rarely wrong about it. (<--- FACT)

Known for her uncanny ability to spot strengths and opportunities in both people and projects, Margaret balances strategic foresight with tactical precision. Her approach to finance? If it doesn’t add up, it doesn’t happen.

Beyond the numbers, Margaret is an active community volunteer, a competitive billiards player, and a burgeoning van-lifer, embracing the open road one trip at a time. When the weather allows, she gardens and takes long walks with Freya, her sweet, elderly mini dachshund—who may or may not be the real CFO of her household.

[the] Amy Johnson

Advisory: Community and Impact

A dynamic force in relationship-driven fundraising, Amy brings deep expertise in major donor cultivation, cause-based fundraising, and strategic engagement.

She specializes in building meaningful connections, finding innovative avenues to unite people around shared missions, and securing transformative investments.

With a track record spanning everything from high-impact fundraising campaigns to parades and stewardship events, Amy knows how to turn vision into action. She’s equal parts strategist and storyteller—leveraging creativity, planning, and purpose to drive lasting impact.

Kickstart, bootstrap: A fierce peer group.

It takes a village.

We will be looking for talent in the upcoming year. Be sure to check out our Careers page regularly. It describes how I'm hoping to steer H[k]D's culture: Pragmatic, Fact-Driven, AND emphatic. The page also has a button that links out to H[k]D's Linked-In Job-Posting page. That's where ... er ... jobs are posted(?)

- moss