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.

[the] amy johnson

Investors | 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.

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.

Shi Pernal

Accounting & Finance | Precision & Endurance - Consultant

(Founder/Owner of Pernal Business Seervices)

A tactical mind with relentless precision, Shi is a finance and accounting specialist who lets the numbers talk. A CPA with a sharp eye for accuracy, Shi operates with efficiency, extracting exactly what she needs in as few words as possible—because clarity and results matter more than noise.

She thrives in the background, ensuring financial strategy and execution align seamlessly. Endurance isn’t just a trait—it’s a defining skill. While others chase credit, Shi stays focused on the work, making her an invaluable force in H[k]D’s stable. you don't mess with a durable financial backbone, Shi wouldn't let you.

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