Samantha Montanaro is a chicken lovin’ multi-media artist, graphic designer, event coordinator, gardener, musician, and mom. Samantha is a Parkrose resident who has been doing visual communications and marketing for over 15 years. Since moving to Parkrose in 2014, she has become a passionate advocate for the Parkrose Neighborhood and Historic Parkrose district. Samantha is the Founder and CEO of Prism House, a community event space located in SE Portland.

Samantha joined the board of Historic Parkrose in 2015 and is serving in various roles with the non-profit. Samantha was the Historic Parkrose representative on the board of directors of Venture Portland from 2017-2019 and is passionate about helping create a greater sense of community and positivity in Portland — her favorite city in the world!