KEAVA CAMPBELL

Keava Campbell is a Planner at Winterbrook Planning, where she combines technical expertise with a passion for sustainable development. Her strengths include managing complex planning applications, coordinating with clients, conducting GIS analysis, and creating effective visual tools. Since joining Winterbrook, she has specialized in permitting and contract planning for a range of public and private organizations, with a significant focus on public utilities projects.

“Often people think about planning in an urban context first, however we need our rural communities and I find working in these areas really gratifying.“

Keava’s career is built on a strong technical foundation paired with a deep interest in the social dimensions of urban and rural development. She earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering and Sustainability from Oregon State University, where she honed her skills in problem-solving and sustainable design. After completing her studies, she advanced from intern to full-time Structural Design Technician at DOWL Engineers, gaining experience with engineering processes, materials, and drafting. Motivated to explore the broader impacts of infrastructure, Keava pursued a Master’s degree in City Planning and Design at Queen’s University Belfast. There, she deepened her expertise in sustainable and community-driven development. She then remained in Ireland to work as a Town Planner for WHP Telecoms Ltd, where she led planning efforts for a major rural development project requiring extensive community and stakeholder engagement.

Now at Winterbrook Planning, Keava draws on her diverse background to tackle new challenges and make meaningful contributions to planning in her home state.

In her free time, Keava enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, traveling, and going to shows!

Representative Projects:

Hermiston UGB Project
Winterbrook collaborated with the City of Hermiston to prepare a plan and code amendment package that enabled an urban growth boundary (UGB) amendment to meet the City’s identified need for hyperscale data center (HDC) sites. This effort included a Goal 14 UGB Expansion Priorities Analysis to identify the most appropriate expansion area, as well as updates to the Hermiston Comprehensive Plan and Map (including the Public Facilities Plan) and amendments to the Hermiston Land Usage Ordinance. Keava’s role focused on developing the Public Facilities Plan (PFP) for both the existing UGB and the proposed expansion area. For the existing UGB, she reviewed all adopted facility-related plans to compile and summarize outstanding scoped and costed projects, ensuring the existing context was accurately set. For the expansion area, she drafted a supplemental PFP analysis to evaluate the serviceability of future buildout, coordinating closely with project engineers to identify necessary public improvements and associated costs. In addition, Keava provided mapping analysis for the expansion area, facilitated communication with clients and subconsultants, assisted with package preparation, and supported overall project management. 

Redmond CORE3
Keava has contributed to multiple project teams supporting the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) in developing the Central Oregon Ready, Responsive, Resilient (CORE3) facility. This project addresses the region’s critical need for a centralized public safety training center and an emergency response coordination hub. Her work has included assisting with site preparation, such as a variance application to advance the final plat, and providing land use guidance on goal exception strategies to optimize the project site. As the project has moved into design development, Keava has supported the complex permitting process by preparing written guidance on significant code constraints affecting design, participating in design meetings to incorporate land use perspectives, and collaborating with City of Redmond staff to reach consensus on challenging standards given the site’s constraints. Keava continues to support the project team throughout the land use process, currently drafting the land use application package. The CORE3 project is highly multifaceted, requiring coordination across city, county, and client needs while tracking numerous requirements to ensure successful outcomes.

Land Use Permitting
Since joining Winterbrook, Keava has worked on numerous complex permitting applications across Oregon. Representative projects include:

• Alteration of a Nonconforming Use (Portland): Secured approvals for new swimming pool facilities at Waverley Country Club, addressing multiple overlay zones and evaluating impacts of new development.
• Conditional Use (Benton County): Led a permit application for a mountain bike park, providing an in-depth analysis of impacts on neighboring uses and ensuring compliance with County Code while addressing City of Corvallis considerations given the site’s fringe location.
• Design Review (Florence): Prepared an application for an 86-unit hotel, balancing client objectives with the City’s Comprehensive Plan policies.
• Special Purpose District Reviews (Gresham): Coordinating a consolidated permit for a replacement transmission corridor, requiring detailed analysis of multiple intersecting environmental overlays along a linear site with separated areas of impact.

Across these projects, Keava’s responsibilities have included coordinating with jurisdiction staff, representing applications before hearing bodies, and collaborating with developers, architects, engineers, environmental scientists, and other design professionals to advance projects.