Women In Business

Hello – I'm Tammy Yorba and I've been an Edward Jones client for more than 10 years, and I'm excited to have joined the Edward Jones family. After spending more than 23 years with a major financial institution, I'm ready to take the skills I've gained and use them to directly help people succeed financially!

My husband Steve and I live in Hillsboro, Oregon. We have been together since 2010. I have two grown children, who I get to see and/or interact with daily, and they have given me four handsome and talented grandsons who will absolutely take the world by storm given the chance. Steve and I also have four cats. It's a funny story how we got so many, but they keep our daily life entertaining as you can imagine.

Steve and I like to scuba dive and most of our vacations are to tropical locations where the visibility is far greater than it is in the Pacific Northwest. I'm also an amateur photographer (underwater and above) so I always have pictures aplenty. We like to visit the local wineries and the sake brewery. I also like to hike, get out in the community and volunteer when opportunities arise.

What I want to do:
The greatest pleasures in my life have resulted from helping people, and that's how I'm planning to operate my business as well. This isn't about me; it's about my clients having someone who truly cares about them and will help them stay on top of their finances. I fully believe that success is built in trust. One of my many mantras in life is that it takes a lifetime to build trust, and only a moment to lose it. I will work every day to earn and keep yours!

My Ideal Client:
I want to help people in marginalized communities: whether that means ethnicity (Hablo algo de español ), sexuality, religious beliefs, age, gender, or any other category. I believe all people should be respected and appreciated. All people deserve financial help by someone who respects them. That's why I'm here to help!

I was born and raised in Western Washington County and has chosen to make Beaverton my home for nearly two decades. I have a true passion for the community that I call home.

Having over 30 years of experience working with small and medium-sized businesses in our area, I understand the value of community and am passionate about building relationships both personal and professional. As a local REALTOR®, I'm also keenly aware that investment in your community has a direct and dramatic impact on quality of life now and for generations to come. I believe that a healthy Chamber of Commerce is fundamental in catalyzing leaders to improve the economic prosperity and they are some of the strongest and most fierce advocates of local business, in turn providing an essential voice for their community. When businesses succeed, communities succeed.

I am a Director on the BACC Board of Directors, as well as the chair of the Membership Retention and Recruitment committee.  I also serve on various additional committees such as the Women in Business and Evolving Leaders committee. In her free time, I love to explore our local wine country and spend time with friends.

Whether you live here and are looking for something new, or you are moving here for the first time, I would love the opportunity to make the buying or selling process easy and help you find the perfect home for you and your family. My intimate knowledge of this region, and experiences of having lived here all my life give me enthusiasm and a desire to make my home, your home.

REALTOR® | eXp Realty, LLC.

Hey everyone! Allow me to introduce

myself my name is Pauline and I am the owner and mind

behind Program for Intellectual Empowerment 

I was born in Massachusetts and raised in plain ole Bakersfield California. Armpit USA

Growing up I had a cousin with autism. And I used to sit in on his therapist. All the intensive hours of “learning” When he was about 13… someone gave him a marker and his creative side was born.

Fast forward 2-3 years and he’s traveling the world with his art. Suddenly it didn’t matter that he had autism. Suddenly he was being seen as the individual that he is and not his disabilities.

This inspired me…we all have creativity within us. Waiting to be harness and cultivated.

After high school, I started the next part of my journey. I attended CSUB with an art major in mind and then switched sophomore year to child development. God made me realize that I needed to know more To make change.

Shortly thereafter I got my credentials started teaching. After a draining 2nd year of teaching (I took on two teaching position, staffing shortage) it was clear God wanted me in Oregon.

In 2018, the Program for Intellectual Empowerment was born. This was the first step. Bringing to the community something different, a methodology out of neuroscience. To create a movement where every individual is seen as who they are and cultivate a more creative, compassionate, thriving community… to change the world. 

Random facts about Pauline

* I'm a Twin

* I'm allergic to most metal jewelry which is why I love our 3D jewelry.

* I'm the youngest of four

* I am Taiwanese.

*Purple is NOT my fav color.

Melanie is a longtime entrepreneur with a passion for helping people reach their personal and professional goals. As a working single mom, Melanie searched for innovative, impactful ways to get the most out of each day – and VIDA stemmed from her desire to bring those same opportunities to others.

An accidental entrepreneur at age 23, Melanie was a co-founder of BDI Events, Where Will They Stay? and The Modern Concierge before launching VIDA in 2019.

Melanie holds a B.S. degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Oregon. She has long been active in the nonprofit community, and currently serves as Chair of Board of Directors for Xcelerate Women, an organization dedicated to supporting the myriad needs of growth-focused women entrepreneurs. Melanie loves working in the VIDA Main Space to be able to catch up with members, and enjoys hiking, nonfiction books and a detailed To Do list.