Professional Profile
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EXPERIENCE
Principal / Architectural Historian June 2010 - Present
Left Coast Architectural History; San Francisco, California
Architectural Historian / Senior Project Manager March 2007 – June 2010
Page & Turnbull, Inc.; San Francisco, California
Architectural Historian January 2006 – March 2007
Carey & Company, Inc.; San Francisco, California
Preservation Consultant September 2003 – December 2005
Historic Preservation Northwest; Albany, Oregon
Preservation Consultant November 2004 – October 2005
Independent Consultant; Eugene, Oregon
SKILLS
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Historic Preservation, September 2004
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon
Thesis: The Vernacular Significance of Monterey Colonial Style Architecture
Bachelor of Arts in Art History, May 2002
Randolph Macon Woman's College (Randolph College); Lynchburg, Virginia
Senior Paper: The Architectural History of the Randolph Macon Woman's College Campus
Study Abroad, August 2000 – July 2001
University of Reading; Reading, England.
Academic emphasis on British architectural history
ORGANIZATIONS
City of Richmond Historic Preservation Commission
Vice-Chair
Point Richmond History Association
Board Secretary, regular contributor to "This Point in Time" newsletter.
Richmond Museum of History
Member
California Preservation Foundation
Member and regular speaker at workshops, conferences, and online courses.
San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Member
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Member
Daggett Historical Society
Member
Principal / Architectural Historian June 2010 - Present
Left Coast Architectural History; San Francisco, California
- Independent consultant completing historic resource evaluations and other preservation planning projects throughout the Bay Area.
- A Pre-Qualified Historic Resources Consultant with the City of San Francisco Planning Department.
Architectural Historian / Senior Project Manager March 2007 – June 2010
Page & Turnbull, Inc.; San Francisco, California
- Senior Project Manager for firm's Cultural Resources Studio; responsible for management of own and others' project work, budgeting and invoicing, studio staffing and project assignments, review and quality control of deliverables, proposal writing and business development.
- Noteworthy projects: Heritage Napa Historic Resource Surveys & Context Statements, San Francisco Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan, One Kearny Federal National Register Nomination & Historic Preservation Certification (Listed January 2014), Roos House National Register nomination (Listed October 2009), New Monterey Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.
Architectural Historian January 2006 – March 2007
Carey & Company, Inc.; San Francisco, California
- Performed project work, including historic resource evaluations, survey and inventory projects, and cultural resources components for EIRs.
- Noteworthy Projects: San Jose Japantown Historic Survey & Context Statement, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Project EIRs, Colombo Building National Register Nomination (Listed January 2008 ), Unincorporated Alameda County Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.
Preservation Consultant September 2003 – December 2005
Historic Preservation Northwest; Albany, Oregon
- Performed survey and evaluation of historic properties for Section 106/FCC Programmatic Agreement applications, and contributed to historic resources surveys and context statements.
- Noteworthy Projects: Forest Grove Historic Resources Survey, Benton County Barns Survey, River Road Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.
Preservation Consultant November 2004 – October 2005
Independent Consultant; Eugene, Oregon
- Completed National Register nominations, State Special Assessment and Federal Historic Preservation Certification applications for McCracken Brothers Motor Freight Warehouse, Eugene, OR. (Listed September 2005) and Marx-Shafers House, Eugene, OR. (Listed August 2006)
SKILLS
- Project work, including site visits, photography, archival research, inventory form preparation (DPR 523 forms) and report writing.
- Client relations and collaboration with local government entities, the State Office of Historic Preservation, special interest organizations, consultants and the public.
- Presentation at community workshops, symposiums, conferences, and historic landmarks board, planning commission and State Historic Resources Commission hearings.
- Digital photo simulations, mapping, and other graphics (Photoshop)
- Databases and survey data spreadsheets (Excel)
- Experience with a variety of project types, including historic resource evaluations, Federal Historic Preservation Certification applications, HABS documentation, National and California Register nominations, Secretary of the Interior's Standards analyses, CEQA analyses, Environmental Impact Reports and Section 106 reports, design guidelines, historic resources surveys, historic context statements, Traditional Cultural Properties studies, and historic district eligibility evaluations.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Historic Preservation, September 2004
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon
Thesis: The Vernacular Significance of Monterey Colonial Style Architecture
Bachelor of Arts in Art History, May 2002
Randolph Macon Woman's College (Randolph College); Lynchburg, Virginia
Senior Paper: The Architectural History of the Randolph Macon Woman's College Campus
Study Abroad, August 2000 – July 2001
University of Reading; Reading, England.
Academic emphasis on British architectural history
ORGANIZATIONS
City of Richmond Historic Preservation Commission
Vice-Chair
Point Richmond History Association
Board Secretary, regular contributor to "This Point in Time" newsletter.
Richmond Museum of History
Member
California Preservation Foundation
Member and regular speaker at workshops, conferences, and online courses.
San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Member
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Member
Daggett Historical Society
Member