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John Warner Smith
Executive Director
Shadows-on-the-Teche
Preservation Power Breakfast: Historic Site Executives Share Insights and Innovations
Eric Solomon
Program Manager
Historic Atlanta
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ Context Statement
Mercedes Stevenson
National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC)
Incentives for Historic Preservation: Supporting Women Who Lead the Way
Marianne Stuck
Associate and Senior Urban Designer/Planne
Design Workshop
Creative Partnerships as a Resiliency Planning Tool for Preservation
Kevin Sutton
Executive Director
Foundation for Homan Square (FHS)
It Takes a Garden: Lessons from North Lawndale
Leona Tate
Founder and Executive Director
Leona Tate Foundation for Change (LTFC)
African American Preservation Meeting
Gwen Thompkins
Journalist
Tulane University
Heritage in Harmony: Preserving Musical Traditions - A Live Performance
Lisa Thompson
Senior Program Officer for Revitalization Services
Main Street America
Downtown Redevelopment Finance
Tiffany Tolbert
Director of Preservation of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
African American Preservation Meeting
Kim Trent
Executive Director
National Preservation Partners Network
Integrity and Inclusion: Cultivating Community
Lovely Umayam
Founder
Bombshelltoe Policy and Arts Collective
Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Story of Healing from Environmental Trauma
Heather Veneziano
Associate Director of Historic Preservation
Tulane University
Precious Work: Brainstorming with Legendary New Orleans Master Craftsmen
Preservation Projects at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Cameron Walpole
Visitor Engagement Manager
President Lincoln’s Cottage
Radical Communication as Interpretive Practice: The Prison Reimagined Project
Shana Walton
Bayou Culture Collaborative
Introduction to Climate Adaptation, Migration, and Relocation
Amy Webb
Senior Director
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preserving Route 66 for the 2026 Centennial Anniversary + the Next Century
Amber Wiley
Matt and Erika Nord Director, Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites
University of Pennsylvania
Expanding the Circle: "Annunciating" a Community-Driven Preservation Platform with the Friends of the Tanner House
April Wood
Historic Charleston Foundation
The Hardest Part - Case Studies in Easement Enforcement (Breakfast)
Seri Worden
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Rehab Revolution Breakfast: Historic Buildings and Carbon Reduction
Melissa Wylie
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Local Preservation Dialogues Over Breakfast: Climate Resilience