Elysha Paluszek is an Architectural Historian and Preservation Planner at Architectural Resources Group. She has B.A. in History from the College of William and Mary and a Masters in Heritage Conservation from the University of Southern California. She has more than twelve years’ experience in the field of preservation. She specializes in historic context statements and landmark nominations, and she has a passion for telling the stories of marginalized communities through place. Her work has included historical context studies for the cities of West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Pasadena; landmark nominations associated with the Los Angeles African American community; and the African Americans in California Multiple Property Documentation Form, which will facilitate the nomination of properties and sites significant to the community around the state.