Keynote Panel

Thursday, 9:15 - 10:30 am

Dolan Performance Hall

About this Session

The last few years have brought new and what seems like ever-changing challenges for those working in the fields of history, historic site management, cultural resource management, and historic preservation. These challenges include a changing regulatory landscape, changes to federal funding, federal grants, how sites are interpreted, and who’s history is interpreted and preserved. Join the conversation with our panel of experts from national partner organizations to hear the latest information about what is happening in history and historic preservation policy at the federal level and how these fields are being impacted. Explore ways to respond to the current reality including effective ways to make your concerns known, success stories and lessons learned, and how we should be preparing for the future.

Presented by

Kate Marcopul

Kate Marcopul is currently the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the Manager of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) where she oversees the programs of the NJHPO. The NJHPO administers the federal and state historic preservation program...

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Nakita Reed

Nakita Reed is an architect and preservationist driven by the belief that existing buildings hold the key to addressing both the climate crisis and social inequality. She is Senior Director of Preservation Operations for the African American Cultural Heritage Action...

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Erik Hein

Erik Hein is the Executive Director of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), the national organization representing the State Historic Preservation Offices in every State, Territory and the District of Columbia before elected federal officials, federal agencies,...

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Shaw Sprague

Shaw Sprague joined the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2012 and serves as Vice President of Government Relations, where he is a member of the executive leadership team and directs the organization’s federal advocacy strategy before Congress and the...

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