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FINAL REPORT
The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) has long been committed to the field
of historic preservation. Over the past two years, we have engaged in discussions with
key stakeholders at the National Park Service and the Presidents Committee on the
Arts and the Humanities about how to advance our goals, and in 2014, we created the
Center for Design & Cultural Heritage to reflect our commitment to preservation and
promote its endeavors.
The contemporary moment is a critical one for cultural heritage. Many of our nations
cultural and historic resources are at risk, and preservation positions and funding for
programs are being cut while the needs of built structures and collections grow.
In December 2015, we created the Thought Leadership Forum Series to engage
leaders in preservation in discussions about contemporary issues in preservation.
The second forum, held Monday, July 20, 2015, examined storytelling and narratives
role in advancing preservation. This brief report contains a summary of the key ideas,
concerns, and goals of its 22 participants.
The Thought Leadership Forum Series was created to convene leaders in preservation
to discuss how to build a relevant and progressive case for preservation and cultivate
stewardship for generations to come.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
AUDIENCE
Report.............................................................................. 8
Action Items................................................................... 13
Participant Bios............................................................. 14
About Us........................................................................ 25
NARRATIVES
TECHNOLOGY
ADVOCACY
PARTICIPANTS
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
Forum Participants
Connie Cox Bodner, Ph.D.
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist,
Office of Museum Services
Institute of Museum and Library Sciences
Megan Brown
Certified Local Government Program National Coordinator;
State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants Division
National Park Service
L. Eden Burgess
Attorney at Law
Cultural Heritage Partners
Mary E. Downs, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer,
Division of Preservation and Access
National Endowment for the Humanities
Jeff Hardwick, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Director, Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Bill Harper
Chief of Staff
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (MN-04)
Marjorie Hunt, Ph.D.
Folklorist and Curator
Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural
Heritage
Ben Jeffs
Program Director
World Monuments Institute
Nathan Johnson
Park Ranger
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Ellen McCulloch Lovell
Marlboro College
Jonathan Marino
Director, Content & Strategy
The Map Story Foundation
Erin Carlson Mast
Executive Director
President Lincolns Cottage
Julia Rocchi
Director, Digital Content
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Talia Salem
Content and Social Media Manager
Brand USA
Courtney Spearman
Design Specialist, Visual Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Monique VanLandingham
Cooperating Associations & Partnerships
Interpretation, Education & Volunteers
National Park Service
Kathryn Warnes
Grant Management Specialist; State, Tribal, Local Plans
and Grants Division
National Park Service
Larry Wells
Independent Storyteller
PARTICIPANTS
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
Forum Participants
AAF LEADERSHIP TEAM
Vanessa Ofwono
Strategic Relations Integration Manager
Thom Minner
Director, Center for Design & Cultural Heritage
Senior Director, Strategic Relations
Daniel Tana
Program Manager, Center for Design & Cultural Heritage
REPORT
REPORT
On Monday, July 20, 2015, the Center for Design
advocacy.
advocacy campaigns.
its most visited exhibits and how visitors are using the
development?
space.
preservation-related narratives?
narratives?
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interests.
partnerships.
and that she was struck that even though SAT funding
means.
IMAGE 1 Breakout groups at the second Thought Leadership Forum presented summaries of their main takeaways to the re-assembled group.
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and narratives.
tool.
Conclusion
The themes that emerged in the forumusing
IMAGE 2 Attendees have an opportunity to meet their peers before brainstorming in small group discussion.
IMAGE 3 The forum group reassembled for the closing discussion after group presentations.
ACTION ITEMS
The following four action items reiterate ideas expressed during the Forum as steps with the
potential to further the cause of historic preservation and cultural heritage in the United States:
Preservation Partners Coalition - A voluntary coalition of interested preservation organizations
meeting on a regular basis will help facilitate open lines of communication and the circulation of
ideas and partnership opportunities.
Engage More Diverse Groups - The discussions at the Forum clarified the ways in which
classical historic preservation does not adequately address all Americans perspectives and
histories. To better contextualize the wide range of diverse histories of all of our communities,
preservationists must work tactically to become more inclusive.
Tell more stories of loss Preservationists must also tell stories of places that have been lost,
even if they are not the traditional win stories that we are sometimes more comfortable telling
in preservation. Loss is a resonant theme with many people, and recognizing shared heritage that
has been lost can be a very engaging way to spark thinking about the importance of saving our
shared heritage.
Creation of a Central Academic Resource for Preservation Research - In order to help avoid
mass-duplication of research, a central academic resource would provide a central repository for
academics and the public to reference.
IMAGE 4 Group discussion regarding action items at the close of the Thought Leadership Forum.
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PARTICIPANT BIOS
Connie Cox Bodner,
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Megan Brown
National Park Service
Megan Brown
Certified Local Government Program National
Coordinator
State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants Division
National Park Service
1201 Eye St NW (2256), Washington, DC 20005
202.354.2062
megan_brown@nps.gov
PARTICIPANT BIOS
L. Eden Burgess
Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC
L. Eden Burgess
Attorney at Law
Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC
2101 L Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005
202.567.7594
eden@culturalheritagepartners.com
Mary E. Downs,
p h.d .
National Endowment for the
Humanities
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PARTICIPANT BIOS
Jeff Hardwick,
p h.d .
Acting Assistant Director, Division of
Public Programs
Bill Harper
U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Harper
Chief of Staff
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum
2256 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202.225.6631
bill.harper@mail.house.gov
PARTICIPANT BIOS
Marjorie Hunt,
p h.d .
Ben Jeffs
World Monuments Institute
Ben Jeffs
Program Director
World Monuments Institute
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2412, New York, NY 10118
646.424.9594 ext. 245
bjeffs@wmf.org
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PARTICIPANT BIOS
Nathan Johnson
Park Ranger
Marlboro College
Nathan Johnson
Park Ranger
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020
202.426.5961
nate_johnson@nps.gov
PARTICIPANT BIOS
Jonathan Marino
Jonathan Marino
Director, Content & Strategy
The MapStory Foundation
815.222.9088
marino@mapstory.org
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PARTICIPANT BIOS
Julia Rocchi
Talia Salem
Brand USA
Julia Rocchi
Director, Digital Content
National Trust for Historic Preservation
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20037
202.588.6047
jrocchi@savingplaces.org
Talia Salem
Content and Social Media Manager
Brand USA
1725 Eye Street NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20006
202.536.2087
tsalem@thebrandusa.com
PARTICIPANT BIOS
Courtney Spearman
Monique VanLandingham
Courtney Spearman
Design Specialist, Visual Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20506
202.682.5603
spearmanc@arts.gov
Monique VanLandingham
Cooperating Associations & Partnerships
Interpretation, Education & Volunteers
National Park Service
1201 Eye Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
202.513.7143
monique_vanlandingham@nps.gov
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PARTICIPANT BIOS
Kathryn Warnes
Larry Wells
Independent Storyteller
Larry Wells has been telling other peoples stories for most
of his professional career.
Kathryn Warnes
Grant Management Specialist; State, Tribal, and
Local Plans and Grants Division
National Park Service
227 18th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
706.255.2168
kathryn_warnes@nps.gov / kawarnes@gmail.com
Larry Wells
Independent Storyteller
301.646.1957
lewellsinc@aol.com
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ron Bogle,
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Thom Minner
Director, Center for Design &
Cultural Heritage
Senior Director, Strategic Relations
Thom Minner
Director, Center for Design & Cultural Heritage
Senior Director, Strategic Relations
American Architectural Foundation
740 15th Street NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005
202.787.1006
tminner@archfoundation.org
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
Vanessa Ofwono,
Daniel Tana
Strategic Relations
Integration Manager
Program Manager,
Center for Design
& Cultural Heritage
Vanessa Ofwono
Strategic Relations Integration Manager
American Architectural Foundation
740 15th Street NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005
202.787.1018
vofwono@archfoundation.org
Daniel Tana
Program Manager,
Center for Design & Cultural Heritage
American Architectural Foundation
740 15th Street NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005
202.787.1013
dtana@archfoundation.org
ABOUT US
Since its founding in 1943, the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) has served as a national
steward of architectural history and the architecture profession. Headquartered in Washington, DC, AAF
is dedicated to utilizing the power of architecture to improve lives and transform communities through its
three Centers (the Center for Design & the City, the Center for the Advancement of Architecture, and the
Center for Design & Cultural Heritage). Each Center provides design leadership programs to leaders in
architecture, design, education, public policy, urban planning, and preservation.
AAFs Center for Design & Cultural Heritage promotes the role of significant cultural and historic
resources in creating more vibrant, sustainable, and economically robust communities. Through its
programs (Save Americas Treasures, the Thought Leadership Forum Series, the Richard Morris Hunt
Prize, and the Oculus Award for Leadership in Design & Cultural Heritage), the Center works to preserve,
protect, and restore the United States most iconic structures, landscapes, artifacts, and traditions.
The American Architectural Foundation, as a nonprofit partner of Save Americas Treasures (SAT) since
2014, is on a mission to tell the stories behind the Save Americas Treasures grants. Working with the
National Park Service and its Save Americas Treasures partner agencies, AAF is working to increase
public understanding and visibility of this critical program and the role it plays in preserving our most
significant cultural, intellectual and heritage resources.
The Thought Leadership Forum Series was developed in 2014 to discuss contemporary trends,
opportunities, and challenges in preservation and to explore the linkages between design and cultural
heritage. The Forum Series brings together preservationist, architects, policy makers, and other key
stakeholders. The inaugural forum was held in December 2014, and explored the role between
craftsmanship, design and preservation. The Thought Leadership Forum Series was created to act as a
prelude to the larger issue of preservation stewardship and advocacy in the 21st century.
Created in 1990 by the AAF and the French Heritage Society, the Richard Morris Hunt Prize is an
intensive six-month program that carries a $25,000 award to registered architects in France and the
United States whose research explores contemporary challenges in historic preservation and urban
design. The program was created to offer guidance and access to a network of the leading historic
preservation professionals in the two host countries.
The annual Oculus Award Luncheon was initiated in 2014 to honor leadership in cultural heritage and
highlight organizations whose preservation initiatives promote vibrant, sustainable communities. The
inaugural Oculus Award recipients were the International Masonry Institute and the International Union
of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, who received the award for their steadfast dedication to providing
comprehensive training on historic craftsmanship and preservation.
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