HISTORIC PRESERVATION

​Historic Preservationist at Pfaffmann+Associates, AIA, AICP
July 2019-present

​The August Wilson House
  • Drafted and published interpretive planning framework, historic reports, Sketchup models, site interpretation, conservation request for proposal, conservation treatment reports, Saving America’s Treasures grant reports, Keystone grant reports, National Trust for Historic Preservation grant reports;
  • Coordinated owner, stakeholder, and consultant work;
  • Led historic and conservation presentation at Saving America’s Treasures Section 106 community meeting, interpretive planning committee meetings, and consultant coordination;
  • Supervised and coordinated conservation treatment;
  • Ensured compliance with Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties;
  • Performed fieldwork to conserve physical materials of the House and write reports/draft interpretive plans;
  • Conducted historic research and oral history interviews on the Bedford Avenue Historic Research Survey project under a Keystone Planning grant (2019-20);
  • Built a community website for the Bedford Avenue Historic Research Survey;

​Member, Interpretive Planning Committee of the August Wilson House (December 2019-present)
​The Blairsville Armory
Blairsville Armory, Blairsville PA:
  • Supervised, drafted, coordinated Keystone Planning Grant application, historic research, historic structure report, grant compliance, and compliance with Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Drafted narrative of plans for future reuse. Drafted grant narrative, executive summary, and project overview. Coordinated owner and stakeholder investment.
Other Projects with Pfaffmann + Associates, PC:
​ 2400 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA:
  • Drafted historic report on site context, structure, and social history of the site, interpretive themes and plan.
Cambria Ironworks, Johnstown PA:
  • Coordinated Keystone Grant applications, historic research, and compliance with preservation standards. Drafted executive summary for Keystone grant feasibility study. Edited grant application text.
Ateleta Beneficial Society Hall, Pittsburgh PA:
  • Drafted historic structure report (abbreviated due to COVID-19). Prepared executive summary for feasibility study under Design Democracy, a collective design/preservation initiative of Preservation Pittsburgh.​
Independent Historic Preservation Projects:
  • Ateleta Beneficial Society Interpretive Plan, May 2020
  • Monumento al Discubrimiento de America, Madrid Spain - Redesign Proposal and Concept, March 2020

Exhibits and Interpretive Planning 
  • Interpretive Plan and Preservation Plan, Ateleta Beneficial Society. Pfaffmann + Associates, Duquesne University Commemoration and Preservation. ​May 2020. 
  • Interpretive Plan, The August Wilson House. Pfaffmann + Associates PC, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. October, 2019. 
  • Interpretive Plan, 2400 Smallman Street Probike/Run. Pfaffmann + Associates PC, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. September 2019. 
  • Exhibit Plan, "Culture and Clay: Africans, Cultural Exchange, and Colonoware in Early America." Duquesne University. Spring 2019. 
  • "Evaluating Exhibits and Programs at the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary." Duquesne University. Fall 2018.​
SKILLS:
Grant writing, grant reporting; Architectural drawing; Sketchup, Revit, 3D Modeling; Historic Research; CRGIS and ARCGIS database; Mapping; consultant coordination, fieldwork, construction management