Created by Public Law 102-575 in 1992, the purpose of the Board is to provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training located at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches, Louisiana. A unit of the National Park Service, the Center was created by the 1992 Amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act to coordinate and promote preservation research, distribute information, and provide training about preservation skills and technologies. Other responsibilities of the Board include advising the Secretary on priorities and the allocation of grants among the activities of the Center and submitting an annual report to the President and the Congress.
Current Board Members
![]() Program Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
![]() State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona |
![]() Reinecke-Reeves Distinguished Professor (Retired) College of Design, Construction, and Planning University of Florida |
![]() Vice-Chair, PTT Board Superintendent, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park National Park Service (Retired) |
![]() Leica Geosystems Chair and University Professor Department of Geosciences and Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies University of Arkansas |
![]() Conservator, Head of Preservation, Arizona State Museum Professor, University of Arizona |
![]() President, Pahl Architects/Planners |
![]() Principal Historic Preservation Studio at Lord Aeck Sargent |
![]() President Emeritus Robert Silman and Associates, P.C. |
![]() Professor of Architecture Department of Architecture Ball State University |
![]() Center of Preservation Research, Director Chair, Department of Architecture University of Colorado, Denver |
![]() Chair, PTT Board Professor, Columbia University |
Designated Federal Officer
![]() Deputy Associate Director, Science, Technology & Training Executive Director, NCPTT National Park Service – Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science |
Past Board Members