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Four members of the general public are appointed by the President, including the chairman and vice chairman.

Chairman John L. Nau, III
Houston, Texas (term of office: 2001-2005)

John Nau is president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., a position he has held since 1990. He was appointed to the Texas Historical Commission by the Governor in 1993, and was reappointed to the commission in 1999 by then-Governor George W. Bush. Since 1995, Nau has served as chairman of the commission. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of The Civil War Preservation Trust, is a member of the Texas State History Museum Advisory Committee, and was appointed to the President's Transportation Infrastructure Streamlining Task Force.

Nau also serves on the board of the Downtown Historic District, is an advisory board member for the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, and is a charter member of the Monticello Cabinet, Charlottesville, Virginia. He also sits on the executive committee of the National Capital Campaign of the University of Virginia, and the Board of Directors of the Greater Houston Partnership.

Vice Chairman Bernadette Castro
Albany, New York (term of office: 2001-2005)

Bernadette Castro is commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and is the New York State Historic Preservation Officer. As commissioner, she coordinated the first Historic Preservation Summit in New York State to educate business leaders on Federal tax credits and the role of historic preservation in community revitalization. Castro also serves on the board of the National Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers and is active in the National Association of State Park Directors. In 1995, she was appointed to Governor George E. Pataki's cabinet. Prior to running for U.S. Senate in 1994, she was president of Castro Convertibles, a family owned, New York based company.

In 2003, Castro was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Medal for Conservation from The History Channel, as well as the Cornelius Amory Pugsley Regional/State Level Award from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in association with The National Park Foundation and the Theodore Roosevelt Legacy of Conservation Award through the Audubon Society's Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary.

Emily Summers
Dallas, Texas (term of office: 2002-2006)

Emily Summers is the principal of Emily Summers Design in Dallas, Texas. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Architecture Foundation, and the American Society of Interior Designers, and is registered as an interior designer in the State of Texas. She currently serves on the Foundation Advisory Council of the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. As part of her 34-year affiliation with the Dallas Museum of Art, Summers is on the Artists Awards Committee and the Marketing Committee, Building Committee, Education Committee, and Associate Committee. She is also a founding committee member of the Dallas Architectural Forum.

Carolyn Brackett
Nashville, Tennessee (term of office: 2000-2004)

Carolyn Brackett is a senior program associate in the Heritage Tourism Program at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Nashville. She often serves as a presenter at preservation and tourism conferences on heritage tourism. Brackett has also been Statewide Projects director of Tennessee 200; executive director of Historic Nashville; and State coordinator of the Heritage Tourism program for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

Four historic preservation expert members are appointed by the President.

Susan S. Barnes
Aurora, Illinois (term of office: 2002-2006)

Susan Barnes is the president and CEO of The Landmark Group of Companies, headquartered in an Aurora, Illinois, landmark firehouse. She is founder and owner of the company, which specializes in the acquisition, renovation, and management of its multi-million dollar portfolio of Chicago-area historic properties. She currently represents Illinois on the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC. Barnes serves on the Chicago Advisory Board of The Trust for Public Land and the Board of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois in Chicago. Having worked on the finance committees of several local, State, and Federal elected officials, she continues, as she has since 1986, on the Congressional finance committee of Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL).

Bruce D. Judd, FAIA
San Francisco, California (term of office: 2000-2004)

Founding principal of the Architectural Resources Group, the largest historic preservation architectural firm in San Francisco, Bruce D. Judd is a member of the Board of Trustees and an Advisor Emeritus for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since 1998, he has served on the First Lady's Millennium Committee to Save America's Treasures. Past president and currently a member of the board of directors of San Francisco Architectural Heritage, Judd is also a board member of Preservation Action. He is a former board member and vice president of the California Preservation Foundation and a former chair of the National AIA Committee on Historic Resources.

Ann A. Pritzlaff
Denver, Colorado (term of office: 2003-2007)

Ann A. Pritzlaff currently is Conference Coordinator for Colorado Preservation, Inc., where she works with the annual Saving Places conference, which is the largest statewide preservation conference in the Nation. With a long preservation resume that includes serving as the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, she holds a bachelor's degree from Scripps College and a master's degree in historic preservation from the University of Vermont.

Julia A. King
St. Leonard, Maryland (term of office: 2003-2007)

Julia A. King is currently chief of archeological services at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, and is also an adjunct instructor of anthropology at St. Mary's College of Maryland. With more than two decades' experience as an archeologist, researcher, author, and educator, King holds a Ph.D. in American civilization from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in anthropology from Florida State University, and a bachelor's degree in anthropology and history from the College of William and Mary.

A Native American or Native Hawaiian member, a governor, and a mayor are appointed by the President.

Native Hawaiian Member Raynard C. Soon
Honolulu, Hawaii (term of office: 2000-2004)

Deeply committed to the preservation of Hawaiian culture and archeological sites, Raynard C. Soon serves as a ACHP member who, by law, must be either Native American or Native Hawaiian. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planners Association, the Native Hawaiian Water Rights Task Force, and the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center Advisory Board. He is also a former chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

Governor Timothy Pawlenty
St. Paul, Minnesota (term of office: 2003-2005)

Timothy Pawlenty was elected governor in November 2002 after serving for 10 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, including four years as House Majority Leader. Prior to that service, he was an Eagan City Councilman, Hennepin County prosecutor, and in private practice. He is an attorney and holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Minnesota.

Mayor Bob Young
Augusta, Georgia (term of office: 2001-2005)

Since 1999, Bob Young has served as mayor of the consolidated government of Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia. He is chairman of the CSRA Regional Development Center, a member of ACHP for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and an alumnus of the Mayor’s Design Institute—National Endowment for the Arts. He is a former news anchor and assistant news director for WJBF-TV in Augusta. Mayor Young has served on the boards of the Augusta Museum of History, the Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Augusta Arts ACHP. He was selected for the European Union Visitor Program and has participated in security and economic conferences at NATO. In 2001, he was a member of the U.S. delegation to the Jerusalem Conference of Mayors.

Two Federal agency heads and the Architect of the Capitol are permanent members of ACHP.

Secretary of Agriculture (Hon. Ann M. Veneman)
Designee: Mark Rey, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

Secretary of the Interior (Hon. Gale A. Norton)
Designee: Fran P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service

Architect of the Capitol (Alan M. Hantman, FAIA)

Four Federal agency heads are designated by the President to terms on ACHP.

Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Hon. Michael O. Leavitt)
Designee: Kelly Sinclair, White House Liaison, Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator, General Services Administration (Hon. Stephen A. Perry)
Designee: F. Joseph Moravec, Public Buildings Commissioner, General Services Administration

Secretary of Defense (Hon. Donald H. Rumsfeld)
Designee: Philip W. Grone, Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment), Department of Defense

Secretary of Transportation (Hon. Norman Y. Mineta)
Designee: Hon. Emil H. Frankel, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation

Ex-officio representatives of national preservation organizations round out ACHP's membership.

Chairman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (William B. Hart)
Designee: Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation

President of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (Edward F. Sanderson)
Designee: Nancy Miller Schamu, Executive Director, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

ACHP Observers

Designated observers may actively participate in any or all activities of the membership on behalf of ACHP but may not make or second any motion and may not vote.

Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Hon. Alphonso R. Jackson, Acting)

Secretary, Department of Commerce
(Hon. Donald L. Evans)

Secretary, Department of Education
(Hon. Roderick R. Paige)

General Chairman, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (Alan S. Downer)

Updated January 30, 2004

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