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Architects
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building conditions assessments and design. Numerous awards; former president of DC
Preservation League (DCPL); DCBIA professional member since 2000; H Street Merchants and
Professionals Assn. 1999-present; DC Chapter of AIA, Trustee, 2008-present; serves on DCPL’s
Project Review Committee, where his comments and assessments are well-spoken; 20
preservation-related projects in DC, Va., Md., and other states; prepared 10 historic preservation
studies in DC, Md., and Texas; Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech; 11 years experience
with his own firm, BELLArchitects; 17 years experience with other firms; 10 awards; Service on
10 juries and programs; highly active civic involvement.
Historians
Alison Kimball Hoagland
350 9th Street, SE, #2, 20003 (Ward 6)
202.506.5962
Hoagland@mtu.edu
Professor Emerita of History and Historic Preservation, Michigan Technical University, 2009-
present; Professor, 2006-09; Associate Professor, 2000-06; Assistant Professor, 1994-2000, all at
MTU; Senior Historian, Historic American Buildings Survey(HABS), 1988-94; Historian, HABS,
1979-88. BA (with honors) from Brown University in American Civilization; MA in American
Studies from George Washington University. Has published three books between 1993 and
2010, edited three more, and written numerous articles on architecture. Member, editorial
board, Journal of Planning History, 2007-present; co-editor of Perspectives in Vernacular
Architecture, Volumes IX and X, the biannual publication of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
(1998-2003); Book Review Editor for American topics, Journal of the Society of Architectural
Historians (1994-96); President, Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2007-09; member, Board of
Directors, National Council on Public History, 2003-06, with service on various board
committees. National Trust for Historic Preservation Board of Advisors, 1982-88; member,
Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board (2003-09); member various DC preservation
organizations, including Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians, Vice President
(1992-94); DC Preservation League, Vice President 1981-86; Committee of 100 on the Federal
City Board of Trustees, 1984-1990; and Mayor’s Downtown Committee, Urban Design
Subcommittee Vice Chair. 1981-82.
Citizens
Nancy P. Metzger
638 G Street, SE, 20003 (Ward 6)
546.1034 (home)
nancymetzger@verizon.net
Chair, Historic Preservation Committee of the Capital Hill Restoration Society (CHRS), present;
CHRS Board Member, 1997-present. Founder and Coordinator of Historic Districts Coalition. Co-
organizer of symposium, Contemporary & Compatible Design in Historic Districts. Member,
Capitol Hill Task Force on Call Box Restoration; Member of Steering Committee for Ruth Ann
Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project; wrote nomination to expand Capitol Hill Historic District,
2001. Authored revised chapter on Capitol Hill in Washington at Home, 2nd edition, Kathryn S.
Smith, Editor, 2008.
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Susan Piedmont- Palladino
202.272.2448
2149 California Street, NW, 20008 (Ward 3)
Non-practicing architect, registered in Virginia. Professor of Architecture,
Washington/Alexandria Architecture Consortium, 1991-present; Curator, National Building
Museum; Assistant Prof. of Architecture, Catholic University, 1990-91; architect, RTKL
Associates, 1987-90; Advisor to USA Dept. of Energy For Solar Decathlon, 2004-05; research on
mid-century modern architecture.
Tania A. Shand
1901 Vermont Avenue, NW, 20001 (Ward 1)
588.1901 (home); 606.2056 (office)
taniashand@verizon.net
Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, OPM, where she manages a staff of 18;
former staff director, 2009-present; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, 2007-09;
restored her 1878 Second Empire house at 1901 Vermont Avenue, NW; chair, 14th and U Main
Street Initiative Board of Directors; represented Westminster Neighborhood Assn. (WNA) on
2004 Uptown Destination District Advisory Committee; President, WNA, 2001-02.
Michael G. Stevens
1716 Massachusetts Avenue, NE (Ward 6)
494-3482 (home); 465-7079 (office)
ExDir, Capitol Riverfront BID, April 2007-present. Has been involved in economic Capitol Hill
development, urban planning and urban design, and downtown/neighborhood development for
majority of his 32-year career. Has worked in planning and development activities in Memphis,
Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; and Dallas, Texas. Masters Degree in Urban Planning with
concentration on Urban Design, Virginia Tech. Served as Preservation Officer for Dallas, Texas.
Soft-spoken, consensus builder.