The ACHP's 24 statutorily designated members, including the chairman who heads the agency, address policy issues, direct program initiatives, and make recommendations regarding historic preservation to the President, Congress, and heads of other federal agencies. Members meet several times per year to conduct business. ACHP members are from various federal agencies, local and state government, the public, and historic preservation organizations.
Council Members
Four members of the general public and four historic preservation experts are appointed by the President, including the chairman and vice chairman.
This position is currently vacant. A Chairman is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Chairman
Term of Office:
Chairman
This position is currently vacant. A Chairman is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Travis Voyles joined the Trump Administration in January 2025 and serves as the Assistant Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He most recently served in the cabinet of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, where he advised the governor on natural resources and energy issues and oversaw five state agencies that protect and restore Virginia's natural and historic resources.
Vice Chairman
Term of Office:
2025-2026
Virginia
Expert
Travis Voyles joined the Trump Administration in January 2025 and serves as the Assistant Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He most recently served in the cabinet of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin as the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, where he advised the governor on natural resources and energy issues and oversaw five state agencies that protect and restore Virginia's natural and historic resources.
Margaret E. Everson is a leader in conservation, natural resource management, and public lands policy, with senior level experience spanning government, nonprofit, and private sectors. She is the founder and principal of Mill Run Strategies, where she advises state agencies, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and industry on balanced approaches to public lands access, energy development, conservation, recreation, and wildlife policy. Everson is the only individual to have led both the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Term of Office:
2026-2028
Maryland
Expert
Margaret E. Everson is a leader in conservation, natural resource management, and public lands policy, with senior level experience spanning government, nonprofit, and private sectors. She is the founder and principal of Mill Run Strategies, where she advises state agencies, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and industry on balanced approaches to public lands access, energy development, conservation, recreation, and wildlife policy. Everson is the only individual to have led both the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rick Gonzalez, AIA, is a nationally recognized architect with more than four decades of experience shaping landmark projects across Florida. He holds dual architecture degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and completed additional studies in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Miami-Dade College. Gonzalez is president of REG Architects in Palm Beach, FL, which he co-founded with his father Ricardo in 1988.
Term of Office:
2026-2027
Florida
Expert
Rick Gonzalez, AIA, is a nationally recognized architect with more than four decades of experience shaping landmark projects across Florida. He holds dual architecture degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and completed additional studies in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Miami-Dade College. Gonzalez is president of REG Architects in Palm Beach, FL, which he co-founded with his father Ricardo in 1988.
Kyle Scherer is a partner in the Environmental and Natural Resources Group at Venable LLP and chair of the firm’s Native American Law and Policy Practice. A U.S. Army combat veteran, he has held numerous positions in Federal and State government, including service during the first Trump Administration as Principal Deputy General Counsel for the Council on Environmental Quality, Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Counsel to the Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He resides in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Term of Office:
2026-2027
Maryland
Expert
Kyle Scherer is a partner in the Environmental and Natural Resources Group at Venable LLP and chair of the firm’s Native American Law and Policy Practice. A U.S. Army combat veteran, he has held numerous positions in Federal and State government, including service during the first Trump Administration as Principal Deputy General Counsel for the Council on Environmental Quality, Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Counsel to the Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He resides in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Michael Boos is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Citizens United, an impactful conservative public policy organization in Washington, DC. Mr. Boos resides in Manassas, Virginia.
Term of Office:
2026-2029
Virginia
General Public
Michael Boos is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Citizens United, an impactful conservative public policy organization in Washington, DC. Mr. Boos resides in Manassas, Virginia.
Jaime Gardner of Yuma, CO, is Executive Vice President at Novitas Communications in Denver and owner of High Plains Communications, LLC. With more than 25 years of experience spanning federal government service and the private sector, including work with a large multinational corporation, she specializes in public policy navigation, crisis communications, and general business consulting. She advocates for common sense policy on behalf of families and children and brings cross-industry expertise to diverse projects.
Term of Office:
Jan. 2026 - June 2026
Colorado
General Public
Jaime Gardner of Yuma, CO, is Executive Vice President at Novitas Communications in Denver and owner of High Plains Communications, LLC. With more than 25 years of experience spanning federal government service and the private sector, including work with a large multinational corporation, she specializes in public policy navigation, crisis communications, and general business consulting. She advocates for common sense policy on behalf of families and children and brings cross-industry expertise to diverse projects.
Marik A. String practices sanctions and national security law and is a Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He served for 16 years in senior U.S. government roles at the Department of State, Department of Defense, and U.S. Senate, including in the first and second Trump Administration as acting Legal Adviser (General Counsel) of the Department of State (2019-2021) and Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Term of Office:
2026 - 2028
District of Columbia
General Public
Marik A. String practices sanctions and national security law and is a Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He served for 16 years in senior U.S. government roles at the Department of State, Department of Defense, and U.S. Senate, including in the first and second Trump Administration as acting Legal Adviser (General Counsel) of the Department of State (2019-2021) and Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A member of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, a governor, and a mayor are appointed by the President.
John Tahsuda III is a Principal with Navigators Global LLC, a full-service issues management, government relations, and strategic communications firm located in Washington, D.C. John is also the Managing Partner of Innovative Tribal Strategies LLC, a consultancy focused on providing strategic advice on Federal policies and business opportunities for Indian nation leadership. Additionally, John is a Distinguished Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. John is a member of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Indian Tribe Member
Term of Office:
2026-2028
Maryland
John Tahsuda III is a Principal with Navigators Global LLC, a full-service issues management, government relations, and strategic communications firm located in Washington, D.C. John is also the Managing Partner of Innovative Tribal Strategies LLC, a consultancy focused on providing strategic advice on Federal policies and business opportunities for Indian nation leadership. Additionally, John is a Distinguished Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. John is a member of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Robert Simison has served the residents of Meridian as its 26th Mayor since 2020 and is focused on ensuring Meridian remains a safe community built around families. Mayor Robert Simison is a native of Pocatello, Idaho and a graduate of Whitman College. He currently services as President of the Association of Idaho Cities and is a member of the Idaho Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and previously was a Presidential appointee to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation from 2020-2023.
Mayor
Term of Office:
2026-2029
Idaho
Robert Simison has served the residents of Meridian as its 26th Mayor since 2020 and is focused on ensuring Meridian remains a safe community built around families. Mayor Robert Simison is a native of Pocatello, Idaho and a graduate of Whitman College. He currently services as President of the Association of Idaho Cities and is a member of the Idaho Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and previously was a Presidential appointee to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation from 2020-2023.
Two federal agency heads and the Architect of the Capitol are permanent members of ACHP.
Hon. Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Thomas E. Austin, PE, PMP
Architect of the Capitol
Seven federal agency heads are designated by the President to terms on ACHP.
Stephen Ehikian
Acting Administrator, General Services Administration
Hon. Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense
Hon. Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
Hon. Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security
Hon. Eric Scott Turner
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Hon. Katherine Scarlett
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
Hon. Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Ex-officio representatives of national preservation organizations round out ACHP's membership.
Anne Raines
President, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Designee
Erik Hein
Executive Director, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Lakota Hobia
Chair, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Designee
Ira L. Matt (Séliš)
Executive Director, Indigenous Diplomacy and Federal Relations, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Phoebe Tudor
Chair, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Designee
Carol Quillen
President/CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation
ACHP Observers
Designated observers may actively participate in certain activities of the membership, but may not make or second any motion and may not vote.
John M. Fowler
Chairman, ACHP Foundation
Abigail Christman
Chair, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
Patrice Frey
President and CEO, RePurpose Capital
Emily Domenech
Executive Director, Permitting Council
Ann Alexander Walker
Director, Preserve America Youth Summit