Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

The ACHP is recruiting for the position of Program Analyst/General Services Administration Liaison (GG-13) within the ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs, Washington, DC. While the initial appointment will be for a term of 12 months, the ACHP has more than a decade-long partnership with GSA and expects the position to continue well beyond 12 months. The liaison position provides an exciting opportunity to work closely with ACHP and GSA staff and other stakeholders to facilitate ACHP review and resolution of priority Section 106 issues as identified by GSA and the ACHP. The closing date is June 25, 2020. Read more and apply here.

ACHP Chairman Aimee Jorjani and Preservation Program Specialist Judy Rodenstein of the ACHP’s Office of Preservation Initiatives today met with the ACHP’s new interns who are working remotely this summer. The ACHP welcomes Cassidy Bazley, Carolyn Hauk, and Brianna Jordan, who will be working on historic preservation projects and participating in online training and other networking opportunities to learn and grow their historic preservation portfolios.

Partners to Work Toward Preservation Workforce Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman Aimee Jorjani today announced the formation of the ACHP Traditional Trades Training Task Force, which will work to promote the development of a robust workforce in the skilled preservation trades.

The ACHP continued its Historic Preservation Month video series with an interview with Ramon Jackson, South Carolina African American Heritage Coordinator, and Jannie Harriot, Chairperson of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission. They spoke with ACHP Chairman Aimee Jorjani about the state's efforts to preserve African American history in the state and to bring awareness to the role African Americans played in South Carolina's history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in-person internships have been canceled around the nation this summer. Despite this reality, the partners in the Preservation in Practice program remain committed to providing historic preservation training to architecture students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) next year.