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.
The chairman is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Chairman
Term of Office:
General Public
The chairman is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of 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.
Vacant
Governor
Vacant
Mayor
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
Valerie Grussing
Executive Director, 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