The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the member States. The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires NCSHPO to be consulted in the program requirements for SHPOs. Additionally, the NHPA names the President of NCSHPO as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Ramona M. Bartos
DSHPO, North Carolina
Bio
Ramona M. Bartos is the immediate past president of NCSHPO & serves as Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of North Carolina, and Division Director of the Division of Historical Resources within the Office of Archives and History of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
She earned a joint Juris Doctor (cum laude) and Master of Historic Preservation degrees from the University of Georgia, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and International Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Prior to entering state public service, she was a private practice attorney and civil mediator for a decade in Georgia, serving a variety of private and local government clients.
Officers
Anne B. Raines
DSHPO, Maryland
President
Bio
Anne B. Raines serves as Deputy Director/Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer at the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), part of the Maryland Department of Planning. Prior to assuming her current role in 2017, she worked as the Capital Grants and Loans Administrator at MHT.
Anne earned her MSc in Architectural Conservation with distinction from Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh) in 2009. Prior to that, she earned her Bachelor of Architecture at North Carolina State University, and then worked several years as an architect in the United States and United Kingdom.
1stTerm March 2025-2027
Allyson Brooks
SHPO, Washington
Vice President
Bio
Dr. Allyson Brooks serves as the Director of the WA Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the State Historic Preservation Officer. She has served in this role under three Governors. Previously, Dr. Brooks was an archaeologist for the Minnesota Department of Transportation where she balanced protecting historic properties with the delivery of transportation projects. Prior to going to Minnesota she was the staff archaeologist for the South Dakota Historic Preservation Office.
Dr. Brooks has been part of archaeological investigations across the United States from Alaska to South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada, Maine and Connecticut. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from University of Nevada, a MPA from the University of Washington, a Certificate in environmental regulation from the University of Washington, an M Sc. in industrial and historical archaeology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, a BA from McGill University in Montreal Canada, and is a 2nd degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
1st Term March 2025-2027
Heather Gibb
SHPO, Iowa
Secretary
Bio
Dr. Heather Gibb serves as the State Historic Preservation Officer with the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Heather manages various SHPO programs from Section 106 to State and Federal Historic Tax Credit projects and is the development lead of the State Historic Preservation Plan and the E-SHPO system for digital project submissions. She also serves on the Office of the State Archaeologist Advisory Committee and is a member of the Association of Iowa Archaeologists.
Heather completed her dissertation at the University of Missouri, Department of Anthropology with a focus on conservation biology, GIS, and archaeological databases. Previously, Heather worked at the Missouri SHPO and managed their Records, Compliance, & Review Unit. In the past, she worked as a National Science Foundation Fellow and focused on combining natural history, archaeology, and science in the classroom as an in-class science expert.
1st Term March 2025-2027
Kate Marcopul
DSHPO, New Jersey
Treasurer
Bio
Dr. Kate Marcopul is currently the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the Manager of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) which is responsible for the identification, protection, and preservation of historic and archaeological resources throughout the State of New Jersey. Kate oversees a 23-member staff whose responsibilities include administering the Certified Local Government program, the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, review and compliance under federal and state law, the federal historic tax credit program, survey and inventory, and preservation planning.
Kate holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from Temple University, a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Public Manager. She is also currently a member of the board of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, represents the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection as an ex-officio board member of the NJ Historic Trust, and serves as an ex-officio member of the NJ Historical Commission.
1stTerm March 2025-2027
Board of Directors
Brian Beadles
DSHPO, Wyoming
Bio
Brian Beadles assumed his current position of Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer in 2020, having previously overseen the National Register and Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs for the Wyoming SHPO since 2011. Having grown up in various cities in Illinois and Indiana, Brian earned his Master’s degree in Historic Preservation Planning at Cornell University, and holds undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and English from the University of Illinois.
Previously, he worked for the Tennessee Historical Commission where he edited and wrote National Register of Historic Places nominations and served as a Senior Surveyor for the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana performing countywide cultural resource surveys. Brian lives in Cheyenne and enjoys music, hiking, and long-distance running.
2nd term March 2025-2027
Joseph Bell
SHPO, Texas
Bio
Joseph Bell coming soon
1st Term March 2025-2027
Tricia Canaday
DSHPO, Idaho
Bio
Tricia Canaday coming soon
1st Term March 2025-2027
Carlos Rubio Cancela
SHPO, Puerto Rico
Bio
Carlos Rubio Cancela has served as Executive Director of the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office since 2017. Serving as State Historic Preservation Officer from 2009 to 2012, he led major initiatives such as the award-winning Jardín Mirador Ballajá and Ballajá Plaza Mayor rehabilitation and design projects focused on cultural and tourism development. He founded the agency’s official journal Patrimonio, directing most of its editions and achieved the designation of the San Juan Historic Zone as a National Historic Landmark in 2013. Carlos studied Environmental Design at the University of Puerto Rico and holds a professional degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute in New York. He serves as Chair of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and the Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center, and as an ex-officio board member of several cultural entities, including the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra Corporation and the Palacio de Santa Catalina Foundation (Governor’s Mansion).
1st Term March 2025-2027
Dawn DiPrince
SHPO, Colorado
Bio
Dawn DiPrince currently serves as the President/CEO of History Colorado and as Colorado’s State Historic Preservation Officer. Since 2012, she has led innovative community-centered efforts that focus on ensuring the inclusion of all Coloradans, including: historical research to inform State policy on racial equity for Black Coloradans and Federal Indian boarding, digitization of KKK ledgers, and calling attention to historic sites with Colorado Heritage for All. She has contributed to exhibitions/installations such as “Unsilenced: Indigenous Enslavement in Southern Colorado” and “The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever.”
A leading innovator in museums and a longtime advocate for rural Colorado, DiPrince has led initiatives including Borderlands of Southern Colorado, nationally recognized work that spans four museums; Hands-On History – a youth education program designed to meet the needs of rural students; and Museum of Memory – a growing public history initiative that calls attention to intentionally marginalized histories.
1st Term March 2025-2026
Jennifer Flood
DSHPO, Georgia
Bio
Jennifer Flood serves as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Georgia, and the Division Director of the Georgia Historic Preservation Division (HPD) with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. She has been with HPD in various roles since 2012. She received a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in Architecture/Interior Design from the University of Georgia and a Master in Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University. In her spare time, she volunteers with various organizations, including the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and Cobb Landmarks & Historic Society.
1st Term March 2024-2026
LeeAnne Hewett
DSHPO, Alabama
Bio
LeeAnne Hewett coming soon
1st Term March 2025-2026
Nicole Hobson-Morris
DSHPO, Louisiana
Bio
Nicole Hobson-Morris serves as the Executive Director for the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, where she has worked for 20 years. She also serves as a Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the LASHPO within the Lieutenant Governor’s Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, Office of Cultural Development.
She oversees a staff of ten professionals who concentrate on Louisiana’s historic above-ground resources through various programs mandated by the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund and guided by the National Main Street Center. They diligently serve as a liaison for constituents to understand and address preservation matters. They also provide technical assistance to everyone who seeks to identify, document, and revitalize the rich cultural resources located in their respective communities across Louisiana.
1st Term March 2024-2026
Martha MacFarlane-Faes
DSHPO, Michigan
Bio
Martha MacFarlane-Faes has served as Michigan’s Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer since 2010. With nearly three decades of experience in historic preservation, she has responsibilities for all aspects of SHPO administration and operations. Martha currently oversees the SHPOs community and economic development programs, including archaeology, local historic districts, planning, survey, historic preservation tax credits, and Certified Local Governments. She also spent over ten years managing the SHPOs multifaceted federal and state regulatory responsibilities.
A Michigan transplant with roots in California and New England, Martha earned a MA in architectural history from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in art history from Wellesley College. She holds multiple certificates in land use planning and maintains a special interest in community and economic development, which has only grown as a result of the Michigan SHPO being embedded in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Her current work focuses on creating stronger and more efficient channels for integrating historic preservation into community planning strategies and growing the Michigan SHPO’s outreach efforts statewide.
1st Term March 2024-2026
Patrick McIntyre
SHPO, Tennessee
Bio
Patrick McIntyre coming soon
1st Term March 2025-2026
Bill Peterson
SHPO, North Dakota
Bio
As director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Dr. Bill Peterson heads a team of more than 175 fulltime and temporary staff across 60 state museums and historic sites managed by the agency. Responsible for the State Historical Society’s overall operations, Peterson brings three decades of experience in strategic, budgetary, and interpretive leadership to the agency. A public historian with an expertise in the history and culture of the Midwest, Peterson, who also serves as the state historic preservation officer, shares a belief in the power of history to change lives.
1stTerm March 2025-2027
Amy Spong
DSHPO, Minnesota
Bio
Amy Spong serves as Minnesota’s Deputy SHPO and Director leading a team that carries out federal and state laws aimed at preserving historic resources. Since 2016, Amy has led efforts to transition the SHPO team into state government, develop and implement a new Statewide Preservation Plan, digitize and map Minnesota’s Statewide Inventory, and create an online platform for accessing records. Amy holds a B.S. in housing, design and technology from the University of Minnesota, and her work in preservation has focused on preservation planning and policy, certified local governments, grants, and design review. Apart from one year, Amy’s 30 years in preservation have been in the public sector for the states of Minnesota and Colorado, and cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul – promoting the use and preservation of historic and cultural resources important to all. She is excited to be serving in this new capacity on the NCSHPO Board.
1st Term March 2025-2027
Executive Staff
Erik Hein
Executive Director
Christina Hingle
Director, Government & External Affairs
Sharon Smith
Business Manager
Nick Chamberlain
Special Projects Manager