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PRESERVATION FORWARD

We live by the mantra that “the most successful communities are those planning for the future while retaining a sense of the past.”

~Preserve It Forward.

Jessica launched her startup, Preservation Forward, in 2016. Preservation Forward is a historic preservation consultancy specializing in economic development, adaptive use, and rehabilitation of historic buildings with a focus on traditional building techniques and materials. Most importantly, Preservation Forward is about understanding the built environment as it relates to a place and the people who love their place. Previously, Jessica worked as a Community Outreach and Historic Building Specialist for the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office where she specialized in the environmental sustainability and rehabilitation of historic buildings. Jessica worked across the state of Michigan on all issues related to historic preservation. She holds a LEED professional accreditation from the USGBC and has a Master of Science degree in historic preservation from Eastern Michigan University, a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Ohio University, and an Associate of Applied Science degree in hands-on building preservation and construction technology from Belmont College. Jessica has worked as a historic building pathologist and an architectural historian on a variety of cultural resource management projects throughout Michigan and the US. Jessica has worked with hundreds of local government leaders, state agencies, developers, contractors, and involved stakeholders in order to strengthen the role of historic preservation in communities and downtowns. Jessica also brings forth a diverse background of preservation public policy knowledge and leadership skills-she has worked on many local and state campaigns throughout her home state of West Virginia. She is a faculty member at the College of Planning, Design, and Construction at Michigan State University. She is Chair of the East Lansing Historic District Commission. She's lobbied on Capitol Hill to convince federal legislators of the importance for appropriate legislation to preserve our nation’s history.