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Florida Trust for Historic Preservation

FPAN

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Faculty and Instructors

October 3rd-7th, 2011

    • E. L. Roy Hunt- Professor Emeritus, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville
      • Professor Hunt was one of the founders of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, served as the Trust president from 1983 to 1985, and was a member of the organization’s Board of Trustees for many years.  In 1987, he co-authored Historic Preservation in Florida, the first comprehensive guide to federal, state and local laws which address historic preservation in Florida. Professor Hunt was appointed to several statewide historic preservation and cultural commissions, including the Great Floridians Ad Hoc Nominating Committee, the Florida Arts Council, and the Florida Historic Preservation Advisory Council.  At the national level, he served two terms as a member of the Board of Advisors of The National Trust for Historic Preservation, and as a member of the National Park Service’s National Historic Landmarks Committee.  He has received numerous awards for his contributions to historic preservation in Florida, including a 1985 Resolution of Gratitude from Florida's Governor and Cabinet.

     

    • David Ferro- Former Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Architectural Preservation Services, Tallahassee
      • Mr. Ferro is a Registered Architect and graduate of the University of Florida’s School of Architecture.  Prior to his retirement from state government in 2010, Mr. Ferro served for over 30 years with the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation. As Supervisor of the Architectural Preservation Services Section, he oversaw all aspects of the implementation of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties in Florida’s historic preservation programs, including compliance with federal and state historic preservation laws, the federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, and the state’s Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid program.  Mr. Ferro has received several awards for his work in the field, including a 2011 individual service award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

     

    • Dr. Elizabeth Benchley- Director of the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute
      • Elizabeth D. Benchley received her BA in Anthropology from Beloit College (WI), and her MA and PhD in Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). After graduate school, she continued to work at UWM where she developed the Contract Archaeology (Cultural Resource Management) program, directed the archaeology laboratory, and taught undergraduate, masters, and PhD students about North American archaeology and cultural resource management for 22 years. In 1997 she moved to the University of West Florida and became the Associate Director of the UWF Archaeology Institute, and later Director of the Institute and the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology. At UWF she has continued to teach and practice Cultural Resource Management, also known as Historic Preservation in Archaeology. Her interests focus on cultural landscapes, and particularly the Native American, colonial, and 19th century archaeology of Northwest Florida.

     

    • Dr. William Lees- Executive Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network
      • Dr. Lees has been Executive Director of FPAN since 2005. He is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and a member of the Florida Archaeological Council. He has a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from the University of Tulsa and a Master’s and Doctorate in Anthropology with a specialization in Historical Archaeology from Michigan State University. Dr. Lees is the current president of the Society of Historical Archaeology, is a member of the Florida Historical Commission, and sits on the Florida National Register Review Board. He has previously served as president of the Plains Anthropological Society, the Society of Professional Archaeologists, and the Register of Professional Archaeologists. Throughout his career he has focused on public archaeology and historical archaeology in the Great Plains and Southeastern US, with specialization in the Antebellum Period and the Civil War.

     

    • Dr. Della Scott-Ireton- Regional Director of FPAN Northwest Coordinating Center
      • Dr Della Scott-Ireton graduated from the University of West Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and a Master's degree in Historical Archaeology. She also has a Master's in International Relations from Troy University, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Florida State University. Della is certified as a Scuba Instructor with the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). She worked with the Pensacola Shipwreck Survey, West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, and the government of the Cayman Islands before joining FPAN. Della is an officer and elected board member of the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology and is a member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists. Della's research interests include public interpretation of maritime cultural resources, both on land and under water, and training of avocationals in archaeological methods and practices. Her specialties are maritime archaeology, colonial seafaring and public archaeology.

     

    • Jodi Rubin- Former City of Orlando Historic Preservation Officer and Owner of CCS Restoration, Orlando
      • A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Ms. Rubin was the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Orlando for 15 years and taught historic preservation at Rollins College for 9 years.  She then joined Classic Renovations, a residential construction firm that specializes in historic properties, as a Florida certified residential contractor.  In 2008, she joined CCS Restoration and is now the owner of this company which specializes in historic property restorations, including custom wood windows, doors and other millwork.  Ms. Rubin is a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

     

    • Thomas McDonald- Historic Preservation Contractor, BTS Builders, St. Augustine
      • Mr. McDonald is a Florida certified general contractor.  He has over 30 years of experience in construction, with more than half of that involving National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places properties in St. Augustine.  Mr. McDonald has rehabilitated and restored more than two dozen historic buildings, many of which required extensive repair to wood details including fabrication of new pieces to match original sections.  In 2011, he received a Master Craftsman Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

     

    • Dr. Richard Brosnaham- Executive Director of West Florida Historic Preservation Inc.
      • Dr. Brosnaham is responsible for all aspects of daily museum operations and public programming which serves about 15,000 school children and 50,000 museum visitors each year. He also develops support materials for programs and can regularly be found conducting tours for visitors. Moreover, Dr. Brosnaham is the agency's primary grant specialist and regularly seeks grant funds to support program development and building maintenance. He is also responsible for the development and maintenance of the agency's website. Dr. Brosnaham teaches a Pensacola History course for the Continuing Education Department at Pensacola Junior College.

       
    • Carter Quina- Historic Preservation Architect, Quina-Grundhoefer Architects, Pensacola