Architectural Review Board

Petersburg, VA February 13, 2025 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome and Introduction 9:15 - 10:15 Preservation Incentives and Benefits Leslee Keys 10:15 - 11:15 Standards and Guidelines for Design Review Michelle McCullough 11:15 - 11:30 | Break 11:30 - 12:30 Alternative Materials Chris Skelly 12:30 - 1:15 | Lunch Break 1:15 - 2:15 Enforcement and Violations Michelle McCullough 2:15 - 3:15 Envisioning Infill Design Chris Skelly 3:15 - 3:30 | Break 3:30 - 4:30 Community Outreach and Building Public Support Leslee Keys 4:30 - 4:45 | Wrap-up National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (757) 802-4141 | director@napcommissions.org | www.napcommissions.org “Helping to build strong local preservation programs and leaders through education, training and advocacy.”  CAMP Trainer Bios Dr. Leslee F. Keys is the Principal with Keys and Associates, LLC, a Heritage, Arts and Cultural Preservation Services firm based in St. Augustine, Florida. She meets the NPS Professional Qualification Standards in History and Architectural History. Her career with non-profits and academic institutions has assisted organizations with preservation, planning, fundraising, community engagement efforts, and disaster preparedness and recovery. She has assisted non-profits in securing more than $51 million for their efforts. Dr. Keys is a published author of books and articles on historic preservation, planning, public outreach, financial incentives for preservation, and sea level rise challenges to cultural resources. Among her many awards, she is a Distinguished Alumni of the University of Florida, recipient of the Roy E. Graham Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Education and, in 2024, NAPC presented her with the John and Sue Renaud Award for lifetime achievement. Email: keysandassociates@gmail.com Michelle M. McCullough moved to Winston-Salem in 2003 to begin a career with the City and County in Historic Preservation after finishing her Masters of Science in Historic Preservation from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Michelle has an undergraduate degree from Hillsdale College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Finance and Political Economy. Passionate about architecture and history, Forsyth County was a natural fit. Through her career she has staffed the Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission assisting with the communities Historic or Historic Overlay Districts and Local Historic Landmarks. However, her greatest talents are seen when she works on larger projects such as organizing opening events for the Winston-Salem Centennial Celebration in 2013; administering the architectural survey update for Winston-Salem and the publication of Winston-Salem’s Architectural Heritage by Heather Fearnbach; Historic Preservation Month calendar each year in May; and working on special projects encouraging community members to save lesser known buildings and history. Email: michellemmccullough100@gmail.com Chris Skelly served as the Director of Local Government Programs at the Massachusetts Historical Commission from 1997 to 2021, providing preservation planning guidance to over 400 local boards and commissions across the state. Today, as the founder of Skelly Preservation Services, he provides consultant services to local, regional and state governments on historic preservation planning. His particular interests are preservation commission training, strategic commission guidance, and the preparation of study reports, design guidelines and preservation plans. His degrees include a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the State University of New York- College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a Master in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. While at the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Mr. Skelly was also an instructor at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, teaching Cultural Resource Management. He thoroughly enjoys sharing his several decades of experience with students and local commissions. Email: ccskelly12@gmail.com National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (757) 802-4141 | director@napcommissions.org | www.napcommissions.org “Helping to build strong local preservation programs and leaders through education, training and advocacy.”