Stephen Hansen has over 33 years of experience in historic preservation and cultural |
resources manage-ment. His professional career in historic preservation began in |
1985 when he joined the staff of the National Park Service’s Cultural Resources |
Division. In 2006, Stephen founded Preservation Matters, LLC (originally DC Historic |
Designs, LLC) |
Mr. Hansen is an expert in both local and federal historic preservation matters and has |
represented clients and organizations before the National Capital Planning |
Commission, Commission of Fine Arts, DC City Council, Old Georgetown Board, |
Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation, DC Historic Preservation Review Board, DC |
Zoning Commission, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Mr. Hansen |
was been accepted as an expert in historic preservation before the Mayor’s Agent for |
Historic Preservation (September 2017) and the Zoning Commission (January 2019). |
Don Alexander Hawkins is a native Washingtonian, an architect, historian, |
cartographer, and urban designer, and is active in both preservation and development. |
He has served as Chairman of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, Chairman |
and CEO of the Parks and History Association, and as a member of the Hillsboro, VA, |
Town Council. His writings include numerous reviews and articles in Washington |
History Magazine and other publications, and testimony and position papers for local |
and federal administrative, legislative, and review bodies. He co-curated the long term |
exhibition, "Washington: Symbol and City" at the National Building Museum. Hawkins |
lectures frequently on the L'Enfant Plan and subsequent planning in Washington. His |
Sherri has more than 25 years experience in the fields of architectural research, cultural |
resource planning, historic preservation law compliance and historic restoration project |
management. In addition, Ms. Johns teaches Documenting Historic Properties for |
Goucher College and has more than 10 years experience as a collegiate educator. |
She holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland and an M.A., University of Delaware |
and is also Principal of Retrospect Cultural Resource Services. |
Don has over 40 years of experience in the fields of restoration, rehabilitation, and |
traditional design. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of |
Architects (AIA) and serves as Chair of the AIA’s National Historic Resources |
Committee's Steering Committee. He has numerous citations and commendations for |
historic rehabilitation of National Historic Landmarks, which include the Loudoun |
County Preservation Society Award, the James River Chapter Design Award, and the |
National Trust for Historic Preservation Great Homes of America Award. Don holds a |
Bachelor of Architecture from Texas A & M, and a Masters degree in Architectural |
History from the University of Virginia. |
Krista has extensive knowledge in the areas of real estate development and finance |
with a historic preservation overlay. Prior to joining DC Historic Designs, she was senior |
loan officer with the National Trust for Historic Preservation Loan Fund, providing |
technical assistance in the areas of business development, historic preservation, |
finance, and real estate development. She holds a Bachelor degree in Geography with |
a concentration in Urban Studies from Montclair State University, and a professional |
certificate in Historic Preservation from Goucher College. |