On April 28, 2025, President Trump appointed Travis Voyles of Virginia to serve as Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), who will serve through June 2026.

While the full-time chairman role remains vacant, Voyles will perform the responsibilities of the chair until a new appointee is confirmed by the Senate.

Voyles currently serves as Assistant Deputy Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Prior to this role, he served as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia, where he advised Governor Glenn Youngkin and oversaw five state agencies, including the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the State Historic Preservation Office.

His professional background includes service as Oversight Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works under Senator Shelley Moore Capito, as well as previous roles at the EPA’s Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.

He also worked for the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Voyles holds a law degree from Florida State University with a certificate in environmental, energy, and land use law.

He also earned a master’s degree in city and regional planning from Georgia Tech and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of Georgia.

The National Trust looks forward to engaging with Vice Chairman Voyles in his new role as the Advisory Council continues its work to advance the goals of the National Historic Preservation Act and guide federal agencies in their stewardship of historic resources.