Paul Edmondson is the interim president and chief executive officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Over a 25-year career with the National Trust, he has worked on a variety of legal issues pertaining to the protection of historic resources, from matters of constitutional law to tax incentives to local landmarks issues.

Timothy P. Whalen is Director of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). A part of the Los Angeles-based J. Paul Getty Trust, the GCI works internationally to advance and improve the practice of conservation of our cultural heritage.

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes is a Senior Vice President/General Manager in the Global Commercial Services (GCS) division at American Express. In this role, she leads a global team responsible for managing, optimizing, and transforming the customer experience for commercial clients to help power growth for the GCS business.

Jay Clemens of Hillsborough, California recently retired as Senior Vice President of Legal and General Counsel at Lenovo Group Limited based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Lenovo, he was instrumental in building the in-house legal function at eBay.

As President of NTCIC, Merrill Hoopengardner directs fundraising and acquisitions opportunities, develops and implements overall strategy and new lines of business for the company, and coordinates governing board/staff relations.

Bruce Block is a shareholder in the law firm of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c. He served as chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department for twelve years and served on the firm’s Board of Directors for eighteen years.

Patrice Frey is President and CEO of the National Main Street Center, where she oversees the Center’s work, offering technical assistance, research, advocacy, and education and training opportunities for Main Street’s network of approximately 1,100 communities.

Ed McMahon is the Senior Fellow for Sustainable Development and Charles E. Fraser Chair for Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy at the Urban Land Institute.

Darryl Young is the Director of the Summit Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Program. Previously, he was General Manager and led the public relations practice at Riester, a national advertising, public relations, and social marketing firm.

Working with a nationwide network of coordinating programs and local communities, Main Street has helped over 2,000 communities across the country bring economic vitality back downtown, while celebrating their historic character and bringing communities together.