Stephanie K. Meeks has been the president and chief executive officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since July 2010. Under her leadership, the National Trust has developed an ambitious strategic plan designed to refocus direct action on saving imperiled places, engage new audiences in preservation, and increase the organization’s impact by a factor of ten.

Marita Rivero is the Executive Director of the Museum of African American History in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also a Senior Advisor and former Vice President and General Manager for Radio and Television for WGBH.

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.

The National Trust's staff are lead by an Executive Team, each of whom directs a division of the organization's work.

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.

Irvin M. Henderson was elected to NTCIC’s Board in 2002. He is President of Irvin M. Henderson & Co., a consulting firm with expertise in community development finance and capital structure, collaboration and community involvement, community reinvestment, and project design and management.

Lauri Michel was elected to the NTCIC Board in 2008. As Vice President, Risk Management & Special Projects of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation (Calvert Foundation), Michel manages credit and enterprise risk, loan administration, and IT infrastructure and services.

National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) enables tax credit equity investments that support sustainable communities nationwide. NTCIC places qualified tax credits for federal and state historic (HTC), new markets (NMTC), solar (ITC) and low-income housing (LIHTC) projects.

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.