Paul Edmondson is the president and ceo of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Before being named to the position in June 2019, Paul served for more than two decades as the organization’s general counsel.

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.

Martha Nelson most recently served as Yahoo’s Senior Vice President/ Global Editor-in-Chief. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc.

Phoebe Tudor is the founder of Friends of the Dome, working to establish a public-private partnership to help repurpose Houston’s Astrodome.

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.

Lauri Michel was elected to the NTCIC Board in 2008 and is the vice president, risk management and special projects of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation.

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.