Ohio Historic Preservation Office
567 East Hudson Street
Columbus, OH 43211-1030
(614)298-2000 / Fax 298-2037

Dr. William K. Laidlaw, Jr.
State Historic Preservation Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Ohio Historical Society

Administration

James Strider
Director
Collections, Historic Preservation and Statewide Outreach Services
Oversees operations of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, the Local History Office, the Ohio Historical Society's Collections Management, Curatorial Services and Research Services programs.

Franco Ruffini
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Oversees Inventory & Registration, Technical Preservation Services, and Resource Protection and Review departments. Administers the Certified Local Government program.

Glenn A. Harper
Certified Local Government and Preservation Services Manager
Works statewide with Certified Local Governments and municipalities seeking certification as well as with preservation organizations throughout the state. Oversees development of the state's comprehensive historic preservation plan.

Inventory & Registration

Barbara A. Powers, Department Head
Brent A. Eberhard, Archaeology Survey and Data Manager
Lisa A. Rupple, National Register Survey Manager
Carrie E. Simmons, Technical Assistant

Administers the National Register of Historic Places program in Ohio, manages the State Registry of Historic Landmarks, State Registry of Archaeological Landmarks, Ohio Historic Inventory and Ohio Archaeological Inventory.

Technical Preservation Services

Judith L. Kitchen, Department Head
Mariangela F. Pfister, Technical Preservation Services Manager
Rachel Krause, Technical Preservation Services Coordinator
Scott McIntosh, Technical Preservation Services Coordinator

Works with owners of eligible historic properties in Ohio to help them qualify for a 20 percent federal income tax credit available to those who substantially rehabilitate income producing properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places or for the new 25 percent Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Advises on the physical conservation of historic properties, and provides services to property owners and members of the general public, including Building Doctor clinics. Provides design assistance for the Ohio Main Street Program.

Education and Support Services

Mary Beth Hirsch, Department Head
Tom Wolf, Public Education Manager
Judith M. Krasniewski, Grants Manager
Kyle D. Smith, GIS Coordinator
Nancy M. Parsons, Data Automation Coordinator
Tina C. Harrah, Administrative Assistant II
Kelly J. Heuchemer, Administrative Assistant I

Responsible for fiscal management of annual grant award from the National Park Service and subgrants available to Certified Local Governments. Oversees computer functions. Acts as principal media contact, coordinates publications and public education programs, annual awards program, conference, workshops; submits articles to Ohio Historical Society's newsletter Echoes.

Resource Protection and Review

Mark J. Epstein, Department Head
Dave M. Snyder, Archaeology Reviews Manager
Justin M. Cook, History Reviews Manager
Nancy H. Campbell, History/Architecture Transportation Reviews Manager
Julie A. Quinlan, Program Reviews Manager
Lisa Adkins, Architecture Reviews Manager
Thomas Grooms, Archaeology Transportation Reviews Manager
William J. Palmer, History/Architecture Development Reviews Manager
Nathan J. Young, Project Reviews Manager

Reviews federally-funded or licensed projects in Ohio for effects on historic properties included in, or eligible for the National Register, as required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

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