Meet the Team
From the shores of the Chesapeake to the peaks of the Appalachians, our team digs deep into the history that has shaped Maryland. We’re storytellers, preservationists, and proud champions of the places that make the Old Line State unique.
Meet the people behind the passion below.

Andrea Barber
Project Manager, The Campaign for Historic Trades
abarber@historictrades.org

Jana Carey
Director of Operations
jcarey@presmd.org

Dana Cohen
Director of Communications
dcohen@presmd.org

Rachel Crutchfield
Chief of Staff
rcrutchfield@presmd.org

Sam Schmidt
Grants Administrator
sschmidt@presmd.org

Ben Giroux
PreserveCast Engineer
info@presmd.org

Natalie Henshaw
Director, The Campaign for Historic Trades
nehenshaw@historictrades.org

Laura Houston
DIRECTOR OF REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES
lhouston@presmd.org

Christiana Limniatis
Program & Outreach Manager
climniatis@presmd.org

Patrick Mooney
Chief Development Officer
pmooney@presmd.org

Briana Paxton
Revitalization Policy Analyst
bpaxton@presmd.org

Colleen Poulton
Redevelopment Project Lead
cpoulton@presmd.org

Kelly Pratt
Workshop Coordinator, The Campaign for Historic Trades
kpratt@historictrades.org

Nicholas A. Redding
President & CEO
nredding@presmd.org

Jordan Riggs
Recruitment & Outreach Manager, The Campaign for Historic Trades
jriggs@historictrades.org

Ryan Anderson
MD Corps/Service Year Member
Officers
CHAIRPERSON
Ann Powell
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
John Renner
SECRETARY
Lisa Sasser
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Julie Butler
TREASURER
Eric Ober
Directors
George Arendt
Sara Hayden
Samuel Himmelrich
David Hoggard
Dean Jagusch
Brianna January
David Katz
John Leith-Tetrault
Beth Maser
Justin Peak
Winona Peterson
Rob Ruff
Bridgett Jones Smith
Bryce Turner