Chair Sara C. Bronin

Retired account of the 12th chair of @usachp, appointed by President Joe Biden. Worked from 2023-24 to advance & modernize federal historic preservation policy.

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

I look forward to seeing ACHP & its next chair continue to assert a leadership role within & outside the Fed gov’t to fulfill the goals Congress set, including by advancing common-sense permitting reforms and policies that facilitate progress & protect America’s treasured places.

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

It has been an incredible honor to serve in the Biden-Harris Administration and to engage more people in understanding–and harnessing–the promise and the power of our nation’s historic preservation agency. 1/3

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

In anticipation of the incoming Administration, ACHP @ChairBronin, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2022, announced she would be stepping down from her position on the ACHP, effective tomorrow. https://t.co/55TdJs8h3Y

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

I want to thank fellow ACHP members for their partnership, creativity, & willingness to think beyond the status quo, and the ACHP staff, especially Executive Director Reid Nelson, for their capable execution of a large number of new initiatives. 2/3

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

The ACHP & @HUDgov are accepting nominations for the 2025 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Nominations are due January 22, 2025. Apply here: https://t.co/h918WlSF43

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Check out this @cspan lesson about African American burial grounds in D.C., incorporating a profile of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's related work, including the 2023 Policy Statement on Burial Sites, Human Remains, & Funerary Objects: https://t.co/U4pJSXuooZ

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

This NEW lesson, which features Black Georgetown Foundation Executive Director Lisa Fager and @usachp Chair @sarabronin, explores the history of Washington, D.C.'s Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries (@reclaimourpast): https://t.co/PXfPYdpycR.

#USHistory #APUSH

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

It reports on how 8 different countries integrate Indigenous Knowledge, prepare historic sites for climate risk, and use historic building retrofits for climate mitigation.

Here are the full conference proceedings ICYMI!: https://t.co/iutyQOPM4G

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

To help @usachp prep for our "Climate Heritage Policy in the International Context" conference at @GeorgetownLaw, I asked @librarycongress to research how other countries’ heritage laws approach climate change & historic preservation. Download it here!: https://t.co/yZctb4jNWV

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

ICYMI from back in September, @HUDgov and @usachp awarded the rehab of a former school in Buffalo our joint preservation award. Video:

[HUD User @HUDUSERnews]

On September 30, 2024, HUD and @usachp announced Public School 75 as the winner of the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Watch a recording of the award ceremony highlighting the restoration of Public School 75: https://t.co/dMD5StQurI

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

In this new episode of the ACHP podcast, Preservation Perspectives, host @TheMonicaRhodes speaks with ACHP @ChairBronin and Tribal Member Amelia Marchand about the Exemption for Indigenous Knowledge-Informed Activities by Native Hawaiian Organizations. https://t.co/IBXEipxEFa

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

@POTUS In today’s recognition of these groups and their campaign, we continue to move in that direction.

Thank you to our awardees, our heroes. ❤️‍🩹❤️

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Every American owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the Till family, Till Institute, Emmett Till Interpretive Center, & Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr. & his wife Dr. Marvel Parker, for their courage and persistent leadership in advocating for the establishment of this Nat'l Monument.

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

ACHP @ChairBronin today presented the National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation to the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument at the PastForward Conference in New Orleans. https://t.co/5UvjSuGJQX

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

@POTUS We must reform our processes, including government review processes, to prioritize people. We must reorient our work to join common cause with housing advocates & environmental leaders. We must strip systemic racism from every preservation project, decision, standard, and law.

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

New Orleans!: Tonight at 6:30, I’ll be giving the Laura & Sonny Shields Lecture on changing federal historic preservation approaches at @Tulane @TulaneArch. Learn more & join here!: https://t.co/UaqlVulBLK

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Thanks also to Ira Matt, Jamie Lee Marks, Bill Dancingfeather, Kelly Fanizzo, Javier Marqués, & Reid Nelson, among others, for helping to get this important document over the finish line.

Please publicize widely & consider how the federal gov't can expand its commitment to IK.

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

I'm confident it will open up additional paths for ACHP to incorporate IK into its processes, & deeply grateful to all who shaped it, including Reno Franklin, who drew from his Native Hawaiian roots to help me initiate, conceptualize, & advance this groundbreaking document. 2/

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

ICYMI

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

A seemingly small thing that is actually a big thing - in this case, for federal recognition of Indigenous Knowledge. The Exemption recognizes that Native Hawaiians, not the federal government, are the experts when it comes to preserving their cultural sites and practices. 1/

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Heritage Ohio invited me to discuss my report, at https://t.co/gdFx3JwbMF. I was glad attendees read it, but sad their experiences bore out my findings. We must continue to work to improve application & interpretation of preservation standards across all levels of government.

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

ACHP @ChairBronin updated those attending the Heritage Ohio annual conference on October 16 about the state of historic preservation in the country and her report on federal historic preservation standards.

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Interested in historic preservation & climate change? I discussed federal strategies to ensure that historic properties can be adapted to climate risk with Doug Parsons on his @usaadapts podcast. Listen in here!:
https://t.co/d7KjWDR5ou

[Chair Sara C. Bronin @ChairBronin]

Big thanks to those who commented on ACHP's draft Program Comment on housing, building decarbonization, & climate-friendly transportation. We've reviewed all comments & our general counsel has already responded w/a memo on a few comments relating to ACHP's authorities. More soon!

[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation @usachp]

The ACHP continues to carefully review comments received on the draft Program Comment on Accessible, Climate-Resilient, & Connected Communities. View submitted comments & a legal opinion from ACHP general counsel on certain legal issues commenters raised: https://t.co/1qnxaluc8y