The ACHP's 24 statutorily designated members, including the chairman who heads the agency, address policy issues, direct program initiatives, and make recommendations regarding historic preservation to the President, Congress, and heads of other federal agencies. Members meet several times per year to conduct business. ACHP members are from various federal agencies, local and state government, the public, and historic preservation organizations.
Council Members
Four members of the general public and four historic preservation experts are appointed by the President, including the chairman and vice chairman.
The chairman is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Chairman
Term of Office:
General Public
The chairman is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Travis Voyles joined the Trump Administration in January 2025 and serves as the Assistant Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Vice Chairman
Term of Office:
2025-2026
Virginia
Expert
Travis Voyles joined the Trump Administration in January 2025 and serves as the Assistant Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Sonny Ward is a California architect and serves the California Department of Consumer Affairs as President of the California Architects Board. He holds a B.Arch. from Woodbury University and an M.Arch. from the University of California-Los Angeles. He serves on the National Center on Adoption and Permanency Board of Advisors, Woodbury University Architecture of Civic Engagement Advisory Board, and is an Emeritus Board Member for the Family Equality Council.
Term of Office:
2023-2027
Los Angeles, California
Expert
Sonny Ward is a California architect and serves the California Department of Consumer Affairs as President of the California Architects Board. He holds a B.Arch. from Woodbury University and an M.Arch. from the University of California-Los Angeles. He serves on the National Center on Adoption and Permanency Board of Advisors, Woodbury University Architecture of Civic Engagement Advisory Board, and is an Emeritus Board Member for the Family Equality Council.
Jane Woodfin joins the ACHP following a lifetime of public service and leadership. She was raised in historic Lexington, Massachusetts, and counts among her distant first cousins the midnight rider Paul Revere. Her mother worked for the curator of the JFK Library. After receiving her law degree from Georgetown University (magna cum laude), Woodfin practiced communications law before serving as Assistant Attorney General of Michigan for seven years. She served 26 years working for members of the U.S.
Term of Office:
2024-2028
McLean, Virginia
General Public
Jane Woodfin joins the ACHP following a lifetime of public service and leadership. She was raised in historic Lexington, Massachusetts, and counts among her distant first cousins the midnight rider Paul Revere. Her mother worked for the curator of the JFK Library. After receiving her law degree from Georgetown University (magna cum laude), Woodfin practiced communications law before serving as Assistant Attorney General of Michigan for seven years. She served 26 years working for members of the U.S.
A member of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, a governor, and a mayor are appointed by the President.
Amelia Marchand earned a BA in anthropology from Eastern Washington University, an MA in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School, and has more than 25 years working in the cultural and natural resources fields. She co-founded an Indigenous-led plant and pollinator conservation nonprofit, L.I.G.H.T. Foundation, and volunteers with the Center for World Indigenous Studies, an education, research, and public policy nonprofit.
Indian Tribe Member
Term of Office:
2024-2028
Colville Indian Reservation, Washington
Amelia Marchand earned a BA in anthropology from Eastern Washington University, an MA in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School, and has more than 25 years working in the cultural and natural resources fields. She co-founded an Indigenous-led plant and pollinator conservation nonprofit, L.I.G.H.T. Foundation, and volunteers with the Center for World Indigenous Studies, an education, research, and public policy nonprofit.
Hon. John C. Carney (former Governor of Delaware)
Governor
Vacant
Mayor
Two federal agency heads and the Architect of the Capitol are permanent members of ACHP.
Hon. Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Agriculture
Hon. Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
Hon. Thomas E. Austin, PE, PMP
Architect of the Capitol
Seven federal agency heads are designated by the President to terms on ACHP.
Stephen Ehikian
Acting Administrator, General Services Administration
Hon. Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense
Hon. Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
Hon. Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security
Hon. Eric Scott Turner
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Vacant
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
Hon. Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Ex-officio representatives of national preservation organizations round out ACHP's membership.
Anne Raines
President, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Designee
Erik Hein
Executive Director, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Lakota Hobia
Chair, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Designee
Valerie Grussing
Executive Director, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Phoebe Tudor
Chair, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Designee
Carol Quillen
President/CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation
ACHP Observers
Designated observers may actively participate in certain activities of the membership, but may not make or second any motion and may not vote.
John M. Fowler
Chairman, ACHP Foundation
Abigail Christman
Chair, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
Patrice Frey
President and CEO, RePurpose Capital
Manisha Patel
Deputy Executive Director, Permitting Council
Ann Alexander Walker
Director, Preserve America Youth Summit