An election poll was sent to the Chapter membership to adopt the chapter by-laws and elect a board of 5 officers and 6 members. All officers and board members will serve a 3-year term (2026-2029), with a staggered rotation as stipulated in the by-laws to be established in 2027.

Voting ends Friday, May 29.

Results will be announced Sat., May 30, during the Chesapeake Chapter meeting at the VAF Annual Conference in Walla Walla, WA [4:15-5:15pm, Sacajawea Room, Marcus Whitman Hotel], and via the Chesapeake Chapter website. 

Please review the proposed chapter by-laws here: Chesapeake Chapter By-Laws 2026_05.docx.pdf

Proposed Board of Directors Election Slate:

Officers

President: Catherine Lavoie, retired Chief, Historic American Buildings Survey, NPS

1st Vice President: Marcia Miller, retired Chief, Research, Survey & Registration, Maryland Historical Trust

2nd Vice President: Heather Barrett, Administrator, Architectural Research, Maryland Historical Trust

Secretary: Lisa Davidson, National Historic Landmarks Program Manager, NPS

Treasurer: Tom Reinhart, Director of Preservation, George Washington's Mount Vernon

Directors

Susan Kern, Assoc. Professor and Director, Historic Preservation Program, University of Maryland

Andrew Marshall, Architectural Historian, MTFA

Cate Morrisey, Interim Director, Center for Architecture and Design, University of Delaware

Amy McCauley, Restoration Manager, George Washington's Mount Vernon

Ken Short, Architectural Historian, Howard County (MD) Office of Planning & Zoning/Historic Preservation

Kate Wietor, Architectural Historian, Marstel-Day