Preservation Month Webinars 5: Public Support & Community Outreach
Our fifth webinar in our Preservation Month Series focuses on Public Support & Community Outreach
May 30, 2018, 1pm – Public Support & Community Outreach
Historic preservation commissions tend to get bogged down in the day-to-day administration of their local ordinances and forget that one of the major responsibilities is to be effective spokespeople for historic preservation in the community. This webinar will help attendees communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences, build support for designations, defend sometimes unpopular decisions, and deal with reluctant elected officials. We’ll also offer creative suggestions for promoting historic preservation in the community.
Participants will learn skills to:
1) Communicate effectively with various audiences, such as elected officials, property owners, tenants, business interests, etc
2) Speak knowledgeably about their own preservation program, including the application review process, ordinance review standards, and benefits and responsibilities of designation
3) Identify and capitalize on opportunities to promote historic preservation in their community
About our speaker, Wade Broadhead: Wade Broadhead is currently the Planning Director of Florence, Colorado, working on development and preservation issues. He was most recently a land use planner and staff to the City of Pueblo’s Historic Preservation Commission where he worked from 2005-2014. Prior to his career in planning and preservation Wade worked as an archaeologist and GIS supervisor conducting consulting work across the southwestern United States. In Pueblo, Wade helped spearhead an engaging neighborhood-based historic context approach which surveyed most historic neighborhoods as well as its Post-War resources. He volunteered to serve as a grant reviewer for the State Historical Fund from 2010-2011; he was an Endangered Places Reviewer from 2009-2011; and, he presented papers at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, NAPC Forum, APA, and Saving Places Conferences over the past two years. Wade has a passion for Mid-Century Modern Architecture and social history as well as citizen engagement. He especially enjoys revitalization efforts in Right Sizing Cities and working with minority populations and low income neighborhoods to make preservation relevant. Wade is currently establishing a commission and applying for CLG status in Florence Colorado, population, 3800. Wade has four small budding preservationists under the age of 13.
AIA and AICP credits pending. You can register here.
