Kathryn Wollan is an architectural historian and independent historic preservation consultant. A Los Angeles native, she spent the first decade of her career as a consultant in Southern California. For nearly fifteen years, she served as subject matter expert in FEMA’s Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Branch, leading the Section 106 compliance effort for post-Katrina disaster recovery of New Orleans public school facilities. She successfully assisted the Corita Art Center’s effort to landmark the artist’s studio and now sits on the organization’s Advisory Council. She is on sabbatical for the academic year 2022-2023, studying at the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation.