Senior Project Manager, Dept. of Transportation and Infrastructure, City and County of Denver
Bio
Melanie Short has over 20 years of professional experience as a preservation architect and project manager. She has extensive expertise in project management, design and construction as well as a passion for historic preservation. Melanie has been on the Colorado Historic Preservation Review Board, the Lakewood Historic Landmark Commission, and on the board of APT Rocky Mountain Chapter. She is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Historic Denver, Inc. She has written multiple articles and delivered numerous presentations on the junction of historic preservation, architecture, and sustainability. She has spent her career working for municipalities, non-profits, school districts and library districts. She has made it an emphasis in her career to give back to the community, through volunteering, mentoring, and teaching the next generation of architects, urban planners and preservationists.