Putting the NAPC Messaging Guide to Work

Cindy Olnick is a communications consultant for historic preservation and heritage conservation. She has developed messaging, content, and strategy for preservationists nationwide, including NAPC’s new Messaging Guide for Local Preservation Programs. Cindy also works for the University of Southern California’s heritage conservation program, helping master’s students with their theses and recruiting new applicants. She co-hosts the program’s award-winning podcast, Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation. Cindy led communications for the Los Angeles Conservancy from 2004 to 2018. She serves on the board of the National Preservation Partners Network and the steering committee of the Preservation Priorities Task Force. She also serves on the board of Photo Friends of the Los Angeles Library, for whom she wrote the 2017 book L.A. Landmarks: Lost and Almost Lost.
Email: cindy@cindyolnick.com

Abigail Christman is a Senior City Planner in Landmark Preservation at the City and County of Denver. Abigail has a varied background having previously worked for consulting firms, Colorado Preservation, Inc., and the University of Colorado Denver. Her experience includes Section 106n consultation, reconnaissance and intensive-level surveys, National Register nominations, HABS/HAER/HALS documentation, neighborhood pattern books, preservation tax credit certification, interpretation, public outreach, and serving on the Denver Landmark Commission. Abigail also teaches a graduate course for CU Denver titled Historic Buildings in Context. Abigail holds a B.A. in History from the University of South, a M.A. in Public History/Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University, and a M.A. in Histories and Theories of Architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England.
Email: Abigail.Christman@denvergov.org