Tom Jeffris, President

Thomas M. Jeffris

Tom graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and worked for the Parker Pen company. After he left Parker, he ran the Foundation to pursue his interest in preservation. He was appointed five times by Governor Thompson to the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Board of Curators. He has

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Royce Yeater

Royce Yeater

Royce earned a Bachelor of Architecture from North Dakota State University and a Masters in Architectural History from the University of Virginia. He practiced as an historical architect in the Upper Midwest for 30 years, and was concurrently involved in leadership of several non-profit preservation organizations. In 2001 he left

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Nancy Finegood

Nancy Finegood

Nancy Finegood was executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network from November 2002 through April 2019. Nancy is also a Board Member of Preservation Action, the national historic preservation advocacy organization, The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation and Board Treasurer of the National Preservation Partners Network. Finegood served for over

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