Stephanie Meeks

Stephanie Meeks was the president and chief executive officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation from 2010 to 2018. Under Meeks’s tenure, the National Trust launched an effort to highlight the critical connection between older buildings and vibrant cities, and spearheaded research reflecting the benefits of historic preservation in today’s urban areas. Before joining the National Trust, Stephanie served in several senior executive positions, including chief operating officer and acting president and chief executive officer, during her 17-year career with The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s largest and most influential conservation organizations. Stephanie has served as Chair of the Board of the Potomac Conservancy and as a director of RARE, a U.S.-based conservation group that uses social marketing to address environmental challenges in communities around the world. She holds a BA in English from the University of Colorado and an MBA from George Washington University.

Our Economy Needs Old Buildings

Listen below as Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, speaks with Kai Ryssdal on NPR's Marketplace about why our economy needs old buildings, what types of places we need to do a better job protecting and how they prioritize what gets saved and what doesn't.  
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Island Press Holiday Gift Guide 2016

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Climate Change and Preservation: Where Do They Intersect?

Summertime brings picnics, baseball games, family vacations, and, increasingly, record-busting temperatures. Each of the 10 hottest years on record has happened since 1998, including the hottest of all, 2014. As a preservation community, we are starting to grapple with the effects of this changing climate in very concrete ways.