Preserving Historic California Architecture

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David Wilkinson, Woodland

David is the Community Development Director for Mercy Housing California's Sacramento office. MHC is a non-profit housing developer, whose work includes historic preservation. At MHC David has been involved in several historic preservation projects that involve adaptive reuse of buildings for housing, retail, and child care. His advocacy and grant writing has led to the formation of several Historic Districts in small rural towns in the Sacramento Valley. He is also part of a general partnership that completed a mixed-use tax credit project in downtown Winters (Yolo County). David has been an active volunteer in Woodland (Yolo County) since he and his family purchased a historic home there in 1986. He co-authored walking tour booklets and co-founded the Woodland Stroll Through History event in 1989, an annual day-long celebration that has introduced thousands to Woodland's exceptional architecture and history. In 2003 David's full-length book, Crafting A Valley Jewel: the Architects and Builders of Woodland was published by the Yolo County Historical Society. David holds a B.S. in Finance (with honors) from San Diego State, a M.A. degree in Economics from San Francisco State and completed additional graduate studies in Economic Development at UC Davis.

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