Ashley Lindsay and Erika Uribe – Community Engagement Award

Ashley Lindsay and Erika Uribe are recognized for their groundbreaking work in community engagement for San Francisco’s African American Citywide Historic Context Statement (AAHCS), adopted in 2024 as the city’s first “living” historic context. Their collaborative approach set a new standard for inclusive preservation by centering community voices from the outset. Ashley, as Community Engagement Coordinator, cultivated trusted partnerships and organized public events that drew wide participation. Erika, through incommon, developed innovative tools—including the SF Survey Community Engagement Framework, Community Input Dashboard, and Memorandum of Collaboration—that introduced new models of transparency, accountability, and compensation for community partners. Their work was not only innovative but essential to building trust and equity into the city’s planning processes. The AAHCS now serves as a vital, community-informed resource for identifying, protecting, and honoring African American cultural heritage. Their efforts have reshaped how San Francisco approaches preservation, ensuring more just and inclusive outcomes citywide.

Daniel Cutright – Advocacy and Outreach Award

Daniel Cutright has been a steadfast advocate for the preservation and thoughtful redevelopment of Napa’s historic sites. His commitment was crucial in transforming the former Napa County Health and Human Services campus into The Crescent housing project. This 8.6-acre, National Register-listed site will provide over 160 for-sale units, including 154 condominiums and eight single-family homes. Through his behind-the-scenes work, Daniel ensured the redevelopment respected the site’s historical significance while addressing Napa’s urgent housing needs. His expertise in navigating complex negotiations and fostering collaboration between key stakeholders, including Heritage Housing Partners, Napa City and County leaders, and Napa County Landmarks, helped bring this vision to life. The Crescent stands as a model of how historic preservation and housing development can co-exist, meeting both the community’s housing demands and preserving its rich heritage. Daniel’s leadership has made this project a shining example of how preservation and progress can work in harmony.

Naomi Schiff – Lifetime Achievement Award

For over 40 years, Naomi Schiff has been Oakland’s most dedicated and influential voice for historic preservation and adaptive reuse. As the driving force behind the Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) and co-founder of the Coalition of Advocates for Lake Merritt, Naomi has shaped the city’s preservation landscape with unmatched vision, persistence, and integrity. She has played a leading role in saving iconic sites—including Oakland City Hall, the Fox Theater, the 16th Street Train Station, and the Oak Knoll Officers Club—while tirelessly attending hearings, negotiating with developers, and championing community-led advocacy. Her innovative, strategic, and often behind-the-scenes efforts have influenced policies, built coalitions, and preserved Oakland’s architectural and cultural heritage. Naomi’s work has not only protected physical landmarks but strengthened civic engagement and public stewardship across generations. Her legacy is deeply woven into the city she serves—an enduring testament to the power of grassroots leadership and principled preservation.

Paula Boghosian (posthumous) – Lifetime Achievement Award

For more than 40 years, Paula Boghosian was a driving force in historic preservation across California. Her legacy began in Sacramento, where her book Vanishing Victorians awakened the city to the urgency of saving its historic homes. She helped launch Sacramento’s first historic house tour and co-authored the city’s foundational preservation plan. As the first chair of the Preservation Board and a founder of Sacramento Heritage, Paula shaped local preservation policy for generations. At the state level, she co-founded the California Preservation Foundation and served over a decade on the State Historical Resources Commission. Through her firm, Historic Environment Consultants, Paula led major preservation efforts—documenting, nominating, and protecting iconic sites statewide. Her work blended deep research with practical results, and her mentorship left a lasting imprint on the field. When Paula passed in 2024, California lost a true preservation champion—but her legacy endures in the buildings, policies, and people she helped shape.

Thank you to our Jury for the 2025 Preservation Design Awards!

Design Awards Co-Chair

Cathy Garrett, PGADesign

Cathy Garrett, ASLA LEED AP, is an award-winning landscape architect with 40 years of experience in design and management. As Design Director and principal at PGAdesign, she has successfully led key projects encompassing educational facilities, high-density housing, urban civic spaces, and historic preservation. Cathy’s approach emphasizes innovative, environmentally responsible solutions that integrate art and science, reflecting her belief in the balance of these elements within landscape architecture. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University. Beyond her professional endeavors, Cathy enjoys mushroom foraging, hiking, body-surfing, and traveling, finding inspiration in diverse landscapes and cultures.

Design Awards Co-Chair

Bill Schaeffer, Cello Maudru

Bill Schaeffer serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Cello & Maudru Construction, bringing a rich background in environmental design and construction management. His academic journey in Environmental Design at UC Davis equips him with a unique perspective that bridges understanding between architects, builders, and owners. Since joining the firm in 1996, Bill has been instrumental in introducing innovative technologies and fostering collaborative agreements. His leadership ensures meticulous organization and effective communication across all projects, contributing to the firm’s reputation for excellence. Outside of his professional life, Bill resides in a turn-of-the-century Shingle Style home with his wife Toyoko and daughter Laleh, and dedicates time to restoring classic vehicles, reflecting his passion for craftsmanship and detail.

2025 Design Awards Jury

Frances Anderton, Journalist

Frances Anderton is a highly regarded journalist, author, and broadcaster specializing in architecture, urban design, and the cultural landscape of cities. She is best known as the longtime host of Design and Architecture on KCRW, where she explored how the built environment intersects with politics, culture, and technology. Over the years, she has engaged with some of the most influential architects, planners, and designers, offering in-depth analysis and storytelling that illuminate the challenges and opportunities in contemporary urbanism. Frances is also the author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, which examines the evolution of housing in one of the most dynamic cities in the world. She has curated exhibitions, written extensively for major publications, and remains a sought-after voice in the discourse on city planning, architecture, and sustainability. With a keen ability to translate complex design concepts into accessible narratives, she continues to shape the public’s understanding of the spaces we inhabit.

Roslyn Cole, Aidlin Darling Design

A principal with Aidlin Darling Design, Roslyn has thirty years of experience in cultural, arts and education projects in the public and non-profit sectors. Roslyn has focused her career on the development of projects in the public realm as a reflection of her belief in architecture’s capacity to better society and the individual through the built environment. Recent projects include the Stanford Windhover Contemplative Center,  the University of Virginia Contemplative Commons and the Center for Architecture + Design in San Francisco. Each integrates biophilia to create engaging communal spaces that advance a deeper connection to our environment, to ourselves and to one another. Roslyn received her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and her Master of Architecture from Yale University.

Diana Hayton, TEF

Diana Hayton, AIA, LEED AP, is a principal at TEF, with over 25 years of experience in architecture. Her practice is deeply rooted in community engagement and environmental sustainability, focusing on adaptive reuse and historic preservation. Diana’s notable projects include the rehabilitation of Lisser Hall at Mills College and Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and dual bachelor’s degrees in Art History and Architecture, and Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University. Beyond her professional work, Diana is actively involved in environmental initiatives, leading the development of Albany Unified School District’s Environmental Action Plan, and enjoys hiking the Bay Area Ridge Trail and renovating her 1908 home.

Sam Malnati, AQYER

Sam Malnati is a scholar and emerging heritage conservation practitioner with a background in art and architectural studies. She is a Heritage Documentation Specialist at AQYER, creating and preserving records of culturally important sites across the West Coast through LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry. She recently completed dual masters degrees in Heritage Conservation and Urban Planning at the University of Southern California (USC), with research focusing on the benefits of photography and its use in the Historic American Buildings Survey for effective architectural documentation and perception of place. Sam currently serves as a Scholar in Residence at The Gamble House, contributing to the nearly 60 year legacy of student stewardship of this iconic example of architecture as a fine art.

Melissa Mourkas, Landscape Architect/Architectural Historian

Melissa Mourkas is an accomplished landscape architect and architectural historian with a career spanning over 30 years working with the built environment. Her specialties include landscapes, historic preservation, visual resource assessment, historic property evaluations and environmental analysis under CEQA. As part of the Environmental Office at the California Energy Commission, Melissa had the opportunity to review many power plant applications for impacts to both cultural and visual resources. Earlier work at the City of Sacramento’s Preservation Office required review and approval of local projects involving historic properties. She is currently serving as an officer on the Board of Directors for Preservation Sacramento, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving Sacramento’s historic places. Previously, Melissa had served on the Historic Governor’s Mansion Foundation Board and the City of Sacramento Preservation Commission, with her final year as Chair.

Etan Rosenbloom, Etan Does LA

Etan Rosenbloom is the creator of “Etan Does LA,” a project documenting his visits to all 600+ of the Los Angeles County landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A lifelong Angeleno, Etan combines his passion for history, architecture and storytelling to make the city’s rich cultural heritage more accessible. Since embarking on this project in September 2021, he has been sharing his experiences through photos, videos and historical essays, both on social media and on his website EtanDoesLA.com. Professionally, Etan works for an organization that supports songwriters and composers, reflecting his deep connection to the creative community.

Kevin Zucco, ZFA Structural Engineers

Kevin Zucco, SE, LEED AP, is an Executive Principal at ZFA Structural Engineers with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in designing resilient structures across various sectors, including public, commercial, and historic facilities throughout Northern California and beyond. Kevin’s passion for historic projects, the engineering challenges they pose, and adept use of existing building codes emphasize a strong commitment to retaining our most irreplaceable buildings and craftsmanship. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and is actively involved in professional associations like the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys outdoor activities, including cycling, snow skiing, and tennis.

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