VANESSA WITHERS
Small business owner/founder of Historic Preservation Partners -- a practitioner based consulting and services firm established in 2004 to facilitate the accomplishment of individual, corporate, and/or governmental objectives with regard to historic properties.
Significant areas of expertise include Historic Preservation Planning, Property Documentation, and Property Development as well as Homeowner Assistance, Client Relations, Project Management, and Public Meetings/Presentations.
INDIVIDUAL CLIENT oriented accomplishments
GOVERNMENTAL and CORPORATE oriented accomplishments
Education
Initial Reference John Mayer, Senior Planner, City of South Pasadena, CA
Additional references furnished on request
Note References may recall me by my maiden name, Vanessa Wexler
Small business owner/founder of Historic Preservation Partners -- a practitioner based consulting and services firm established in 2004 to facilitate the accomplishment of individual, corporate, and/or governmental objectives with regard to historic properties.
Significant areas of expertise include Historic Preservation Planning, Property Documentation, and Property Development as well as Homeowner Assistance, Client Relations, Project Management, and Public Meetings/Presentations.
INDIVIDUAL CLIENT oriented accomplishments
- Prepare and defend Mills Act Applications [92% success/approved home owner applications]
- Prepare LA Historical Cultural Monument Applications [100% success/approved applications]
- Prepare wide variety of Historical Landmark Applications for submittal to various City and State Agencies (including the State of California, City of L.A., Pasadena, South Pasadena, Covina, West Covina, Monrovia, and the Pacific Palisades)
- Prepare and document Historic Assessments
- Prepare materials for Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits
- Navigate zoning regulations (including creative solutions for property enhancement)
- Personally represent and advocate for clients at City Council, Planning Commission, and Cultural Heritage Commission meetings
GOVERNMENTAL and CORPORATE oriented accomplishments
- Prepare variety of Historic Assessments, Historic Structures Reports, Cultural Landscape Reports, Historic Resource Surveys and Context Statements
- Prepare and document pre-development studies, rehabilitation plans, staging/prepare to sell plans, adaptive re-use plans or opportunities, potential funding sources, etc.
- Prepare pre-EIR assessment for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Prepare State of California DPR documentation
- Prepare/conduct presentations at any required meetings in explanation or defense of reports and findings
Education
- University of Southern California (USC) – Master of Arts in Historic Preservation (2004)
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Ca – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (2002)
- Pacific Northwest (Historic Preservation) Field School, Whidbey Island, WA (2002)
Initial Reference John Mayer, Senior Planner, City of South Pasadena, CA
Additional references furnished on request
Note References may recall me by my maiden name, Vanessa Wexler