Board of Directors
John Faulk
John Faulk retired from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. John and his wife, Mary Lynn, are Lifetime Members of Texas Dance Hall Preservation.
Sehila Mota Casper
Sehila Mota Casper is a historic preservationist with a decade of experience working in heritage conservation, community building, and preservation equity. She is the executive director of Latinos in Heritage Conservation. Previously, Sehila worked at the City of Austin to assist in preserving marginalized histories and was a senior field officer at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, working nationwide to protect America’s one-of-a-kind historic treasures. Sehila is the recipient of the 2014 National Trust for Historic Preservation Mildred Colodny Diversity scholarship and a 2013 Texas Historical Commission Preservation Scholar. She was served on the Board of Latinos in Heritage Conservation and is an active Board of Director for the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites, Preservation Texas, the Texas Historical Commission’s State Board of Review, and the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission. Sehila is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University Department of Visual Arts and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design. She lives in Bastrop, Texas, with her husband David and two dogs, Osito and Paul.
Alexis McKinney
Alexis McKinney is an architect with a diverse background of project types ranging from the restorations of historic Texas Courthouses, a partial restoration of the San Jacinto Monument, numerous projects from planning through rehabilitation within Camp Mary’s historic district or within historic downtowns rehabilitations of historically designated buildings, or commercial and educational Her focus on historic buildings started with HABS level documentation projects of Pointe du Hoc, France and Sharrock-Niblo farm, Dallas. She is actively engaged in statewide activities to share the importance of historic structures in the built environment through committee participation with Texas Society of Architects, the Dallas AIA, and on the board of Texas Dance Hall Preservation. She enjoys architectural photography and has contributed to the Buildings of Texas book series. Alexis teaches preschool Sunday school and is slowly renovating her home with husband Chris, sons August and Edwin, and two corgi dogs.
Alyson McGee
Alyson McGee is a former historic preservation professional who previously worked in Colorado and for the City of Austin. She is currently a broker associate and sales & leasing manager for JBGoodwin REALTORS in Austin.
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Sharon Fleming
She is a member of the American Institute of Architects and has served as Historic Resources Chairman for the Texas Society of Architects. She earned a professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch) from Auburn University in Alabama in 1988 and a master’s degree in Architecture (M.Arch) with an emphasis in Historic Preservation from Texas Tech University in 1997. She obtained LEED Green Associate certification in 2014. Before arriving in Texas in 1992, Ms. Fleming interned with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia, and several private sector architectural firms specializing in historic preservation.
She remains active in Austin, Texas as a professional consultant on historic preservation projects throughout Texas.
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