Spring 2000

Trustee Spotlight

DCPL Secretary Joan Brierton resigned from the Board in August to take a position with the White Houseās Save Americaās Treasures Program, one of the first ladyās millennium initiatives. Joan will be working to bring attention to historic buildings throughout the country during this assignment. She has been involved with the League since 1992 when she first joined our staff as the Assistant Director. Since that time, she has been a very active participant on our board. Most recently, she and trustee Howard Berger organized our very successful annual meeting.

Richard Williams retired from the Board after serving two full terms. During his very active tenure, he cochaired the Issues Committee, dedicating countless hours to the League and meeting with architects and developers to help shape preservation issues over a 6-year period.

The League accepted with regret the resignation of Avery Faulkner who has moved away from the city. Avery served on the board since 1997. He focused his efforts for the League on fundraising and was very successful in getting our LāEnfant Society program up and running, as well as in initiating a corporate giving campaign. The League is extremely grateful to Joan, Richard, and Avery for their efforts.

The League is pleased to announce the election of seven new trustees, all of whom bring professional expertise and a record of civic involvement and service to the League. T. David Bell is president of an architectural firm, located in the H Street, NE, commercial corridor. His firm focuses on historic preservation and community development. He is currently working on projects in the Palisades, Kalorama, and Anacostia. David served on the DCPLās Landmarks Committee for two years and now cochairs the committee. He was recently elected as Secretary of the League. He has also volunteered as a hockey coach and as a docent at the Smithsonian for 10 years.

Ann Hume Loikow is the First Vice President of the Cleveland Park Citizens Association and a member and former trustee of the Committee of 100. Among her many other civic activities, as an ANC Commissioner for the West End, she was involved in saving the Lenthall Houses, the F Street Club, and Schneider Triangle. With the National Capital Planning Commission, she worked in developing Federal Elements for the Comprehensive Plan. Ann served as an attorney with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and worked for 20 years in banking law for several federal agencies. She is of the Leagueās Government Affairs Committee.

Deering ćTipä Kendrick II is an energy analyst for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is President of his local civic organization--the Mt. Vernon Square Neighborhood Association--and a Trustee of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City. Tip has been a tireless volunteer for the last year on DCPLās Landmarks and Events Committees and has recently joined the Leagueās Government Affairs Committee.

Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., is a native Washingtonian (Anacostia) and an independent art and architectural historian. She is a former assistant professor at American University and teaches courses on Washington architecture and city planning for the Smithsonianās Resident Associates Program. During her tenure on DCPLās Issues Committee, she has been actively involved in the preservation of the 900 Block of F Street, NW, and in reviewing the site and design of the World War II Memorial. Judy is also a trustee of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City and sits on the board of the Anacostia Coordinating Council.

Evelyn Wrin is an attorney with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. She is a former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and former President of the Chevy Chase Citizenās Association. She was active in successful efforts to save the 1887 Lucinda Cady House on Eastern Avenue from demolition and in having it designated as a local landmark. She serves on the DCPL Government Affairs Committee.

Farleigh Earhart is a long-standing and active member of the DCPL Education Committee and helps coordinate the activities of the Coalition for Greater Preservation Enforcement. A native of New Orleans, where her interest in historic preservation began, she now works as an attorney for the Smithsonian Institution and is a resident of Capitol Hill where she lives with her small but ferocious dog, Percy.