CO-FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Cassandra has over twelve years of professional work experience that spans law, policy, and preservation. Working at the forefront of preservation in the metro Detroit area, she is a proud cheerleader for Michigan’s historic places, spaces, and culture and is highly enthusiastic about promoting history around the country. Cassandra is an experienced historic tax credit consultant, architectural historian, and preservation planner and is passionate about preservation and history because it connects us to our past, illuminates our present, and informs our future. Cassandra holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Michigan, a Juris Doctor degree from Michigan State University School of Law, and a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University. Promoting the preservation profession from within, Cassandra is an active volunteer and serves on the Board of Directors for Preservation Detroit, on the Incentives and Easements Committee with the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, and on the Social Committee for the Association for Preservation Technology’s Eastern Great Lakes Chapter. She also works as an adjunct lecturer in Eastern Michigan University’s graduate program in Historic Preservation. Before pivoting to a career in historic preservation, Cassandra practiced law in metro Detroit for six years. In her free time Cassandra enjoys writing screenplays, installing wild wallpaper in her 1957 ranch, visiting new places, baking, running, and daydreaming.

CO-FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Katie has always had an interest in old buildings, especially the houses of everyday people. Her experience as an architectural historian working on projects in Detroit, the metro area, and throughout the country has provided her with the opportunity to contribute to the preservation of buildings, neighborhoods, and culture that are important to people in each community. Katie’s love of preservation was inspired by her mom, who served as the family archivist and genealogist, and who showed her how even the smallest pieces of information can be woven together to tell a larger story. Katie brings enthusiasm for exacting research to each project and jumps at the chance to look at census records, historic newspaper clippings, maps, and property records to document the story of a person, building, or community. Katie has an Associate of Business Administration in Accounting from Macomb Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Eastern Michigan University, and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University. Katie’s spare time is occupied with reading, gardening, playing with her dog Marley, perusing antique stores, and wishing she had more room in her house for antique furniture.