Potential Nominees for

Historic Preservation Review Board

To Fill Expired Terms of Current Members
(1 Architect, 1 Historian, 2 Citizens)

Architects
Thumbnail Sketches; see complete resumes for full information.

Amy Weinstein, FAIA

3005 Normanstone Drive, NW, 20008 (Ward 3)
682.1600, Ext. 152 (office)
aweinstein@esocoff.com
Registered in DC, MD and VA. College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects (highest honor
AIA can bestow). LEED accredited professional, NCARB certified.
Principal, Weinstein Studio, Esocoff & Associates Architects. BA, Magna Cum Laude, University of
Pennsylvania, 1974; Master of Architecture, Univ. of Pa., 1976. Served as architect member of
the Historic Preservation Review Board, 2000-07. Other boards and panel memberships include
National Register of Peer Professionals, Design Excellence Program, GSA, 1998 – present;
Advisory Group on Monuments, Memorials, and Museums, NCPC, 2000-01. Has served as
professional advisor, including Competition Advisor to Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, Design
Excellence Program, GSA, 2009; NASA Langley Research Center Design Charette, 2008; New
Federal Toledo Ohio Court House Design Charette, 2004; First Impression Design Charette, 2004,
all for GSA. Served on seven architect selection panels for GSA, 2001-09. Architect Selection
Advisor, Sidwell Friends School 2003. Has held academic architecture-related positions with the
universities of Maryland, Oklahoma, and Virginia, and at Georgetown University Law School,
Catholic University, and Howard University. Has been recognized with numerous national and
local awards from AIA, Congress for New Urbanism, Urban Land Institute, Committee of 100 on
the Federal City, Capitol Hill Community Foundation, Inform Magazine, DC Chapter of Masonry
Institute, National Assn. of Home Builders, and 1990 Domino’s 30 Award for Excellence in
Architecture. Has served on various juried exhibitions. Has had work featured in five books, and
has participated in two educational videos.

T. David Bell, AIA

1218 G Street, NE, 20002 (Ward 6)
548.7570, Ext. 201 (office)
Registered in DC, MD and VA. LEED accredited professional. NCARB certified.
Senior Preservation Architect in BELLArchietcts. Focus during the past 12 years has been on
community development, planning, rehabilitation and adaptive use projects; projects include
preservation planning, historic resource assessment, Section 106 consultation, master planning,

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building conditions assessments and design. Numerous awards; former president of DC
Preservation League (DCPL); DCBIA professional member since 2000; H Street Merchants and
Professionals Assn. 1999-present; DC Chapter of AIA, Trustee, 2008-present; serves on DCPL’s
Project Review Committee, where his comments and assessments are well-spoken; 20
preservation-related projects in DC, Va., Md., and other states; prepared 10 historic preservation
studies in DC, Md., and Texas; Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech; 11 years experience
with his own firm, BELLArchitects; 17 years experience with other firms; 10 awards; Service on
10 juries and programs; highly active civic involvement.

Charles I. Cassell, FAIA

3003 Van Ness Street, NW, Apt. W632, 20008 (Ward 3)
362.0858 (home)
Registered in DC. College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects.
Former chair, HPRB 1993-96; founder & director, DC Council of Black Architects, 1971; Director
of Facilities Development, UDC, 1978-87, oversaw architectural design and construction of six
new buildings; VP, DC Preservation League, 1996-98; inducted into DC Hall of Fame, 2008.
Member Committee of 100 and its Subcommittee on Historic reservation; actively involved in
efforts to find suitable use for Franklin School; leadership role in numerous DC civic
organizations; Assistant Professor for Urban Studies, Federal City College; presentations for
Smithsonian Institution and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities on the Impact of
African-American Architects on the Cityscape of the National Capital; Co-founder and President,
Charlin Jazz Society; numerous other arts-related activities. Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.

Richard Houghton, AIA

930 Kearney Street, NE, 20017 (Ward 5)
375-8730 (home); 526.7380 (office)
mrac.brookland@verizon.net
Registered in DC. LEED accredited professional.
Member DC chapter, AIA; Project & Construction Management for new mixed-use development,
B. F. Saul Co., 2007 – present. Blaine Mansion renovation and addition, Richard Houghton,
Architect, 2005-07. AIA Design Award in 2005, Kennedy-Warren. Projects with Hartman-Cox
Architects, 1992-2005, including addition to and renovation of existing Art Deco registered
landmark, Dulles Airport North Flank Parking Garage, US Courthouse, Norfolk, Va., Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorials--research, construction documents, and technical reports; and Lincoln
Square, 555 11th Street, NW. WMATA Pilot Escalator Canopy Program and WMATA Escalator
Canopy Competition, Lourie & Chenoweth, LLC and Richard Houghton, Architect, 2001-2002;
NCPC, 1989; HABS, 1988; BA, University of Notre Dame, Phi Beta Kappa, High Honors 1983;
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson Graduate Fellow, 1989; Board of
Advisors, Colvin Institute for Real Estate Dev., Univ. of Maryland, 2010-present; Collaborated in
studios developing urban designs, Catholic University of America, 1999-present; Experienced
lecturer and has developed four exhibitions.

Rauzia R. Ally, AIA

1432 Swann Street, NW, 20009 (Ward 2)
797-2376 (home); 460.2776 (office)
rally@scomoco.com
Registered in DC. NCARB certified.
Member DC chapter, AIA; BA in Studio Arts, University of Maryland; Master of Architecture,
Catholic University of America; principal in own architectural firm Scout Motor Company;
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Director, Comprehensive Building Design Studio, CUA, 2006-ongoing; Jacob’s Ladder, Mustard
Seed Communities, Jamaica, Spring 2007; Associate, Smith Group, 1998-2005; Project Designer,
SOM, 1993-96; President, Dupont Circle Conservancy, January 2010-present; numerous
publications and awards; ten local projects which include house additions and complete
renovations; worked on several large corporate projects while with The Smith Group.

Historians
Alison Kimball Hoagland
350 9th Street, SE, #2, 20003 (Ward 6)
202.506.5962
Hoagland@mtu.edu
Professor Emerita of History and Historic Preservation, Michigan Technical University, 2009-
present; Professor, 2006-09; Associate Professor, 2000-06; Assistant Professor, 1994-2000, all at
MTU; Senior Historian, Historic American Buildings Survey(HABS), 1988-94; Historian, HABS,
1979-88. BA (with honors) from Brown University in American Civilization; MA in American
Studies from George Washington University. Has published three books between 1993 and
2010, edited three more, and written numerous articles on architecture. Member, editorial
board, Journal of Planning History, 2007-present; co-editor of Perspectives in Vernacular
Architecture, Volumes IX and X, the biannual publication of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
(1998-2003); Book Review Editor for American topics, Journal of the Society of Architectural
Historians (1994-96); President, Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2007-09; member, Board of
Directors, National Council on Public History, 2003-06, with service on various board
committees. National Trust for Historic Preservation Board of Advisors, 1982-88; member,
Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board (2003-09); member various DC preservation
organizations, including Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians, Vice President
(1992-94); DC Preservation League, Vice President 1981-86; Committee of 100 on the Federal
City Board of Trustees, 1984-1990; and Mayor’s Downtown Committee, Urban Design
Subcommittee Vice Chair. 1981-82.

Citizens
Nancy P. Metzger
638 G Street, SE, 20003 (Ward 6)
546.1034 (home)
nancymetzger@verizon.net
Chair, Historic Preservation Committee of the Capital Hill Restoration Society (CHRS), present;
CHRS Board Member, 1997-present. Founder and Coordinator of Historic Districts Coalition. Co-
organizer of symposium, Contemporary & Compatible Design in Historic Districts. Member,
Capitol Hill Task Force on Call Box Restoration; Member of Steering Committee for Ruth Ann
Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project; wrote nomination to expand Capitol Hill Historic District,
2001. Authored revised chapter on Capitol Hill in Washington at Home, 2nd edition, Kathryn S.
Smith, Editor, 2008.

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Susan Piedmont- Palladino
202.272.2448
2149 California Street, NW, 20008 (Ward 3)
Non-practicing architect, registered in Virginia. Professor of Architecture,
Washington/Alexandria Architecture Consortium, 1991-present; Curator, National Building
Museum; Assistant Prof. of Architecture, Catholic University, 1990-91; architect, RTKL
Associates, 1987-90; Advisor to USA Dept. of Energy For Solar Decathlon, 2004-05; research on
mid-century modern architecture.

Tania A. Shand
1901 Vermont Avenue, NW, 20001 (Ward 1)
588.1901 (home); 606.2056 (office)
taniashand@verizon.net
Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, OPM, where she manages a staff of 18;
former staff director, 2009-present; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, 2007-09;
restored her 1878 Second Empire house at 1901 Vermont Avenue, NW; chair, 14th and U Main
Street Initiative Board of Directors; represented Westminster Neighborhood Assn. (WNA) on
2004 Uptown Destination District Advisory Committee; President, WNA, 2001-02.

Michael G. Stevens
1716 Massachusetts Avenue, NE (Ward 6)
494-3482 (home); 465-7079 (office)
ExDir, Capitol Riverfront BID, April 2007-present. Has been involved in economic Capitol Hill
development, urban planning and urban design, and downtown/neighborhood development for
majority of his 32-year career. Has worked in planning and development activities in Memphis,
Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi; and Dallas, Texas. Masters Degree in Urban Planning with
concentration on Urban Design, Virginia Tech. Served as Preservation Officer for Dallas, Texas.
Soft-spoken, consensus builder.