ARCHITECT

Practicing architect and landscape architect. Author of American Adobes (1987) and Early Churches of New Mexico (2017). Her firm, Spears Horn Architects, has received numerous historic preservation awards from the City of Santa Fe, the State of New Mexico and the American Institute of Architects.

Presentation Title: American Adobes: Cultural Fusion and Adaptation

PROFESSOR

Regents Professor of Landscape Architecture, former J.B. Jackson Chair of Cultural Landscape Studies and founding director of the UNM Historic Preservation and Regionalism Program

Preservation Title:  Preservation, Urbanism, and the Housing Crisis 

FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER

Las Vegas native, contributor to downtown revitalization and historic preservation for over 40 years, former State Main Street director and State Historic Preservation Officer, Las Vegas Community.

UNM DISTINGUISHED & REGENT’S PROFESSOR

Former director of American Studies, former the Community and Regional Planning Program in 1995-96, and leader for  iArchitecture, an interdisciplinary course on contemporary indigenous architecture at UNM.

Presentation Title:   PlaceKnowing and 7 Generations Planning

BOARD MEMBER OF CCP, CHAIR AT LCP AND CHAIR OF LVCC

Lives and works on the family ranch located in Cañoncito de las Manuelitas located north of Las Vegas, New Mexico. He is a board member of Cornerstones Community Partnerships, Chair of Luna Community College Foundation and chair of Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation.

Presentation Title: Awarding Preservation