To volunteer for any committee, please email your interest to volunteers@alameda-preservation.org 


Committee Descriptions

PRESERVATION ACTION COMMITTEE Addresses Alameda preservation issues by discussing, researching, and formulating position statements related to projects with architectural preservation implications. SKILL AREAS: Writing, policy analysis, advocacy & community organizing, public speaking.

NEWSLETTER / SOCIAL MEDIA / PUBLIC RELATIONS / WEBSITE Helps AAPS reach the public by creating social media content (Facebook), updating website items, drafting email communications, and writing articles. SKILL AREAS: Social media proficiency, writing/editing, web design, marketing.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Maintains membership data, recruits new members, and manages renewals. SKILL AREAS: Data entry, marketing & outreach, customer service.

PLAQUE COMMITTEE Identifies, researches, and orders plaques for historic structures in Alameda. SKILL AREAS: Research, outreach, customer service.

HOME TOUR COMMITTEE Recruits sites for the tour, recruits and manages docents, produces guidebook content, plans post-tour reception. SKILL AREAS: Writing, outreach, customer service, volunteer management.

PRESERVATION AWARDS COMMITTEE Evaluates nominees, prepares talking points about each winner, produces awards ceremony. SKILL AREAS: Writing, public speaking, audio-visual expertise.

Committee membership

Newsletter:  chair

Preservation Action: Christopher Buckley, chair

Web projects subcommittee: Brenden Sullivan, Karen Lithgow, Robert Farrar

Preservation Awards: Christopher Buckley, Jerri Holan, Steve Aced, Kay Weinstein, Karen Lithgow

Home tour: Brenden Sullivan, chair

To volunteer for any committee, please email your interest to volunteers@alameda-preservation.org .