1. Elisa Bechtel, MLitt
Architectural Historian/Historian
Cultural Resources Manager
909.633.4128
elisabechtel@yahoo.com
linkedin.com/in/elisa-bechtel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cultural Resources Manager,
Historian/Architectural Historian,
LSA Associates, Inc., 2012-present
Cultural Resources Research
Assistant, LSA Associates, Inc. 2009-
2010
Park Aide, Sonoma County Regional
Parks, 2009
Administrative Assistant, Helfrich
Associates, 2007-2008
CONTINUING EDUCATION
USC School of Architecture’s
Summer Short Course in Heritage
Conservation: Heritage
Conservation Fundamentals section
Riverside County History
Symposium 2014, 2015, and 2016
CPF 2014 CEQA Process, Mitigation,
and Advocacy Workshop
ACHP/CEQ 2013 Guidance for
Integrating NEPA and Section 106
Webinar
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Oral Interviews, Record Searches,
Artifact Curation, Native American
Scoping, Architectural Photography
EDUCATION
Master of Letters in History,
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK,
2011
Bachelor of Arts in History, Phi Beta
Kappa, University of Redlands,
Redlands, CA, 2008
Practicing architectural history in California since 2011.
Meets Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification
Standards as a Historian and Architectural Historian.
Project management skills and experience working
collaboratively with environmental resource consultants,
public and private agencies, and clients.
Extensive historic preservation experience with a working
knowledge of the history and architectural history of
California.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Historic Preservation
• Independent field recordings/survey work, including reconnaissance-level
and large-scale surveys
• Development of historic context statements
• Documentation and evaluation of properties for historical significance
according to local, state, and national criteria
• Preparation of cultural resources assessment reports in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Preparation of impacts assessments and development of mitigation
measures
• Application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment
of Historic Properties
Section 106 Documentation
• Delineation of Areas of Potential Effect
• Preparation of Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms
• Analyzing project plans to determine potential effects
• Preparation of Historic Property Survey Reports (HPSRs) and Historical
Resources Evaluation Reports (HRERs)
Project Management
Over 500 projects in the City of Arcadia
• Preparing project scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Tracking budgets and expenditures
• Preparing presentation materials
• Directing junior staff members in conducting field surveys and research