Rhonda Sincavage is Associate Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington DC. In this capacity, she acts as the National Trust's federal agency liaison by coordinating relationships and programmatic involvement with Federal Agencies on relevant public policy issues. Prior to employment at the National Trust, she was Vice President of Preservation Action, the national grassroots lobbying organization for historic preservation. In addition to her work at the National Trust, Ms. Sincavage is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Preservation Institute, serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery, and is an active member of the Education and DC Modern Committees of the DC Preservation League. She also previously served on the Board of Trustees of US/ICOMOS, taught the "Issues in Preservation" course for the Historic Preservation Certificate Program at Goucher College for five years, and was a dedicated volunteer for the Design Apprenticeship Program at the National Building Museum. In 2005 Ms. Sincavage was selected to participate in the Courants Cultural Exchange Program sponsored by the French-American Foundation and the French Ministry of Culture. Ms. Sincavage holds a Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University and a Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning and Certificate in Historic Preservation from University of Virginia. About TEDx, x=independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

1. Building Community Through Historic Preservation: Not Your Grandmother’s Preservation Rhonda Sincavage

2. “Preservation is more than just saving buildings, a house museum here and there. It’s about creating and enhancing environments that support, inform, and enrich the lives of all Americans.” Richard Moe

3. Historic Preservation is about PEOPLE

4. Historic Preservation is about PEOPLE

5. Historic Preservation is about PEOPLE

6. Historic Preservation is about ECONOMICS “If a city area has only new buildings, the enterprises that can exist there are automatically limited to those that can support the high costs of new construction.” Jane Jacobs

7. Historic Preservation is about ECONOMICS

8. Historic Preservation is about ENVIRONMENT

9. Historic Preservation is about ENVIRONMENT

10. Historic Preservation is about ENVIRONMENT

11. Historic Preservation is about WELL BEING

12. Historic Preservation is about WELL BEING

13. “It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future.” William Murtagh