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All written correspondence must be sent to our current address, below, for fastest service. Anything sent to our prior address may be delayed or returned. Note that the new address does not include a P.O. Box.

State Historic Preservation Office
300 North Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
517-335-9840

Staff are listed below according to their function/area of expertise.
Please note: the SHPO cannot offer monetary grants to individuals and non-profit organizations. Grant funds are ONLY available through the Certified Local Government Program.
When contacting SHPO staff via email, please include a content-specific message in the subject line.
Staff are typically available Monday through Friday during regular office hours (8:00-5:00 ET).
All SHPO staff are working remotely as a result of COVID-19. Email is the preferred and most expedient method of communication for our staff.
Research appointments must be scheduled in advance. Submit a request for site information.

Administration

Martha MacFarlane-Faes, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
faesm@michigan.gov
517-335-2720

Joelle Letts, Grants Manager & Budget Analyst
lettsj1@michigan.gov
517-335-9849

Nathan Nietering, Project and Website Coordinator
nieteringn1@michigan.gov
517-241-0504

Identification and Designation

Katie Kolokithas, Survey Coordinator
kolokithask1@michigan.gov
517-241-6062

Jessica Puff, Designation Graduate Student Assistant

Diane Tuinstra, Historic Inventory and Record Coordinator
tuinstrad@michigan.gov
517-335-2723

Todd Walsh, National Register of Historic Places Coordinator
walsht@michigan.gov
517-335-9854

Incentives

Debra Ball Johnson, Architect
johnsond70@michigan.gov
517-241-0242

Bryan Lijewski, Historical Architect
lijewskib@michigan.gov
517-335-9839

Robbert McKay, Historical Architect
mckayr@michigan.gov
517-335-2727

Cultural Resource Management & Planning

Amy Arnold, Preservation Planner
arnolda@michigan.gov
517-335-2729

Brian Grennell, Cultural Resource Management Specialist
grennellb@michigan.gov
517-335-2721

Alan Higgins, Certified Local Government Coordinator
higginsS3@michigan.gov
517-335-2719

Denise Slate, MISHPO Graduate Student Assistant

Stacy Tchorzynski, Archaeologist
tchorzynskis@michigan.gov
517-335-9914