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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 this address does not include a P.O. Box.

State Historic Preservation Office
300 North Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913

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.
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.
The process to do site research with the SHPO has changed due to COVID-19. See the latest process and procedure.

Most staff member phone numbers changed effective September 8, 2021. Be sure to check below for the most up to date contact information!

NOTE: Media Inquiries

Media inquiries for SHPO programs and projects should be directed through the MEDC Media and Communications Staff.

Administration

Mark A. Rodman, State Historic Preservation Officer
rodmanm@michigan.gov

Martha MacFarlane-Faes, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
faesm@michigan.gov
517-643-1928

Joelle Letts, Grants Manager & Budget Analyst
lettsj1@michigan.gov
517-282-1222

Nathan Nietering, Project and Website Coordinator
nieteringn1@michigan.gov
517-331-6024

Identification and Designation

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

Jessica Puff, Digital Projects and Research Student Assistant
puffj1@michigan.gov

Diane Tuinstra, Historic Inventory and Record Coordinator
tuinstrad@michigan.gov
517-331-8352

Todd Walsh, National Register of Historic Places Coordinator
walsht@michigan.gov
517-331-8917

Incentives

Debra Ball Johnson, Architect
johnsond70@michigan.gov
517-256-6733

Bryan Lijewski, Historical Architect
lijewskib@michigan.gov
517-331-4761

Robbert McKay, Historical Architect
mckayr@michigan.gov
517-643-5099

Cultural Resource Management & Planning

Amy Arnold, Preservation Planner
arnolda@michigan.gov
517-582-1477

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

Michael Hambacher, Archaeologist
hambacherm@michigan.gov
517-243-9513

Alan Higgins, Certified Local Government Coordinator
higginsS3@michigan.gov
517-256-4358