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Contact SHPO

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. 

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 program area. For more information about SHPO Programs and Services, click here.
  • Please note: the SHPO cannot offer monetary grants to individuals. Grant funds are ONLY available through the Certified Local Government Program and Michigan Lighthouse Assistance 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. See the latest process and procedure.
  • SHPO no longer manages the Michigan Historical Marker program. Learn more about the marker program and find new program contacts at this link.
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

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

Incentives

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

Bryan Lijewski, Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program Coordinator and interim Tax Credit Program Coordinator
lijewskib@michigan.gov
517-331-4761

Archaeology

Sarah Surface-Evans, Senior Archaeologist
surfaceevanss1@michigan.gov

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

Amy Krull, Federal Projects Archaeologist
krulla@michigan.gov
517-285-4211

Cultural Resource Management & Planning (Review and Compliance)

Scott Slagor, Section 106/Cultural Resource Protection Manager
slagors2@michigan.gov
517-331-5120

Brian Grennell, Section 106/Cultural Resource Management Coordinator
grennellb@michigan.gov
517-335-2721

Survey and Designation

Katie Kolokithas, Historic Resources Survey Coordinator
kolokithask1@michigan.gov
517-285-9248

Amy Arnold, Local Historic District Liaison and Preservation Planner
arnolda@michigan.gov
517-582-1477

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

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

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

Special Projects and Success Stories

Amy Arnold, Michigan Civil Rights Project Coordinator
arnolda@michigan.gov
517-582-1477

Nathan Nietering, Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation Coordinator
nieteringn1@michigan.gov
517-331-6024

Amy Arnold, Michigan Modern Project
arnolda@michigan.gov
517-582-1477

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