Social Media Strategies for Historic Preservation Commissions

After seven years as the Assistant Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Tacoma, Lauren is now the Principal Planner leading the Neighborhood Planning Program and serving as your friendly neighborhood planner. She holds an MS in Historic Preservation and an MS in Urban Planning from Columbia University, as well as a BA/BA in Print Journalism and History and a Minor in Business from the University of Southern California. Previously, Lauren was a historic preservation consultant under her own business, Cultural Resources Research and Consulting. She also has received awards for journalism and poetry and has research published by the World Monuments Fund. Lauren grew up in rural Lewis County, WA, but now lives in Tacoma with her husband, two sons, a dog, and a cat. Her career goals are to ensure the built environment reflects and serves our diverse society.

Sarah Marsom works to improve the preservation movement’s accessibility by empowering the next generation of community advocates and increasing representation of lesser known histories as a heritage resource consultant. She's the organizer behind #DismantlePreservation, sewist of Tiny Activist Project dolls, and an advocate for labor equity in the cultural resources field. Her work has received awards from both the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Council on Public History, in addition to being featured in Curbed, Traditional Building Magazine, and the National Parks Service’s LGBTQ America Theme Study, amongst other publications and podcasts.