Staff
Emery Cox, Archives and Collections Manager (emery@nationalbuildingarts.org): Emery worked in public libraries for almost 20 years and has been with the National Building Arts Center for over 8 years, having started full-time in December 2021. As Archives and Collections Manager, he oversees hundreds of thousands of printed materials, assists researchers, and works with the diverse artifact collections on campus. Besides his work in the library, archives, and museum world, Emery has also studied physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, linguistics, archaeology, and political science and is always excited for the chance to use these skills in unexpected ways at NBAC.
Board of Directors
Officers
Mike Jackson, FAIA, President: Mike is a preservation architect in Springfield, IL. He was the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) in Illinois from 2009 to 2013. He was the Chief Architect for the Illinois SHPO from 1983 to 2009 and was actively involved in the review of thousands of Illinois historic properties undergoing renovation. He is an active member of the Association for Preservation Technology (APT) and Co-Chair of the Codes and Standards Technical Committee. He also directs the APT Building Technology Heritage Library, a free online archive of pre-1964 architectural trade catalogs, builder’s guides, technical manuals, house plan catalogs, and building codes. He is active in the national movement for downtown revitalization through an economics and design training program called Upstairs Downtown. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters in Historic Preservation from Columbia University in New York.
Eric Sandweiss, Vice President, is Miller Professor of History, and Adjunct Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, at Indiana University (IU). Prior to his arrival at IU, he was Director of Research at the Missouri Historical Society. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Ireland the UK, as well as a Smithsonian Fellow of Museum Practice. His books include The Day in Its Color: Charles Cushman’s Photographic Journey through a Vanishing America; St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape; and an edited volume, St. Louis in the Century of Henry Shaw: The View Beyond the Garden Wall. At IU, he has edited the quarterly Indiana Magazine of History, served on the steering committee of the Environmental Resilience Institute, and been the founding director of IU’s Curatorship M.A. program. He teaches courses on urban history, cultural landscapes, and museum theory and practice.
Anna Ives, AIA LEED AP BD+C CDT, Secretary: Anna is the managing partner of Patterhn Ives, and a lecturer at Washington University in Saint Louis. She has a diverse portfolio of award-winning work focusing on higher education, healthcare, and planning. Anna approaches teaching and project work with criticality, rigor, patience, and persistence; finding the complement of the two pursuits essential. With degrees from Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University, Anna’s education and background brings considerable depth to the practice of architecture. Prior to her graduate education, she studied economics with a focus on international finance. In 2009, Anna was among 30 outstanding St. Louis-area business professionals selected by the St. Louis Business Journal to receive a 30 Under 30 Award. Anna’s thoughtful approach to design balanced with her innate ability in management and language consistently garner trust and appreciation among their many clients and colleagues.
Jason Deem, Treasurer: Jason is the owner of South Side Spaces, a development company specializing in historic renovations in St. Louis. He has taken an active role in helping to revitalize the Cherokee Business District through preservation, economic development, and special events. He served as president of the Cherokee Station Special Taxing District for six years before helping transition the organization to a Community Improvement District where he currently serves as a board member. Jason has been recognized for his work in preservation and placemaking by The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, Landmarks Association of St. Louis, and The Community Builders Network of Metro St. Louis.
Members
Lindsey Derrington: Lindsey serves as Executive Director of Preservation Austin, the nonprofit voice for historic preservation in Austin, Texas. Her leadership has transformed that organization through strategic vision, good governance, and her commitment to building a more inclusive preservation movement in one of America’s fastest-growing cities. Lindsey is a St. Louis native and began her career with the Landmarks Association of St. Louis in 2007. She was an early and avid volunteer for the National Building Arts Center and considers Larry Giles an enduring inspiration in her work. Lindsey holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in preservation studies from the Tulane School of Architecture. Her advocacy efforts, in partnership with so many amazing friends and colleagues, have been honored with awards from Missouri Preservation and DOCOMOMO US. Lindsey is an Executive Committee Member at Large for Preservation Action, the national grassroots lobby for historic preservation.
Bruce Lindsey: Bruce is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Community Collaboration in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, at Washington University in St. Louis where he served as dean of the College & Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design from 2006-2017. He was the head of the School of Architecture at Auburn University from 2001-2006, also serving as the co-director of the Rural Studio from 2003-2006. Prior to moving to Alabama, Lindsey was a member of the faculty in the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University from 1987-2001. He served as associate head of the School of Architecture from 1994-2001, and held a joint appointment in the school of art from 1997-2001. Lindsey has received numerous awards for his architecture and design work and his work as a crafts person and photographer has been exhibited in national venues such as the American Crafts Museum in New York City, Carnegie Museum of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, and the Kimball Arts Center in Park City Utah. A native of Idaho, Lindsey holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in art from the University of Utah and a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University.
Ralph C. Shive, CFA: Ralph was born and raised in Belleville, Illinois and is grandson of Raymond Oakley Shive, founder of Sterling Steel Castings, and son of William J. Shive. Ralph graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1975 with a BBA, concentration in Finance. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and spent 40 years executing financial management for clients starting in Dallas, Texas. He was Chief Investment Officer of 1st Source Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of 1st Source bank based in South Bend Indiana (SRCE). He finished his career in 2016 as portfolio manager for Wasatch Investment Advisors, Large Cap Value Fund. Ralph and his wife Linda live in South Bend concentrating on community service.
Mary M. “Mimi” Stiritz: Mimi is an accomplished architectural historian whose work includes deep study of the architecture of St. Louis, surveys, and National Register of Historic Places nominations across the entire state of Missouri, and a strong interest in the French colonial history of the St. Louis region. In all Ms. Stiritz has written National Register nominations that include thousands of buildings in 37 districts as well as 66 individual sites. She authored the book, St. Louis: Historic Churches and Synagogues (1995), and has authored essays in exhibition catalogs for St. Louis University and the Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis. Over the years she has published several articles for the Society of Architectural Historians as well as the Missouri Historical Society. Mimi currently serves as Chair of the St. Louis County (Missouri) Historic Buildings Commission, as a member of the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and as a board member for Les Amis.
Founder
Larry Giles (1947–2021).
Available Positions
Volunteer positions are available.