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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Architectural historian with experience managing field projects, producing reports, navigating the Section 106 process of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Mandeville, Louisiana, United States

Licensed real estate agent specializing in historic properties.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater New Orleans Region

Calhoun Preservation, LLC organized by the principal, Kelly Calhoun, MPS and specialized subconsultants. Around the Gulf Coast, Kelly has a list of rich preservation management and delegation experience including project management, working with National Register Coordinators to successfully nominate buildings and/or historic districts to the National Register of Historic Places nominations, working with State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO) on historic tax credits on the state and federal levels, working with Section 106 reviews in contract labor, architectural technology, real estate development, preservation consulting, property research, documentation and staff management, community building, marketing.

Greater New Orleans Area

Non-profit experience assisting the Executive Director with planning monthly events and fundraising. Developed the first Architecture & Design Film Festival: New Orleans and continue work annually. Primary duties included creating a digital archive of photos of Louisiana building excellence to be used in social media marketing, website and communication materials; researching architects, buildings, and landscaped spaces throughout the state when needed for programming or events associated with the organization; assist in the planning and implementation of events sponsored by the organization, statewide (lectures, film fests, house tours, social events for a variety of audiences from the general public to students to architectural professionals).

Greater New Orleans Area

Architecture and development firm experience assisting with documentation crucial to historic building development projects. Skills in this position include researching architectural history, tax incentives, mortgage analysis, applying for historic tax credits, working in city government guidelines and regulations and following the historic preservation standards set by the National Park Service; historic tax credits on the state and federal levels, HUD Loan Applications, subdivision Applications, ProForma development, media management of social presence.

New Orleans

Assist the Architectural Historian in researching nominations for the Historic Building Nominations including field-sketches, map research, documentation processes, presentations, tours, and research into the archives. Assist the Building Inspector in citing violations in the French Quarter regarding structural or facade elements of buildings that are bound in the Vieux Carre Historic District. Assist the Building Examiner in collecting, approving, disapproving, or passing to other departments the plans for renovations of structures in the Vieux Carre Historic District. Local government experience assisting the VCC Plans Examiner and Building Inspector. Participate daily in the VCC’s real estate development and improvement approval process for historic properties within New Orleans’ French Quarter. Extensively research the Commission’s guidelines governing the development of these properties and attend hearings with property owners to achieve mutually-beneficial outcomes. Analyze the importance of maintaining and improving the historic integrity while also retaining the area’s economic viability and residential characteristics for future generations Survey buildings in the French Quarter by photographing. Develop skills on the City’s LAMA software.

Greater New Orleans Area

Manage the operations of the historic rental properties of New Orleans, LA under the control of Wendt Where, LLC and Will Care Properties.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

My position as a Social Media Manager requires that I engineer and manage social media accounts and local search listings in hopes to increase our clients' online SEO (search engine optimization). Our main goal is to get businesses to interact with their followers, engage with them and educate them. Our knowledge is constantly evolving to keep up with the ever-changing internet. Along with making Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube posts on a regular scheduled basis, I also write blogs, do graphic work on Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, do regular reporting on all accounts and help businesses understand not only what each social media/local search listing means but how to use it.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Leading the staff to complete daily goals, implement Pier 1 standards of sales, friendliness, knowledge, efficiency, productivity, professionalism and helpfulness. In charge of store orders from the Pier 1 warehouse, conduct inventory, replicate Pier 1 store design, improvise with design flaws for the store, and in charge of till.

Master Of Preservation Studies, Historic Preservation And Conservation

Activities and Societies: Tulane School of Architecture Graduate Government: Class Representative & Social Media.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Architectural Studies, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Architectural Sciences And Technology

High School

Activities and Societies: Girls Lacrosse, Dance Team, Alter GirlCatholic Prep School was an incredible experience: alter girl, sports.