Meet Our Team

Preserve Phoenix is comprised of a volunteer board of passionate and talented preservationists. Get to know our board members!

  • President

    Erin Lindsey is an Arizona native who has a deep passion for her hometown. She is dedicated to preserving the city's culture and history through advocacy and community engagement.

    Lindsey is the founder of the Phoenix Art Deco Society, which is dedicated to cultivating a community and appreciation for Phoenix’s historical gems of the 1920s and 1930s which ignited her passion for preservation on a larger scale.

    As a new leader of Preserve Phoenix, Lindsey is working to integrate strategic plans for continued advocacy, outreach, and education with the organization to elevate the work of all preservationists in Phoenix.


  • Design Director

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.


  • Donna Reiner grew up in a family that loved history, genealogy, telling stories, and discussing her father’s latest exploits in the operating room. But she developed a passion for the arts and received a BA in music history. A few more letters added after her name in eclectic subjects including an MA in Historic Preservation and she’s again focusing on history.    Today she spends most of her time researching various aspects of history, contributes to the compilation of National Register nominations, gives talks on Phoenix and Arizona history, and volunteers for numerous arts and culture organizations. 

  • Vice President

    Jim McPherson is a respected advocate for historic preservation, with a long-standing commitment to protecting and promoting Arizona’s rich cultural heritage. He serves as Board President of the Arizona Preservation Foundation, Vice President of Preserve Phoenix, and Vice Chair of the Phoenix Trolley Museum. His leadership extends nationally through his roles with the National Preservation Partners Network, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Preservation Action.

     

    Jim has helped preserve historic buildings, elevate public awareness, and advance preservation policy. Earlier in his career, he managed marketing and preservation efforts for historic landmarks in Utah and has continued to champion heritage-based revitalization throughout the Southwest.

     

    As an author, Jim wrote A History of Hartville, Ohio and co-authored Downtown Phoenix, which chronicles the city’s historic core through photographs and narrative. He holds degrees in Public Administration from The Ohio State University and Miami University.

  • Erik Ry


  • Design Director

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.