Leta Wildasin, Office Manager
Leta Wildasin joined TPT as the Office Manager, a part-time position, in May 2008.  Leta has a B.B.A. from Belmont University, and has a  background in non-profit administration, professional development and recruitment.  She is the Registrar for the John Nolen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Leta is passionate not only about historic preservation, but also writing and horses.  Leta and her husband, Mark, have three daughters and live in Franklin.

OFFICE ADDRESS:
1301 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212 (Send no correspondence to this address, please.)

PHONE AND FAX:
(615) 963-1255

EMAIL:
Dan Brown's email:  tnprestr@bellsouth.net
Leta Wildasin's email:  tptinfo@bellsouth.net

The Tennessee Preservation Trust has had professionally-trained staff since Patrick McIntyre joined TPT as the first executive director in July of 2002.   In August, 2003, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU established a collaborative assistantship program with TPT, and graduate student David Price served as staff intern for the 2003-2004 academic year. Bud Alley, a master's candidate in the public history program at MTSU, began his internship from the Center to TPT in January 2006 and was later hired as administrative staff.  On July 2, 2007, Dan Brown became TPT's second executive director.  Paul Hoffman, a master's candidate in the public history program at MTSU, joined TPT in August as the administrative asssistant.  Leta Wildasin joined TPT as office manager in May 2008.

Since its inception, TPT has focused on maintaining a strong and diverse board of directors.  TPT's board represents the cultural and geographic diversity of the state.  Its members come from large cities and small towns, and from a variety of professions and perspectives that bring a wealth of talent and experience to the organization.   Members of the board of directors have been involved in a wide range of local, regional, and national preservation efforts. 

2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair
Stephen Brown, Watertown

Vice-Chair
Greg A. Vital, Georgetown

Secretary 
Susan Sills, Brownsville

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, Robert Notestine
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Lee Curtis
Tennesee Division of Archaeology, Mike Moore
Tennessee Main Street Program, Kimberly Nyberg
The Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, Anne-Leslie Owens
The Land Trust for Tennessee, Kendra Cotton

Committees

For more information on joining the following committees, please email us at tnprestr@bellsouth.net:

Advocacy Committee
Award Program Committee
Conference Committee, Anne-Leslie Owens, 2009 Chair 
Fundraising Committee
Membership Committee
"Ten in Tennessee" Endangered List