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Our Staff
David Herring
Director
Formerly the Director of Properties & Programs and one of the co-founders of The Alliance, David Herring has been a resident of Church Hill for more than 20 years and has restored two houses during that time. David has been instrumental in the success of The Alliance's Option Program and developed The Alliance's Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program. He is former secretary of the Church Hill Association and served for two years as chairman of the zoning committee of that organization. In 2006 David was nominated for the Volvo for Life competition as a local hero for his efforts in preservation in the city of Richmond. Out of thousands of entries, he was among 255 nationwide semi-finalists for this prestigious award. David is a graduate of the VCU School of the Arts with a BA in Interior Design. He was employed as a commercial interior designer before joining the The Alliance staff.
Lane Pearson
Property Director
Lane is a graduate of the University of Richmond's T.C. Williams School of Law, and in addition to his JD, he received a masters degree in urban and regional planning from VCU. He completed his undergraduate work at UNC Chapel Hill where he earned a BA in history. Lane has worked and consulted with a variety of businesses and organizations on legal issues related to historic preservation, zoning litigation, development and historic rehabilitation, tax credits, and conservation and preservation easements. Having clerked with the Legal Department of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, spent time at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and interned at the Historic Richmond Foundation and Preservation North Carolina, Lane draws from a wealth of experience in the historic preservation field. Lane hails from the city of Shelby, North Carolina, birthplace of Earl Scruggs and livermush, part-times as a disc jockey, and has a propensity to deconstruct old bicylces in his spare time.
Karri Richardson
Tax Credit Consultant
Karri Richardsonhas been a Historic Tax Credit Specialist for The Alliance's Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Services since its inception. Before joining A.C.O.R.N, Karri served as Manager of Historical Collections for Maymont House Museum in Richmond. An architectural historian and former Secretary of the Virginia Conservation Association, Ms. Richardson earned a bachelor's degree in American History from the College of William & Mary and a master’s degree in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University. She worked on architectural history-related projects for Colonial Williamsburg, Dumbarton House Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House in Richmond.
Selden Richardson
Architectural Historian
A Richmond native, Selden received his undergraduate degree in history from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Humanities degree from the University of Richmond. He later received a master's degree in architectural history at VCU. He is the former Archivist for Architectural Records at the Library of Virginia and currently serves as the President of the Board of The Alliance Mr. Richardson is the author of The Alliance's 2006 publication, Built By Blacks.
Bryan Townes
Historic Preservation Consultant
Bryan Townes joined The Alliance in January 2009 as a consultant for architectural preservation, design, and tax credit services. Bryan earned a degree in architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a masters degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia, after which he joined an architectural firm in Atlanta for eight years before moving to Richmond to work at Commonwealth Architects for five years. He has prepared numerous applications for National Register nominations-- including Mount Stirling in Charles City County and Bechelbronn in Lunenberg County. Bryan also has an array of experience completing historic structure reports, feasibility studies, and preservation plans as well as Condition Assessment Program (CAP) reports and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) applications.
Amy Vealey
Tax Credit Consultant
Amy Vealey joined The Alliance in December 2007 as a Historic Tax Credit Specialist for the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Service. Amy is also the Office Manager for an architecture firm, Art & Architecture, Inc. Additionally Ms. Vealey has worked with tax credit consultants on a National Register Nomination. She received undergraduate degrees in History and Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed the Historic Preservation Planning Program at VCU in the Summer of 2008. She presented her research on Violet Bank in Colonial Heights at VCU's 15th Annual Architectural Symposium in November 2007 and presented her research project titled "The Evolution of the Doric Order of Architecture at the 2008 Symposium. In her time at The Alliance Ms. Vealey has been involved in one historic district nomination expansion as well as a tax credit application.