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Upcoming Event - Wednesday, October 7th
Preservation Prowl and Members' Meeting
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Join your fellow YPG members for an quick jaunt through downtown Seattle's Preservation history! Meet at 5:30 pm on the corner of 3rd and Union Street downtown at the Mann Building, which now houses Wild Ginger and the Triple Door. This tour will explore the preservation efforts and forces which have shaped the central business district of Seattle. Buildings include the Mann Building, the Cobb Building, the demolished Savoy Hotel, the Tolias Building (home to the Lusty Lady), as well as others.
Following the tour, YPG will provide snacks at Fonte wine bar and coffee roaster to socialize and discuss the next year for YPG. Fonte is located at 1321 1st Avenue (between University and Union streets).
Questions? Email ypg@historicseattle.org for more information.
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Young Preservationists Group Inaugural Program
“With our speed mentoring event, we successfully opened the door of Seattle's preservation community a little wider for young individuals full of enthusiasm.”
– Katie Kemezis, Co-Founder of YPG
Photos: Kristina Frost
The Young Preservationist Group held their first event on June 16 th at the Good Shepherd Center. YPG was founded by Katie Kemezis, Ryan Kozie and Michelle Madayag with the purpose of bringing young people together passionate about historic preservation. The group did just that with their Evening of Speed Mentoring. The program was successful in allowing many future preservationists the opportunity to meet with notable Seattle mentors including:
- Kevin Daniels, President/COO of Nitze-Stagen
- Mark Hannum, Landmarks Preservation Board member
- Michael Herschensohn, Historic Seattle Council member and Executive Director of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
- Christine Howard, Landmarks Preservation Board member
- Erica Kachmarsky, Senior Architectural Historian of ICF Jones & Stokes
- Jennifer Meisner, Executive Director of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
- Pete Mills, Historic Seattle Council Member and Community Liason of the Jay Inslee Member of Congress group
- Sean Peterfreund, Landmarks Preservation Board member
- John Schalka, Managing Director of McKee & Schalka
- Scott Shapiro, Managing Director of Eagle Rock Ventures, LLC.
“The YPG Speed Mentoring event really gave me the inspiration and networking tools to go out and take action myself. What I loved most about this event was how passionate all the mentors were about their respective subjects. I truly believe if you show others how much you care about something that they too will become interested in helping the cause. Now that I know about YPG and have the connections, it is my responsibility to get more young people involved with preservation at every level.”
– Kristina Frost, Speed Mentoring attendee
If you are Interested in becoming a member of the Young Preservationists Group, please email us: ypg@historicseattle.org