who we are
Join Reno’s Historic Preservation Team
HRPS welcomes volunteers of all ages to guide walking tours, archive local stories, and champion preservation. Share your passion for Reno’s past and help keep its future vibrant.
leadership
Meet Our Team
Officers
Our elected leadership team guiding HRPS’s mission and operations.
Joy Orlich
President
Derek Partridge
Vice President
DeeDee Pace
Secretary
Bill Newman
Treasurer
Board of Directors
Directors serving the Society, with our Immediate Past President.
Amy Burton
Director
Pat Cantwell
Director
Margot Choltco
Director
Tim Gilbert
Director
Melissa Hafey
Director
Sharon Honig-Bear
Director
Carol Coleman
Immediate Past President
Who We Are
Officers, Board, and Volunteers
Officers
- President — Joy Orlich
- Vice President — Derek Partridge
- Secretary — DeeDee Pace
- Treasurer — Bill Newman
- Immediate Past President — Carol Coleman
Board of Directors
- Amy Burton
- Pat Cantwell
- Margot Choltco
- Tim Gilbert
- Melissa Hafey
- Sharon Honig-Bear
Administrator
- Peggy Boni
Committee Chairs and Volunteers
- Program Chairs — Sherlyn Hayes-Zorn, Susan Mullen
- Membership Chair — DeeDee Pace
- Walking Tours Chairs — Amy Burton, Brett Banks, Deb Hinman
- Reno Heritage Fund Chair — ZoAnn Campana
- Historic Resources Commission Liaison — Vacant
- Website — Derek Partridge
FootPrints
- Managing Editor — Deb Hinman
- Editorial Staff — Amy Burton, Brett Banks, Jill Richardson
- Editor Emeritus & FootPrints Founder — Sharon A. Walbridge
- Reno Historical Editor — Alicia Barber