Tom is surely the embodiment of what it means to be a servant of your community. Thirtythree years ago Tom co-founded the North Cuyahoga Valley Corridor, known today as Canalway Partners, which manages the Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area, designated in 1996.
One year later, he was made Executive Director of Cleveland’s Historic Warehouse District Development Corporation. He then helped organize the Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation in 1988, which has seen $1.7 billion invested in its service area.
Since 2000, he has managed the Historic Easement Program jointly for the Gateway and Warehouse Districts which has generated $250 million in equity of projects.
Tom has served as a long time board member for Downtown Ohio and Heritage Ohio helping to establish the Ohio Main Street Program and assisting Heritage Ohio in establishing the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit.
His expertise in planning, downtown redevelopment, historic preservation, and heritage areas has been felt across the state of Ohio and we thank him for all of his contributions, both as a professional and volunteer.
It is a great honor to recognize Tom for this lifetime of accomplishments as our 2018 Preservation Hero.