 In only nine years as a professional preservationist, Josh Rogers has changed the face of Macon, Georgia with his vision and leadership. Using preservation as a tool to revitalize his community, Rogers has saved buildings, spurred investment, and increased the local tax base. Most important, he has made historic preservation part of the city's ethos. When he became Executive Director of Historic Macon Foundation five years ago, Rogers set ambitious and innovative goals. Since then, Historic Macon has revitalized over 40 properties, loaned over $300,000 to private owners through a facade loan program that he designed, nominated over 1,000 buildings to the National Register of Historic Places, nearly doubled access to revolving funds and completed close to $5 million in construction projects. Rogers has business acumen, insight, humility, and passion, a potent combination that helped Historic Macon Foundation's preservation work surpass that of more established organizations. In April, Rogers was hired as the CEO of Newtown Macon, where he will continue his efforts to revitalize Macon's downtown and set an example as an innovative leader in the preservation movement.