 The field of historic preservation could support my work, most particularly by becoming more active and assertive in thinking about the future of cities. I work for a private foundation and we invest in a lot of organizations that are in neighborhoods and in older buildings and many of them need older buildings and these organizations provide the basis for community in these neighborhoods. There are arts organizations, arts at organizations that help kids and help them grow and understand what's going on in these communities and there are also many other organizations, healthcare organizations that are the anchors in these neighborhoods with old buildings. I've come away with a vision of preservation as much or more a process and a rejuvenating process not only for cities and other settings but rejuvenating for democratic process, participation and engagement. You know I see the world of historic preservation changing over the next 15 years in a way that is perhaps less about individual buildings and more about people and more about community more about the activities that have happened in communities and will happen in the future. I see historic preservation being more about the future and less about the past and how we seek inspiration from the past to inform what we do in our buildings and our communities going forward.