Direct Experience with State and Federal Agencies:

The staff and principals of Historic Resources Group have developed close working relationships with the personnel in the California State Office of Historic Preservation.  As the State Historic Preservation Officer Representative from 1994 to 1996, the firm functioned as an extension of the State Office of Historic preservation for purposed of earthquake recovery.  Christy McAvoy has maintained contacts with supervisors in the State Office for almost twenty years.  She has participated in State planning exercises and demonstration projects.

As one of the state's largest preparers of tax credit projects, Historic Resources Group is in constant consultation with the staffs of the California State Office of Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, HUD, and others in the interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.

Dignitaries and projects in which Historic Resources Group has participated include:

• President Bill Clinton, United State of America and The Honorable Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Council -
  President's Roundtable on Neighborhood Revitalization, Little Rock, Arkansas
  
• Bruce Babbit, Secretary of the Interior -
  National Center of Preservation Training and Technology
  
• Mayor Richard J. Riordan, City of Los Angeles -
  Special Advisory Committee on City Hall Restoration
  
• Cherilynn Widell, California State Historic Preservation Officer -
  State Historic Preservation Officer Representative
  
• Douglas Wheeler, California Resources Agency Secretary -
  Statewide Preservation Task Force
  
• The Honorable Michael Hernandez, Los Angeles City Council -
  Ziegler Child Care Center and Fire Station #44
  
• The Honorable Jackie Goldberg -
  Hollywood Design Review
  
• City of West Hollywood -
  West Hollywood Landmarks Commission
  
• HUD/National Trust for Historic Preservation/Rutgers University Advisor -
  Barriers to Affordable Housing Study