DHPA Staff
We have a professional staff of 21 members. Collectively, these staff members hold 45 degrees from 17 different institutes of higher learning from across the nation, and have more than 210 years of combined on-the-job experience
Division Director
James A. Glass, Ph.D., Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, has been with the division since 2007. He graduated with a B.A. in History and Spanish from Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), an M.A. in Latin American History from Indiana University, and M.A. in History of Urban Development from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. in Architectural History and Historic Preservation Planning, Cornell University. Before coming to the state, he served as Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at Ball State University and as the Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Ball State University. He served as Director of the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer in the early 1990s. He has a long career in preservation and history.
Susan Judy, Division Secretary, has been with the state since 2000. Sue is a notary public.
Preservation Services
Frank D. Hurdis, Jr., Assistant Director of Preservation Services, has been with the division since 1985. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Architectural History and holds a M.A. in Architectural History and Preservation Planning from Cornell University. He also did doctoral work at Northwestern University. Frank is adjunct faculty in the Historic Preservation program at Ball State University where he teaches Midwest Architecture and Planning.
Paul C. Diebold, Team Leader of Survey and Registration, has been with the division since 1988. He graduated from Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis with a B.A. in Art History, and received a M.S. in Historic Preservation from Ball State University. Paul specializes in early 20th century domestic architecture, is an adjunct faculty member at Herron School of Art and Design.
Jeannie R. Regan-Dinius, Director of Special Initiatives, has worked for the division since 2000. She has an B.A. in Public History from Ball State University and an M.S. in both Urban Planning and Library Science Information Management from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Holly A. Tate, Architectural Historian, has been with the division since 2007. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, she earned a B.A. in history from Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Alabama) and completed graduate coursework in the Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia). She worked at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division in the Survey and Register Unit from 1999 to 2006.
Amy E. Borland, Architectural Historian, has been with the division since 2001. Amy graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in American Studies and received her M.S. in Historic Preservation from Ball State University.
Miriam L. Burkett, SHAARD Specialist, has been with the division since 2004. She graduated from Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, WI) with a B.A. in History. She has also completed graduate coursework in Public History at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and in Historic Preservation at Ball State University.
Environmental Reviews
Kim Marie Padgett, Review Coordinator has been with the Division since 2010. She graduated from Purdue University with a B.A. in Art History and completed graduate coursework in Historic Preservation at Ball State University. Before joining the DHPA, Kim worked with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History as the State Tax Credit Coordinator and Historic Architecture Consultant.
Rachel Sharkey, Records Check Coordinator, has been with the division since 2011. She holds a B.S. in Archaeology and Anthropology and a M.S. in Human Biology from the University of Indianapolis.
Archaeology
James R. Jones III, Ph.D., State Archaeologist and Team Leader of Archaeology, has been with the division since 1987 and has served as State Archaeologist since 1991. Dr. Jones received his B.A. in Anthropology and English from the University of New Mexico, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Indiana University. Dr. Jones has substantial experience in prehistoric and historical archaeology, and his research interests include historical cultures in Indiana.
Cathy L. Draeger-Williams, Archaeologist, has been with the division since 2003. She holds an A.A. from Vincennes University, a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Ball State University, and a M.A. in Anthropology from Ball State University.
Amy L. Johnson, Senior Archaeologist and Archaeology Outreach Coordinator, has worked for the Division since 1991. She holds a B.S. and a M.A., both Anthropology, from Ball State University. Amy's main research interests are prehistoric archaeology (specifically the Adena and Hopewell periods), historic cemeteries, and public education regarding archaeological resources and cultural resources laws. Amy is Indiana’s state network coordinator for the Public Education Committee of the Society for American Archaeology.
Wade T. Tharp, Archaeologist, has been with the DHPA since 2010. He holds a BA degree in Liberal Arts (Anthropology major, Classical Studies minor) from Indiana University (Indianapolis), and has completed the required coursework for a MA degree in Historical Archaeology at Illinois State University. His research interests include critical theory in historical archaeology, the archaeology of internal colonization, and French vernacular architecture.
Structures Review
John L. Carr, a reviewer of projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration or the Indiana Department of Transportation, has been with the division since 1987. He holds a B.A. from Purdue University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University and has taken graduate courses in public and U.S. history at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Chad Slider, Historic Structures Reviewer, joined the division in May 2007. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) and graduated from Ball State University with an M.S. in Historic Preservation. He has also served on numerous boards, including the Mattawan (MI) Downtown Development Authority and the Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission. Before relocating to Indiana, Chad owned a furniture upholstery and restoration business for twelve years, and also restored windows.
Ashley D. Thomas, Historic Structures Reviewer, has been with the division since May, 2009. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture and a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Ball State University.
Administration, Financial Incentives and Planning
Steven D. Kennedy, Assistant Director of Administration, Financial Incentives and Planning has been with the division since 1996. Steve is a native of California and holds an undergraduate degree in History of Art from the University of California at Riverside. He also received his M.S. in Historic Preservation from Ball State University. In addition to oversight of the Division's grant programs, he also serves as the State Coordinator of the Certified Local Government (CLG) program.
David B. Duvall, Historical Architect and Tax Credit Administrator, has been with the division since 1998. David is a graduate of University of Cincinnati - College of Design Architecture and Art and is a registered architect in the State of Indiana. In addition to architectural practice with a focus on historic preservation, he has also served as Director of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County.
Malia D. Vanaman, Associate Grants Manager, has been with the DHPA since March of 2000. She received her B.A. in U.S. History in 1995 from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her Master’s in Public History from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis in 2002.
