<p>Brandon Lunsford is a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, and has lived in Charlotte since 1996. He has worked at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and the Charlotte Museum of History. Brandon has a Master’s Degree in Public History from the University of North Carolina.</p>
Bill Lindeke has a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota, and has written for Minnpost, the Park Bugle, and Growler magazine, among others. He was born in Minneapolis, but has spent most of his time in St Paul and serves there on the Saint Paul Planning Commission and Transportation Committee.
Brian Levison has a lifelong interest in cricket and played club cricket for several years. His books include the highly acclaimed cricket anthology All in a Day’s Play (Constable, 2012) and Amazing &amp; Extraordinary Facts: Cricket (David &amp; Charles, 2012). He was one of six writers and commentators selected for the MCC’s ‘Cricket’s Crown Jewels’ exhibition in the Lord’s Museum celebrating 150 years of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2014.
The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) was founded in 1964 by a group of citizens who passionately believed that historic preservation, rather than massive demolition, could be a tool for renewing communities, building pride among residents, and achieving sustainable economic development. After more than 50 years of work throughout the Pittsburgh region, PHLF has shown that architectural landmarks and historic neighborhoods are community assets and that historic preservation is a catalyst for urban renewal.
Llilian Llanes is the founding director of Cuba’s principal contemporary art museum, the Wilfredo Lam Center. A former art history professor at the University of Havana, she has written numerous articles on third-world art, a subject that still draws her to international conferences. From 1984 to 1999 she organized six Havanna Biennial exhibitions, attracting and displaying art from around the world. She is the author of The Houses of Old Cuba (1998 Thames and Hudson).
Rosemary Lord has spent over 20 years working in Los Angeles, acting in theater, films, and television as well as working as a senior publicist for Columbia Pictures. She has written for a variety of high profile magazines in the U.S. and Europe, fitting in the odd film and television script, as well as a travel book and two novels. She is the author of Los Angeles Then and Now.
