We are delighted to introduce you to our new trustees, Emily Eig and Jill Landefeld, who are supporting the organization’s growth in the new year and beyond. Please join us in welcoming them to the DC History Center!
Emily Eig is the founder and president of EHT Traceries, a women-owned company incorporated in Maryland and headquartered in Washington, DC. As the head of EHT Traceries, she combines management of a 15-person firm with her work as an architectural historian and preservation consultant. Her technical knowledge is focused on late 19th– and 20th-century buildings and the integration of new buildings into historic settings, including historic sites, campuses, and districts. Through her role as the head of EHT Traceries since 1989, Emily has participated in numerous exceptional preservation-related projects around the country. She is considered an expert in architectural history, resource evaluation, preservation planning, federal and state Historic Preservation Certification processes, Section 106 mitigation, and the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Jill Landefeld is a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Brown Advisory. With more than 15 years of financial industry expertise, Jill specializes in investment management, asset allocation, and portfolio construction for a client base that includes foundations, endowments, cultural institutions, trusts, families, and private individuals. Prior to Brown Advisory, Jill was a Vice President at Stifel, providing broad investment management services to a selection of institutional and private clients. Jill holds a bilingual (English/ Spanish) Masters in Business Administration from IESE Business school in Barcelona, Spain, and Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. She is a current ambassador and former board member for an international charity that works to increase the quality and availability of education for girls in developing countries. She also serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for an international chamber of commerce that fosters trade and dialogue between the US and its neighbors.