Annual Meeting 2022

What is the sense of place without experience? How do historic buildings contribute to a community? What is the highest and best use of an historic building such as the Winter Street Center? Guest speaker: Anne Ball – Sr. Program Director, Maine Downtown Center, Maine Development Foundation.

Anne is skilled at getting diverse partners to work together, learn each other’s languages, and bring new energy to their work. She has a strong passion for the preservation of downtown communities and sees the clear connection between open and welcoming communities as indicators for health, quality of life, and a strong economy. Anne has a BS from St. Lawrence University and an MA in Historic Preservation from Boston University.