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At Van Citters: Historic Preservation (VCHP), people are our strength. We offer a highly experienced and dedicated team of professionals who specialize in cultural resources, historic preservation, NEPA, and environmental planning, as well as regulatory compliance. Our employees have worked nationwide and successfully completed projects for clients from a wide variety of governmental agencies, tribes, industries, utilities, and other private sector companies. The map below shows the geographic experience of our dedicated VCHP Team.

Cumulatively, the VCHP team has over 80 years of professional experience that is brought to bear on every project, which in turn allows us to deliver the utmost satisfaction to our clients on every project. The depth and breadth of the VCHP Team’s capabilities is optimized by our ability to work collaboratively on projects. Our team culture encourages communication, listening, and learning, which in turn empowers our employees to strive for high standards. The experience and knowledge of each team member complements that of the entire staff. Just as each of our clients has an individual personality and a unique set of needs, our team looks at each project we undertake with “fresh eyes” that utilize our team’s extensive knowledge and experience. The result is a unique, tailor-made approach to every project.

The links below will take you to biographies of each of our dedicated employees. In addition to our in-house expertise, VCHP has built strong partnering relationships with other experts and outside firms that provide added skills to complement our own. Through these strategic partnerships, VCHP is able to provide turn-key services to our clients for every project.

Karen Van Citters, CSI, CDT
Sarah R. Payne, Ph.D.
Katherine J. Roxlau, RPA