Staff

Tyler Gearhart is executive director of Preservation Maryland, a position he has held since 1997. Before that he served as deputy director. He joined the staff in 1994 as programs administrator.Tyler was a founding director of 1000 Friends of Maryland and is past chairman of the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.  He currently serves on the board of the Baltimore City National Heritage Area and the Sustainable Maryland Task Force.               

Marilyn Benaderet is preservation services director of Preservation Maryland, where she is responsible for providing funding, advocacy and technical assistance to local preservation organizations throughout the state. She administers the Heritage Fund, a joint program of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, and is also responsible for management of the easement program. She currently serves on the board of the Friends of the Ellicott City Colored School Restored.

Jessica Feldt has served as the education and outreach director for Preservation Maryland since November 2007. In that role she is responsible for all educational programming including managing the annual Preservation & Revitalization Conference. She also oversees Colleagues, the organizational membership program, directs the annual Endangered Maryland selection and assists with advocacy issues.

Louise Hayman serves as director of development and communication. Before joining Preservation Maryland she held a number of public relations positions in state and local government, non-profit organizations and the financial services industry. She currently serves on the board of the Maryland Historical Society, Hammond-Harwood House Foundation and as Maryland’s advisor to the board of trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Elizabeth Beckley serves as the Eastern Shore field director. Prior to Preserivation Maryland, she worked for six years as principal of Bohemia Manor, LLC, an Eastern Shore firm specializing in historic preservation, restoration and the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. She currently serves as chairwoman of the Kent County Historic Preservation Commission, board president of the Friends of Mount Harmon Plantation and chairwoman of the Millington Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals. She holds a Maryland Home Improvement Contracting license.

Jana Carey has served as business manager for Preservation Maryland since October 2009, a role she also held from 1998 through 2003.  Her responsibilities include financial reporting, accounting, human resources administration, risk management, record management and procurement.

Amelia Rambissoon has recently attended Towson University and has served as administrative assistant for Preservation Maryland since June 2010.