Preservation Durham's Annual Preservation Leadership Lecture Presents African American Heritage Leader Paula Robinson.

Join Preservation Durham members and friends for the third annual Preservation Leadership Lecture. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 23 at the Hayti Heritage Center, 801 Fayetteville St. Doors will open at 4:00pm and the program is scheduled from 4:30-6:00pm. The presentation will be followed by a wine reception. Tickets for the Leadership Lecture are $15. Order tickets online here. (Includes $1 service charge) Tickets also available from the Preservation Durham office. Call 919-682-3036 or email Preservation Durham

 
Paula Robinson's lecture will showcase the work that she has spearheaded as the President and Managing Partner of the Bronzeville Community Development Partnership of Chicago, a community development corporation working to revitalize this historic African-American community as an international tourism destination. She will seek to draw parallels between this and other historically African-American communities such as Parrish Street and Lyon Park here in Durham. A panel discussion will include several local speakers.

Ms. Robinson's company specializes in project management of landmark properties that lend themselves to adaptive re-use and then designs convertible spaces with classic interiors that will be relevant for future generations. A marketing communications veteran, Ms. Robinson has operated her own firm for more than 10 years and has received many industry awards.

A fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago and an advisor emeritus for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, she holds a communications degree from Southern Illinois University and has nearly completed an MS from DePaul University, with a focus on Heritage Tourism as a sustainable development strategy for urban markets.

She holds several certificates in community economic development from the Neighborhood Institute as well as a certificate from the Minority Business Executive Program at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.