Advocacy in Action w/Melissa Jest

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This episode features a conversation with Melissa Jest from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We discuss her extensive experience in preservation and advocacy for underrepresented communities.

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Melissa Jest is Senior Manager of Preservation Projects for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF). Miss Jest brings more than 20 years of preservation project and education experience, having worked in Savannah, GA, Philadelphia, PA and on staff at the Georgia Historic Preservation office headquartered in Atlanta GA.

In her work, Miss Jest has assisted individuals and communities in identifying and preserving historic tangible and intangible resources significant to our shared heritage. Also, she has served on civic and private foundation boards over her career of advocating for underrepresented communities, and for historic preservation as both a tool and a movements Miss Jest is a native of Savannah, GA and holds a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Florida and a Master’s degree in Urban Studies from Savannah State University.

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