Indiana Historic Preservation Review Board

Alan Morrison serves as the chairman of the Review Board. He was appointed as the director of the DNR by Gov. Braun in 2025, following twelve years of service in the Indiana House of Representatives. In that elected role, he chaired the House Environmental Affairs Committee and was a member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Morrison also previously worked for the Flint Generals, a minor league hockey team in Flint, Michigan, and for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute. He attended Slippery Rock University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, and later attended Indiana State University for his master’s degree, both in sport management.

Beth McCord has worked in cultural and heritage management for more than 25 years. She received her M.A. in Anthropology from Ball State University. During her career, she has worked with clients in government, engineering, transportation, and energy sectors. McCord has also worked on several state and federal grant projects authored published articles and technical reports and presented her research to a variety of audiences.

A native of Crawfordsville, Anne graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Archaeology from the University of Indianapolis in 2003. After working as a field tech for several years, she graduated with a Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Kentucky in 2008. She traveled to many states for projects, including California, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, West Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and of course Indiana, gaining Principal Investigator status along the way in both archaeology and architectural history. Anne has served on the board of directors of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, the Howard County Historical Society, and the Indiana Archaeology Council. She is currently the executive director of the Howard County Historical Society and serves as president of the Kokomo Historic Review Board.

Brenda Bishop-Kyle is realtor, tax expert, and entrepreneur. She owns and manages historic properties in Beech Grove and Irvington in Marion County. Most recently, she redeveloped a historic property into a winery and art gallery in Beech Grove. Bishop-Kyle also has served as a substitute teacher in Indianapolis elementary schools and as a land acquisition expert for INDOT. She holds a Master of Taxation from University of Cincinnati and a BA from Indiana University, along with certifications in accounting from Vincennes University and real estate from IU-Indianapolis. She is a life member of the St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild, sponsors of the annual Indianapolis Decorator Show House. 

Jason Larrison, AIA, is Assistant Vice President for JS Held, LLC. Before that, Jason was Director of the Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services and served as State Architect for Indiana. He is a native of Columbus, Indiana, and a graduate of Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning. He and his family have lived in Indianapolis' Irvington neighborhood since 2001. While it’s easy to assume his upbringing in Columbus inspired him to work in the built environment, it had more to do with “the opportunity to be a public steward and make things better.” Throughout his career—which includes more than 17 years in the public sector—Jason has followed that opportunity.

Chandler Lighty, Gov. Holcomb appointed Chandler Lighty as executive director of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration in August 2018. Prior to this appointment, Lighty led the Indiana Historical Bureau, where he expanded the number of state historical markers installed annually, initiated an oral history of the Indiana General Assembly, and oversaw the creation of an award-winning podcast, Talking Hoosier History. Lighty has served in various public history jobs since 1997, including museums, archives, document editing, and digital humanities. He has previously been the project manager for Hoosier State Chronicles, an assistant editor with the Papers of Abraham Lincoln, and a public historian at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum. He received the Thornbrough Award in 2015 for his Indiana Magazine of History article that reexamined the origins of basketball In Indiana. Lighty earned an M.A. in American History from Miami University and a B.A. in History from Olivet Nazarene University. He is a 2017 graduate of the History Leadership Institute, sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History. His other professional service roles include the boards of the Indiana Association of Historians, the Indiana Magazine of History, and the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum.

Christopher Carter is a lifelong Hoosier and a graduate of Purdue University. During his career, he has worked across local, state, and federal government, including roles with Purdue University, the Indiana General Assembly, and the United States Senate. His experience also includes work in the private sector in the outdoor recreation industry, reflecting a longstanding interest in Indiana’s history, natural resources, and public service.

Heimlich is a qualified professional architectural historian/historian-principal Investigator and an archaeologist. He has 26 years of experience in cultural resource management and conducting historic structures and archaeological surveys and reports. He has also been documenting the Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) process and assessing and mitigating the risk of impacting cultural resources in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Heimlich is an expert in historic dam removal projects and has helped pioneer the Section 106 documentation process for dam removals in the Midwest. He has documented and removed more than a dozen dams since 2017.

Jeffrey Laswell: Laswell has more than 25 years of experience as a professional archaeologist and in cultural resource management. He has served as project manager and principal investigator on more than 500 projects in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and throughout the eastern United States. Prior to joining Gray & Pape, Inc. in 2018, he was a principal investigator/environmental manager for the Indiana Department of Transportation, Cultural Resources Office for 12 years. Laswell is originally from Bloomington, graduating from Bloomington North High School in 1987. Jeff graduated from Ball State University in 1992 and completed his M.S. in Cultural Resource Management in 2008. He currently lives in Westfield with his wife Marti of 30 years and two sons who both currently attend Ball State.