The following came from Martha J. Lee, General Superintendent John Muir NHS, Eugene O’Neill NHS, Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM and Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP:

I am delighted to announce that Ric Borjes will be coming to our four

national park sites here in the East Bay to work with us as our new Chief

of Cultural Resources. He will be duty stationed in Richmond and will join

us in early September. With his wealth of experience, his knowledge of the

preservation world and his contacts throughout the area and the state, we

are truly lucky to have lured him across the Bay!

Ric is currently the Federal Preservation Officer for the Presidio Trust in

San Francisco. While he has been at the Presidio, he has reviewed major

historic building rehabilitation projects for conformance with the

Secretary”s Standards including the $45 million rehabilitation of three

historic buildings for the Disney Family Museum. He has also supported and

guided developers through major historic building rehabilitations applying

for federal historic preservation tax incentives, including the $85 million

rehabilitation of the Public Health Center Hospital and the $16 million

rehabilitation of the International Center to End Family Violence. He has

overseen and guided the preparation of evaluation and analysis reports

including the Mountain Lake Cultural Landscape Assessment, the

Quartermaster Reach Cultural Landscape Report, and the Vacant Historic

Buildings Conditions Assessments.

Some of you may know Ric from his past work experiences with the National

Park Service: he worked from 1989 to 2005 at Golden Gate National

Recreation Area, starting as a Project Historical Architect and advancing

to the position of Chief of Cultural Resources and Museum Management. He

worked in the regional office as the Regional Historical Architect in the

1980s and was also an historical architect in the (former) Rocky Mountain

Region from 1975-1982. He has experience working in the private sector as a

draftsman and architect.

With a degree in architecture from the University of Colorado, Ric is a

registered architect. His interests outside work include acting, music,

writing and exercise.

I know you will all welcome him warmly when he arrives.

Martha

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Martha J. Lee

General Superintendent

John Muir NHS, Eugene O’Neill NHS, Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM and

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP

1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804

Phone: (510) 232-1545

Fax: (510) 232-5504