For Immediate Release
February 14, 2006
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Waterford, VA. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG) Partnership today announced the formation of the new JTHG 11-member board of directors which will be chaired by Katherine Imhoff, Vice President of Planning and Facilities, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

“Our board is comprised of an impressive cross section of professionals representing organizations that have a vital interest in the success of the JTHG Partnership and its goals,” said Ms. Imhoff.

In addition to Katherine “Kat” Imhoff, the board has appointed the following individuals as Officers:

• Peter Brink, Vice Chair - Senior Vice President for Programs, National Trust for Historic Preservation;
• Kevin Fry, Treasurer - President, Scenic America;
• Alice Estrada, Secretary - Executive Director, Main Street Gettysburg.

“Our board members all share a love of our American heritage and see the JTHG Partnership as a valuable effort to support our collective commitment to promoting this historic corridor, its heritage sites, its local businesses, and its quality of life. Their contributions are invaluable,” said Ms. Imhoff.

“The National Trust for Historic Preservation, as a founding organization in The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, is a committed partner and I am personally honored to work with such an impressive board that represents such a cross section of preservation, business, and community leaders,” said Peter Brink, JTHG Vice Chair, and Senior Vice President for Programs, The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In addition to the Officers, the following individuals have accepted a two-year term to the JTHG Partnership Board of Directors:

• Arthur Arundel, Chairman, Arcom Communications;
• Alisa Bailey, President, Virginia Tourism Corporation;
• John Fieseler, Executive Director, Tourism Council of Frederick County;
• Cheryl Kilday, President and CEO, Loudoun  County Convention and Visitors Association;
• Jim Lighthizer, President, Civil War Preservation Trust;
• Christopher Miller, President, Piedmont Environmental Council;
• Denise Schlener, Director, Chesapeake and Central Appalachians Field Office, The Trust for Public Land.

“The JTHG Partnership is a public-private partnership that brings all interested parties-businesses, developers, preservationists, heritage sites, farmers, and concerned citizens-to the table to celebrate America’s shared heritage in this most historic corridor in the United States while simultaneously fostering economic opportunities,” said Cate Magennis Wyatt, President of the  JTHG Partnership.

The primary goals of the JTHG Partnership are to work with historians and educators to develop a local, regional, and national educational outreach programs; to create a heritage tourism program designed to raise national awareness and attract visitors to the region; to focus on corridor management planning and to coordinate efforts with transportation officials in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to start the process to obtain All American Road designation from the Federal highway Administration; to work with the National Park Service and Congress to become a National Heritage Area; and, to create a national model for a stand alone socially responsible real estate investment vehicle that will be used to purchase sensitive land at fair market rates.