As a preservation specialist and architectural historian at PAL since 2018, Alisa provides guidance to developers and architects about appropriate methods and materials for complex redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects.

She has special expertise in state and federal historic tax credits and has consulted on the historic rehabilitation and redevelopment of hundreds of buildings throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Throughout her 20 years of experience in cultural resource management, historic preservation planning, and regulatory compliance, Alisa has developed strong professional relationships with the National Park Service and State Historic Preservation offices.

Alisa has a BA in History and Anthropology and an MA in History and Archaeology from the University of Rhode Island. In 2018, she was recognized as an emerging leader in the preservation community with a 2018 Paul E. Tsongas Award from Preservation Massachusetts. She serves on the Providence Preservation Society Historic House Marker Committee and is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Society of Architectural Historians.