The California Preservation Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees drawn from preservation professionals across the state.
Elizabeth is an architectural historian with particular expertise on Julia Morgan and Richard Neutra. Currently, she serves on the Board of the Buildings of the United States book project of the national Society of Architectural Historians and on the Acquisition Committee of The Palm Springs Desert Museum. She has taught a variety of courses, including The History of Modern Architecture and 20th Century Architectural History at University of California, Riverside and UCLA. She has also written several articles, and participated in a number of presentations and symposiums about modern architecture. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Environmental Design from The Pennsylvania State University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Architectural History from UCLA. She is also the owner of an historic home.