Vincent L. Michael, Ph.D

Vince, a heritage manager, advocate, consultant, and thought leader, is executive director of Villa Finale. Previously, he was the Executive Director of the San Antonio Conservation Society in San Antonio, Texas, and Executive Director of the Global Heritage Fund (GHF) in Palo Alto, California from 2012 to 2015, helping preserve World Heritage Sites through community development.  As an NTHP trustee (2006-2015), he served as Chair of the Historic Sites Fund Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the Diversity Task Force. He is also on the Board of the National Preservation Partners Network, where he was Co-Chair of the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Justice Working Group from 2020-22.