• Master of Science in Historic Preservation
  University of Oregon, Eugene, 2006

Thesis title: Oregon’s Cast-Iron Storefronts

Courses include fundamentals of preservation, historic survey & inventory techniques, legal issues in preservation, preservation planning, recording historic structures, historic masonry, photographing buildings, National Register nomination, research methods, land use planning, exhibit planning, museology and architectural history.  Graduate level architecture courses taken include three design studios, architectural computer graphics, building construction, and environmental control systems.

• Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
  University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991

Emphasis on Cultural Anthropology with areas of interest in Chinese and Native American Studies.

• January 2001 – present

Preservation Consultant
Historic Preservation Northwest (HPNW)
1116 11th Avenue SW, Albany, OR 97321

I contract with HPNW (www.hp-nw.com), an independent preservation consulting firm.  Most work revolves around historic resource inventories which involve digital photo simulations, mapping, database management, and written reports.

Project participation includes:

2006 Condition Assessment Report, Monroe Depot, Benton County

2005 Historic Resource Survey in Albany including GIS

2005 Book:  A History of Corvallis High School

2005 Eugene River Road Area Historic Context Statement

2005 City of Forest Grove Reconnaissance Survey

2003 Eugene Historic Context Statement Eugene Modernism 1935-65  

2003 Oregon City McLoughlin District Survey, including GIS

2001-2002 Corvallis Historic Resource Survey including GIS

2001- current Section 106 Cell Tower Surveys in Oregon & Washington

• September 2001 - June 2002

Technical Graduate Administrative Fellow
University of Oregon, Historic Preservation Program
Pacific Hall 234, 5233 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403

The primary duty of the Historic Preservation Technical GAF was to maintain and update the Program’s website.  I gave the site a complete overhaul with new structure, expanded content, and updated images.

• January 1997 - August 1999

Office Assistant & Gift-Shop Manager (starting Jan. 1997)
Membership & Public Relations Coordinator (starting Oct. 1998)
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
123 Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Working in any non-profit agency requires flexibility.  In addition to prosaically answering the telephones, I was also involved in office management, research, archaeology, collections management, printing and publications, event planning, promotion, and many other aspects of daily operations.

• August 1997 - July 1998

Shipping Manager & Assistant Cartographer
Channel Crossings Nautical Charts
125 Harbor Way #21, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Assisted in the production of a chart of San Pedro Channel & Los Angeles.  Began initial research and design for another of San Diego Bay.

• November 1996 - August 1997

Assistant Director
Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum
21 W. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

The KML&M consists of a collection of 1,000,000 original documents owned by David Karpeles.  Duties involved database maintenance, employee training, events management, and visitor relations.

• August 1995 -March 1997

Volunteer Coordinator & Assistant Riding Instructor
Santa Barbara Therapeutic Riding Academy
P.O. Box 31016, Santa Barbara, CA 93130

Recruited, trained and managed volunteers, assisted in the planning and implementation of a large annual fundraiser, and filled-in for accredited riding instructors during their absences.

• August 1995 -March 1997

Sales-Clerk, Shift-Supervisor
Earthling Bookshop
1137 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Though it has since fallen victim to the chain store wars, during my time there the Earthling was one of the largest and busiest independent bookstores in California.  The store and its employees strived to be on the forefront of active retailing with book signings, lectures and presentations.  While my duties included customer assistance, I was also responsible for shaping the store’s image through displays which were frequently connected to community events and arranging for local artists to exhibit their works in the store.

•  Fall 1989 - Spring 1991

Store Assistant, Special Exhibit Store Assistant Manager
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93109

The museum store prided itself on supporting the growing folk art boom.  As such it operated like a gallery with featured artists.  Working in sales and displays required specific knowledge of the artists, their traditions and technologies.

• Wendell Lovett Award, "Cast-Iron Storefronts and the Foundries of Albany, Oregon," Marion Dean Ross Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, 2006

• Community Scholars Program, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2005

• Niederer, Bernadette.  "Making a There, Here in Albany," ASHP Journal 19 (Spring 2006): 30-32.

• Niederer, Bernadette and David Pinyerd.  A History of Corvallis High School.  Corvallis, OR: Corvallis School District 4J, 2005.

• Board Member, Monteith Historical Society

• Board Secretary (start 2007) Pacific Northwest Chapter Society of Architectural Historians

• Member, Bosco-Milligan Foundation, Architectural Heritage Center

• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Go Live, PageMaker
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• FileMaker Pro
• ESRI ArcView
• Apple Works
• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge (fund raising)
• Autocad
• AutoDesSys Form Z

• Fluent in German and English

• Studied French, Spanish and Japanese

• Organized Preservation Week 2000 in Eugene.

• Associated Students for Historic Preservation Treasurer, Winter 2000 - Spring 2001.

• SBCC, 1998-99, courses in computer aided & manual drafting.

• Docent, Santa Barbara Historic Society & Trust for Historic Preservation.

• SB Adult Education 1996, course in document conservation.

• SB Adult Education 1994-95, courses in Interior Design, Historic Furniture, Textiles.
  

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