What Our Clients Say
“Mulberry History Advisors was critical in helping our historic preservation team draft goals, establish performance metrics, and identify the strategic actions necessary to achieve them. Jacqueline is a perceptive investigator, energetic teacher, and an articulate public speaker who helped us navigate significant changes in personnel and policy during a time of rapid development in the City.”
—Kevin Vonck, Director of Planning and Development Review, City of Richmond
“A Section 106 review can be complex and daunting, even to the experienced preservation advocates. Through professional consultation, Ms. Jacqueline Drayer with Mulberry History Advisors demystified the process and equipped our organization with the tools necessary to meaningfully participate in the Section 106 review. We highly recommend Mulberry History Advisors' professional consultation for all preservation non-profits, community organizations, individuals, and more when facing a Section 106 review in your local community.”
—Ian Michael Rogers, President, Easements Atlanta
“Jacqueline Drayer of Mulberry History Advisors was highly efficient in coordinating and facilitating a number of focus meetings to further fine tune an important training program in its early stages of development. A skilled and perceptive moderator, Jacqueline showed both attention to detail and a big picture outlook that led to very helpful feedback. Jacqueline organized and presented her findings in a way that was easy to understand and carry forward into a more effective training program. This was an extremely valuable experience and we look forward to working with Jacqueline on more projects in the very near future!”
—Marie Snyder, Program Manager, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
“Mulberry History Advisors, and Jacqueline Drayer in particular, amazed me with their diligence, intelligence, and hard work. From my first conversation with Jacqueline, through the completion of the project, I was impressed with her professionalism, responsiveness, and creativity. She produced a final report brimming with fascinating stories and beautifully styled. It was a joy to work with Mulberry and I strongly recommend.”
—Rick Cofer, Historic Property Owner
“We'd been avoiding applying for a large federal grant for years, knowing our staff just couldn't put in the time to craft such a detailed proposal. Finding Jacqueline was a godsend! Jacqueline has the experience to guide you through the rigors of federal agency grants and the gentle, professional demeanor to make a daunting process enjoyable.”
—Barbara Brattin, Director, Kenosha Public Library
“Mulberry History Advisors presented an excellent workshop for our members on using Section 106 as an advocacy tool. The material was targeted to our audience and based on real-world experience. Jacqueline made what can be a dry subject relevant and engaging. Participants got a lot out of the time together and we anticipate having Mulberry History Advisors provide additional trainings.”
—Rebecca Harris, Executive Director, National Preservation Partners Network
“Mulberry History Advisors is timely and capable. Jacqueline Drayer’s background in historic preservation allows us to best approach our audience. She was very good at training us and has been brought on board to help us on a regular basis. We think she would be a very valuable asset.”
—Jere Gibber, Executive Director, National Preservation Institute
“I'm blown away by the ingenuity, professionalism, and unique skill set that Mulberry History Advisors provided for this challenging project. The report quality far exceeded my expectations. Plus they came in under-budget and submitted the deliverable early. I look forward to contacting them again for our next project!”
—K.C., Independent Historian
“Jacqueline Drayer from Mulberry History Advisors provided the expertise and knowledge regarding the Section 106 process and procedure for a historic armory project in Chicago’s south side. We enjoyed working with Ms. Drayer and would highly recommend her for historic preservation consulting. We look forward to retaining Mulberry History Advisors for the next opportunity to work together again.”
—Edward Torrez; AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Preservation Architect; BauerLatoza Studio
"Mulberry History Advisors provides prompt, professional service at an effective rate. Jacqueline excels at writing and formatting architectural descriptions, and was able to provide last minute additional items. Deliverables were submitted early and under budget."
—Carrie Rhodus, Co-founder and Board President, Urbanist Media
“For some time, we needed to modernize our approach to outreach and to solving our lack of meaningful presence on social media. You have helped fix both. We truly feel that with your help we are learning and implementing a suitable outreach strategy.”
—Kirby Vining, Chair, Committee of 100 on the Federal City
"Jacqueline was able to provide another viewpoint to operate a [Section 106] process that was broken for us. Mulberry History Advisors was able to affirm that the duty of Historic Preservation is to ensure a more thoughtful inclusion of our culture and identity. Mulberry Historic Advisors not only promotes our love of Historic Preservation, they understand and respect it.”
—David Mitchell, Executive Director, Atlanta Preservation Center