Stephanie Cherry-Farmer

Stephanie Cherry-Farmer, MHP has extensive experience in the field of historic preservation. Stephanie has worked as the Director at the Office of Documentation and Compliance at the Historic Preservation Division in the Georgia Department of Community Affairs since July 2022. Prior to this role, they served as the National Register and Survey Program Manager at the same department from August 2013 to September 2022.

Additionally, Stephanie has served as a Board Trustee at the DeKalb History Center since March 2018. Stephanie was previously a Board Trustee at the Trenton Historical Society from 2010 to July 2013 and a Commissioner at the Trenton Landmarks Commission, City of Trenton from 2010 to July 2013.

Stephanie's experience also includes being the Senior Programs Director at Preservation New Jersey, Inc. from January 2009 to July 2013. Prior to this role, they worked as a Membership Associate at the Atlanta History Center and as an Archives Intern at The Georgia Archives in 2008. Stephanie also served as a Preservation Consultant at the Vinings Historic Preservation Society from 2007 to 2009 and as a Monument Conservation Intern at the Central Park Conservancy in 2008.

Stephanie started their career as an Intern at the Atlanta Urban Design Commission from 2007 to 2008.

Stephanie Cherry-Farmer, MHP, obtained a Master's degree in Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University in the years 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Journalism at Georgia State University during the years 2001 to 2005. In addition, Stephanie has obtained several certifications from LinkedIn, including "Working with Difficult People" in 2023, "Building High-Performance Teams" in 2022, and "Learning to Say No" in 2022.