President Trump has appointed Travis Voyles as an expert member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and has designated him vice chairman. In that role, Voyles will carry out the functions of the chairman until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a new chairman.
Before his appointment, Voyles served as the Assistant Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Before that, he was the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia, where he oversaw the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), among other offices. During the first Trump Administration, Voyles worked in various leadership roles at EPA, including leading the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations. He also has served on staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works under Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Voyles received his law degree from Florida State University College of Law, with a certificate in Environmental, Energy, and Land Use Law. He earned a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelors in Environmental Economics and Management from the University of Georgia.
In a statement, Voyles said he was “honored to serve as vice chairman and look forward to working with the other ACHP members, federal agencies, and key stakeholders to celebrate our nation’s history and continue the important work of ensuring the preservation of America’s historic places.”