Ken Lustbader is a co-founder and co-director of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, an award-winning cultural heritage initiative that is documenting and memorializing LGBT place-based history in New York City. For almost 30 years, he has been a national leader in issues related to LGBT history, documentation, and historic preservation. His prior experience includes: Historic Preservation Program Officer at the J.M. Kaplan Foundation; lead consultant for the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund; and Director of the New York Landmarks Conservancyโs Sacred Sites Program.