LaToya Gray-Sparks

Past Forward Diversity Scholar National Trust for Historic Preservation Oct 2022 The Diversity Scholarship Program convenes established and emerging leaders in the historic preservation community at the annual PastForward conference, hosted each year by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Scholars receive complimentary registration for PastForward Online 2022. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the program, the National Trust is also offering opportunities to participate in bi-monthly convenings which will be held through September 2023. These convenings will… Show more The Diversity Scholarship Program convenes established and emerging leaders in the historic preservation community at the annual PastForward conference, hosted each year by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Scholars receive complimentary registration for PastForward Online 2022. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the program, the National Trust is also offering opportunities to participate in bi-monthly convenings which will be held through September 2023. These convenings will provide practical guidance to maximize opportunities with the National Trust and facilitate important networking opportunities with outstanding national leaders from a variety of professions within the wide-ranging movement. Show less

2022 APA Virginia Outstanding Student Award Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association Jul 2022 Every year, the American Planning Association’s Virginia Chapter honors and showcases the best in planning throughout the Commonwealth with its annual Awards Program. The Chapter recognizes the tireless work of individuals who spearhead great planning throughout Virginia. APA Virginia convenes a panel of peers each year for its Awards Committee representative of the profession’s depth and diversity to identify, acknowledge and promote great planning.

National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar National Endowment for the Humanties May 2022 Participated in “Towards a People’s History of Landscape -Indigenous Histories of the Nation’s Capital” at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, DC. This National Endowment forthe Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute assembled 25 scholars investigating how Black and Indigenous cultures and landscapes are positioned in the founding of the United States and Washington, DC.