Amanda Molson Historic Preservation Specialist Amanda Molson is a preservation specialist for the Historic Preservation Office (HPO). She has primary responsibility for the review of projects on Capitol Hill, working with property owners and other permit applicants to explain HPO guidelines, standards and procedures in the review of building permit applications for repairs, in-kind replacement and alterations to historic properties. Prior to joining the HPO in 2008, she was employed by the United States Congress, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service. Ms. Molson has a BA in Psychology from Wake Forest University (1999), and she is currently completing her degree requirements for the MA in Historic Preservation from Goucher College. She is a native Washingtonian who has lived on Capitol Hill all of her life.