Application for Appointment to
City Board or Commission
Please provide the following information and return this application to the Office of the City Clerk by:
• EMAIL to Renia Shahnazarian at [email protected]; • U.S. MAIL to Office of the City Clerk, 613 E. Broadway Suite 110, Glendale, CA 91206-4308; or • FAX to (818) 241-5386
Applicant must be a Glendale resident and registered to vote in the city.
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Name of Board or Commission:Historic Preservation Commission Date: October 2, 2023 I. Personal
Name: Jeffrey Head
Home Address 21206
steer adoress suite / unh # zip coda
Home Phone Number: ( Cell Phone Number:
Email Address
Number of years lived in Glendale:28 years
Are you a registered voter in the City of Glendale? (required) 524147354 eS • Yes O No
I. Education
College:San Francisco State University _ Degree:BA Film College:San Francisco Statue University _ Degree:MA Educational Technology Il. Business / Professional Experience
Position:Writer _ Company Name:
Address:
street address city zip code
Telephone Number: (_ Email:_
Job Description: Writer.
Design Review Board Candidates Only
Are you a registered architect? • Yes • No Registration Number:_ IV. Organizations / Civic Activities
List Affliations: The Glendale Historical Society
The Los Angeles Conservancy
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V. Qualifications / Experience
List relevant experience and skills: Please see attached resume.
Brief Statement as to my interest in serving on the Historic Preservation Commission:
I am a long-time resident of Glendale with an ongoing interest in historical reservation. I have written extensivelv on tonics VI. Other Information
(A) Attach a current resume.
(B) Include a brief written statement outlining your views on the roles and responsibilities of this Board or Commission, its key issues, and your goals if appointed. (attach an additional sheet if necessary) (C) If applicable, include the commissions) on which you have served previously and include the time frame.
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Signature of Applicant
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JEFFREY HEAD
SUMMARY
Established writer and editor with extensive
research experience related to art, design, and
architecture.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writer and Editor - Art, Architecture, Design
Los Angeles, California and New York, New York
Co-author, Architectural Pottery: A Moveable
Landscape. Published by Monacelli Press,
2024
• Co-edited, Jack Rogers Hopkins - California
Design Maverick. The Sam and Alfreda
Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, 2022
• Author of Regional Landscape Architecture:
Northern California: Rooted in Resilience.
Published by Schiffer, 2019
Author of Regional Landscape Architecture:
Southern California: Mediterranean Modern.
Published by Schiffer, 2019
1 Contributing writer, Craig Ellwood: Self-Made
Modern, by Michael Boyd. Rizzoli
International Publications, 2017
• Contributing writer, Lustron Stories, by
Charles Mintz. Ohio State University Press,
2016
Contributing writer, Hand in Hand: California
Mid-Century Designs of Evelyn and Jerome
Ackerman. Pointed Leaf Press, Summer
2014
• Writer of video summaries representing
hundreds of hours of lectures and
presentations in the Sci-Arc (Southern
California Institute of Architecture) media
library, Summer, 2014
• Author of Paul Evans: Designer & Sculptor.
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,
January, 2013
Author of No Nails, No Lumber - The Bubble
Houses of Wallace Neff. Published by
Princeton Architectural Press, December,
2011
2 Contributing writer, Modern Americana:
Studio Furniture From High Craft to High
Glam, by Todd Merrill and Julie Iovine.
Published by Rizzoli International, 2008
Various articles and essays for The
Architect's Newspaper, Architectural Record,
Art & Living, Form, LUXE, Metropolis,
Modern, and the Los Angeles Times, art
galleries and other publications.
Curatorial and Research - Art, Architecture,
Design
Consulting archivist for:
• Buff & Hensman papers (The Huntington
Library)
• Josef Van der Kar papers (Stanford
University)
• Allyn E. Morris papers (UCSB)
• Don Albinson papers (Stanford University)
• Henry P. Glass papers (Chicago History
Museum)
3 • Haralamb H. Georgescu papers (The Getty
Research Institute) Los Angeles, California
and Bucharest, Romania
• Assistant to Curator (U.S. Liaison)
Research and development of
architectural materials for the exhibition
and accompanying catalog, Haralamb H.
Georgescu: A Romanian Architect in the
United States of America, retrospective
at the Ion Mincu University of
Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest,
Romania (January 15, 2007 - December
2008)
• Curator of university library gallery
exhibition, Herbert Matter: Modernist
Photography and Graphic Design, Stanford
(December 2005 - December 2006)
• Assistant to Curator, The Knoll Museum
Wrote and edited material related to
collection, exhibition catalog and extensive
online finding aid. East Greenville,
Pennsylvania. September 2000 to March
2001.
4 Grants
Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Summer 2010
Support Grant for research related to Post-War
Architectural Toys for Children.
Graham Foundation Grant Recipient
Spring 2008
Publishing grant for research and development of
Wallace Neff: The Bubble Houses, an extensive
survey of Neff's design of thin shell concrete
construction for low-cost, post-war housing.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, San Francisco,
CaliforniaMaster of Arts, Educational Technology
(Instructional Systems Design)
Bachelor of Arts, Film
MEMBERSHIP
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
Los Angeles Conservancy
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