Christina Wilkinson is an independent consultant, specializing in community revitalization through historic preservation. A strong proponent of the National Trust’s Main Street program, she believes a community must strive to understand the connection between their history and architecture before they can think creatively about how to promote their downtown. A diverse writer, she has been published in a variety of publications, and enjoys authoring both fiction and non-fiction. Wilkinson loves to travel and is a confirmed Anglophile. She holds a degree in Historic Preservation and Community from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.