Virginia Searl is a life long resident of Pittsford who lived in the Village from 1981 to 2001. As a child and young adult and since 2001 she has lived in her family home, a 1912 Craftsman Bungalow in National Register of Historic Places district eligible Long Meadow, Monroe County’s oldest residential suburban neighborhood. She has served on the HPB as a town resident member since 2020. Previously she served on the Architectural and Preservation Review Board (APRB, predecessor to the HPB) from 1987 to 1999 serving as chair from 1988 to 1998. Virginia is a registered architect licensed in the State of New York and is federally qualified under 36 CFR 61, in Architecture and Historic Architecture, Federal Register Vol. 48, No 190. She was employed at Bero Architecture from 1996 to 2019 and was an owner partner from 2008 to her retirement. Prior to joining Bero Architecture she worked with Martha M. Gates, a Pittsford architect with a specialty in custom passive solar homes. Searl’s interest in sustainable and ecologically responsible architecture continues. She has presented several local and regional preservation conferences, including providing New York State Historic Preservation Office sponsored training for preservation boards. Current Term of Office (2020-2023)