Rachel Ericksen serves as a Preservation Planner for the Boston Landmarks Commission managing the South End, Fort Point Channel, and Mission Hill Triangle historic districts. Rachel holds a BA from the University of Michigan in English literature, a JD from Santa Clara University, and a MS in Historic Preservation from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. Prior to joining the Boston Landmarks Commission Rachel was a Jay Fellow at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY and the 2021 Adolf Placzek fellow for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.