Prior to joining the USDA, Mr. Phelps served as Team Leader for Preservation Services at Historic New England, the nation’s oldest, largest and most comprehensive regional heritage organization. Mr. Phelps frequently lectures and writes on preservation law issues – having served as an adjunct professor at both the Boston College Law School and the Northeastern University School of Law. His recent guest lectures include presentations at the Georgetown University Law Center, the University of Virginia, the University of Maryland, and the University of Mary Washington. His recent scholarship has appeared in the N.Y.U. Environmental Law Journal, the Virginia Environmental Law Journal, and the Environmental Law Review.