The Collin County Historical Commission (CCHC) is the official local arm of the Texas Historical Commission, and receives Collin County funding to serve as the umbrella organization for all historical preservation and education groups within the county. The commission currently has twenty members nominated by the members of the Commissioners Court and representing all four quadrants of Collin County. The commission holds regular meetings on the last Thursday evening of each month beginning at 6:30 pm.
Commission Members:
Who we are:
Donna Jenkins, Chair
Naomi Emmett, Treasurer
Jan Thatcher, Secretary
Alfred Arias
Becky Airhart-Smith
Catherine Casavant
Larry Collins
Joy Gough
Linda Hess
Clyde Kerley
Chris Kupa-Downs
Lolisa Laenger
Diane Miller
Kim Peat
Janice Quick
Paula Ross
Marianne Wells
Eric Nishimoto (County liaison)
Committees
CCHC has formed the following committees to conduct its business:
- Strategic Long-Range Planning
- Finance
- Grants Program
- Historical Markers: County and State
- Historical Property Tax Abatements
- Workshops
- Historical Asset Survey
- Children’s Education
- Preservation Celebration
- Archives
- Communications/Public Relations
