Position Summary

This role is responsible for articulating a clear, compelling, multi-year strategic plan and direction that preserves, celebrates, and sustainably advances the Grove’s rich historical, architectural, cultural, and natural heritage for current and future generations.

Key Responsibilities 

• Own, develop, maintain and refine a multi-year strategic plan that sets clear priorities, measurable goals, and developmental milestones that shape the long-term care, restoration, and thoughtful development of the Grove’s historic buildings, grounds, traditions, and resources, that references: “What should the careful preservation and sustainable stewardship of Asbury Grove look like in the future?” 

• Guide the ongoing preservation, restoration, and adaptive care of the Grove’s historic cottages, tabernacle, common buildings, and other architectural assets in ways that honor their original character. 

• Strengthen the celebration of Asbury Grove’s cultural and spiritual heritage through educational programs, historical documentation, storytelling, and community engagement

• Develop and oversee the implementation of plans that address infrastructure needs, and promote the sustainable stewardship of the Grove’s natural environment, including its outdoor spaces, balancing preservation with responsible use

• Explore and develop appropriate external partnerships with historic preservation organizations, conservation groups, and related entities that support the Grove’s heritage goals

• Partner with the AG Board, and other AG committees so as to align strategic plans and long-term resourcing

• Lead a team —set direction, providing alignment of a multi-year strategic plan

• Establish meaningful metrics that track progress in all aspects of heritage and stewardship responsibilities

Skills Required 

• Proven ability to develop and implement multi-year strategic plan for historic preservation, property stewardship, or similar long-term initiatives. 

• Experience casting vision and leading through influence—particularly with boards, committees, historical societies, or volunteer-led organizations

• Strong understanding of historic preservation principles, sustainable land/building stewardship and architectural design both historic and modern

• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, communication, mentoring and ability to identify future leaders. 

• Ability to balance reverence for tradition with practical, forward-looking planning

Personal Characteristics

• Warm, approachable, and genuinely people-oriented

• Humble, collaborative, and servant-hearted

• Positive and resilient with the ability to encourage others

• Visionary yet practical — able to balance big ideas with realistic execution