Rebekah Dobrasko
Section Director, Cultural Resources @Texas Department of Transportation
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WORK HISTORY
Section Director, Cultural Resources @Texas Department of Transportation
Austin, TX, US
Lead a team of 17 archeologists and historians to protect Texas’ cultural resources while planning for the state’s transportation needs. Set policy, procedures, and direction. Oversee tribal consultation and public engagement efforts. Direct TxDOT’s Beyond The Road program, promote our historic bridge program, and create guidance and policy around the identification of cultural landscapes as part of TxDOT projects.
EDUCATION
Tulane University
B.A., History
University of South Carolina
M.A., Public History, Historic Preservation
SKILLS
ABOUT REBEKAH DOBRASKO
Public historian with 21 years of experience in federal and state historic preservation programs. My current projects include developing and conducting outreach on TxDOT\'s history and archeology programs and stories, with a highlight on the Bolivar Archeology Project; overseeing TxDOT\'s tribal consultation program; nominating the African American Olivewood Cemetery to the National Register of Historic Places, and promoting the history and preservation of equalization schools across the South.Specialties: Public speaking, community engagment, tribal consultation, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, National Register of Historic Places nominations, statewide architectural survey, project management, program management.
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