
President | The Presumpscot Foundation
Special Talk | Right Ideas: Preserving Maine’s Historic Lighthouses in a Changing Climate
Ford Reiche has board experience with a number of local and national historic preservation organizations and has owned and completely restored five buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. He is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Service Award of the National Maritime Historical Society and Maine Historical Society’s 2024 Neal W. Allen Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Maine history. The Presumpscot Foundation, of which Reiche is founder/president, works with American lighthouses to support preservation and mitigation of the threats of climate change.