Philadelphia, PA

From the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 2009 Public deserves to see these murals I was dismayed to learn of the U.S. Postal Service's refusal to allow staff from the State Museum of Pennsylvania to see the wonderful murals by Moses and Raphael Soyer currently hanging in USPS offices on Chestnut Street ("Push for public access to New Deal murals," April 27). The Treasury Department's mural program was one of the more visually enduring legacies of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. We do hope that the USPS continues to respect the original intent of this program: making these paintings as broadly accessible as possible. Wayne Spilove Chairman Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Harrisburg

Profile | For more than thirty-five years, Wayne Spilove has enjoyed a diverse and prosperous career in real estate, and has been an active civic leader in the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  His successes, the results of cost effective property development and innovative management, have earned him high regard and recognition throughout the city. 

Expertise | For many years Wayne Spilove has been active in both public and community affairs and has been appointed to numerous public posts at the city and Commonwealth level. He has conducted major transactions with many top lending institutions, law firms, non-profit organizations, investors and other property owners. 

Spilove's current principal holdings and management activities cover a wide range of high-rise apartment buildings within the heart of Rittenhouse Square, plus additional noteworthy or historic buildings throughout Center City. 

Company Profile | Rittenhouse Management Corporation manages quality high rise apartment buildings and brownstones in the premier Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Founded in the early 80’s by Wayne Spilove, the company has an extensive portfolio of some of the finest residential and historical buildings in Philadelphia.

Public Affairs & Committees
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC , Chairman         Philadelphia, PA

• Serving pro bono for PHMC, the Commonwealth's official history agency, since April 2003

• Appointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell and elected as Chairman after a unanimous confirmation in the state Senate

• Responsible for the stewardship of the Commonwealth's 25 museums and the Commonwealth's Archives which comprise 44 properties, 2,000 acres of land and 450 employees

Pennsylvania Arts & Heritage Committee, Co-Chairman                                   Philadelphia, PA

• Recently created committee consists of 14 leaders from the Commonwealth's cultural organizations and three largest philanthropic foundations

• Assist in creating synergies and increase coordination among Pennsylvania's arts and heritage resources and the agencies -- both public and private -- which support and serve them

• Serves as an information resource as well as an advisor to the Governor on relevant issues which impact the Commonwealth's historical and cultural institutions and initiatives

• Jointly sponsors research, planning, action and policy initiatives that can increase the impact and leveraging power of Pennsylvania's investments in the arts, heritage and cultural economy

American Revolution Center at Valley Forge,  Advisor                                                                                                                    Valley Forge, PA

• Establishing the world's first center to commemorate the American Revolution

Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation, Governor's Representative                                                                      Gettysburg, PA

• Foundation working in partnership with the National Park Service to preserve the heritage and enhance the appreciation of Gettysburg in American History

 Philadelphia Historical Commission, Chairman                                                                                                                               Philadelphia, PA

• Responsible for preservation oversight of approximately 13,000 architecturally significant properties in one of the most historical cities in the United States -- including several of the buildings at Independence National Historical Park

• Commission's most significant accomplishments occurred during Spilove's tenure as Chairman from 1992-2001

 Historic Philadelphia, Inc. and Once Upon A Nation, Chairman                                                                                                    Philadelphia, PA

Big Picture Alliance, Board of Directors                                                                                                                                                Philadelphia, PA

Friends of Independence National Park, Board of Directors                                                                                                           Philadelphia, PA

Friends of Rittenhouse Square, Board of Directors                                                                                                                          Philadelphia, PA

Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Shareholder                                                                                                                                            Philadelphia, PA

Achievements

• 15th Annual Preservation Achievements Award- Grand Jury Award for the Renovation of 1906 Spruce Street

• Designation & protection of three Philadelphia neighborhoods

• Protection of Tiffany Glass "Dream Garden" Mural

• Preservation & restoration of Philadelphia's City Hall

• Preservation & enhancement of Reading Terminal Market

• Preservation & reuse of Ridgeway Library

• Preservation of Victory Building

• Preservation of Independence Hall