He currently is director of planning for Architectural Resources Group Inc., in San Francisco. Prior to joining ARG, he was executive director for San Francisco Architectural Heritage for nine years. Chase served on the Port of San Francisco’s Central Waterfront Advisory Committee for eight years and was an advisor to the port on the nomination of three miles of historic waterfront resources to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the California Preservation Foundation, the AIA California Council and is president of San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Florida.