Mary Bergman is the Executive Director of the Nantucket Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Nantucket’s unique architectural heritage. She is a writer concerned with themes of memory, nature, and the intersections between the human and natural world. Mary received her BA from Smith College in American Studies and an MA from American University in Public History. Originally from Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod, Mary has lived and worked on Nantucket since 2014. Her ties to the island go back to the 1920s when her great-grandparents lived on India Street.