Dan Schneider is a heritage enthusiast, policy wonk, writer and professional heritage consultant. A lawyer by training, Dan has been active in the cultural heritage field for 45 years. Formerly a senior policy advisor with the provincial culture ministry, he was lead policy expert on many government heritage initiatives including comprehensive changes to the Ontario Heritage Act in 2005. Now based in St. Marys, Ontario, Dan is Principal of Dan Schneider Heritage Consulting. His heritage policy blog OHA+M was founded in 2015 and is housed on the website of the Heritage Resources Centre of the University of Waterloo. Boasting 125 (and counting) articles on a wide range of issues, the blog is widely consulted and has won two awards including a 2017 award from the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. As a volunteer, Dan is active in Architectural Conservancy Ontario and chairs ACO’s policy committee. He is a founding member of the Stratford/Perth County ACO branch and currently serves as its president. Previously Dan has been appointed to the St. Marys municipal heritage committee and was a member of the town’s Doors Open committee. For decades Dan was proud custodian of a c. 1856 limestone Ontario Cottage near St. Marys.