Christina Dikas is an architectural historian and cultural resources planner based in San Francisco, where she has worked to document and preserve historic buildings and the stories they tell for nearly 20 years. She is a principal at the venerable historic preservation architecture and planning firm Page & Turnbull, which was founded in San Francisco in 1973.

The work Christina has been leading projects that recognize and document the historical contributions of underrecognized communities in California, as represented through places and spaces, including early twentieth century Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese communities in Monterey; the LGBTQ+ experience in Sacramento; Latino/a/x heritage in Los Angeles; and women's history (an upcoming project she's excited about) in San Francisco.

Christina has a Master of Architectural History degree and Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia and a Bachelors degree from UCLA. She meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural Historian and served on the Board of Trustees for the statewide non-profit California Preservation Foundation for six years. 

Christina is a member of the San Francisco South chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

On a personal note, Christina loves to dive into "research mode," whether it's to burrow into a historic research project or to buy a new piece of furniture. She lives according to spreadsheets and to-do lists. She loves cities as much as being in nature (they are each intricate organisms), creative/crafty projects, and her husband and cats (they came with him, lucky her!).