Dr. Jerabek has built a distinguished career dedicated to preserving the architectural and cultural heritage of communities through expert historic resources services and historic preservation leadership. As President of Jerabek Historic Resources Corporation, she continues to guide projects that protect historically significant places while helping clients successfully navigate complex preservation requirements.

With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Jerabek is recognized as a leading authority in historic preservation and architectural history. Prior to establishing Jerabek Historic Resources Corporation in 2026, she served as Historic Resources Strategic Development Director and Director of Historic Resources at Environmental Science Associates, where she led the firm's historic preservation practice for nearly two decades. Earlier in her career while completing her education at the University of Virginia, she held an architectural historian positions with Land and Community Associates in Charlottesville. Upon graduation she accepted a position as architectural historian with and John Milner Associates, in Alexandria, Virginia, a prominent east coast preservation firm, and completed projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic  Region.  During her mid-career she served as senior architectural historian and national technical lead with Parsons Engineering Science in Fairfax, Virginia, and EDAW (now AECOM) in Los Angeles, California, and completed Section 106 compliance and preservation planning projects nationwide, including for the Department of Defense. In 2006 she accepted a position as Director of Historic Resources at PCR Services Corporation in Santa Monica, California (now Environmental Science Associates), where she specialized in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and local preservation regulations and conformance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

Throughout her career, Dr. Jerabek has contributed to numerous award winning preservation projects that have enhanced communities while protecting historically significant landmarks. Her early work in Virginia includes: the Survey of State-owned Properties, Hanover County Survey; Portsmouth Naval Hospital Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Preservation Plan; Survey and Nomination of the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District in Albemarle County; Research for the Pamplin Park  Civil War Site in Petersburg;  Phase II Archaeological Evaluations of Nine Sites in the Proposed Hunting Run Reservoir Area, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; research for The White House & President’s Park  Comprehensive Design Plan (National Park Service). Other projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region include Documentary Research for the Rehabilitation of the Thurmond Depot and Southside Site Development, New River Gorge National River, West Virginia (National Park Service). Since returning to California her work has included Preservation Guidelines for Dry Dock 4, Candlestick Park-Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay; Alpine Village Historic Landmark Nomination, Los Angeles County; Nomination of Richard Neutra’s Kuhn House II for listing in as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ; Mission Bell Mixed-Use Project, South Pasadena; Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the replacement terminal project at Bob Hope “Hollywood Burbank" Airport, Burbank; Rehabilitation of Fred C. Nelles School for Boys in Whittier; Rehabilitation of the Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood; Conservation Management Plan for the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Queen Mary, Long Beach; Rehabilitation of the Dunbar Hotel, Los Angeles; Section 106 consultation for seismic strengthening and rehabilitation of earthquake damage, Santa Monica City Hall, Santa Monica; and Landmark Nomination of Palisades Park, Santa Monica. She has contributed to the Los Angeles City-wide survey effort with several neighborhood surveys including Adelante-Eastside (Boyle Heights), Wilshire/Koreatown, and Normandy 5 for the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency that have been incorporated into SurveyLA. These efforts have earned multiple Preservation Design Awards from the California Preservation Foundation, as well as recognition from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Awards and the Westside Urban Forum.

In addition to her professional leadership, Dr. Jerabek remains actively involved in organizations dedicated to preserving cultural heritage. She serves on the Board of QMI “Save the Queen” and also on the Board of the Santa Monica Conservancy, as well as the Conservancy’s Preservation Awards and Advocacy committees. She also serves on the Education Committee of the California Preservation Foundation. She is a National Allied Member of the American Institute of Architects and is active in their mentorship program. She is a Life Member of the Society of Architectural Historians and serves on their Cultural Resources Committee and is active in their mentorship program. 

Dr. Jerabek earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2005. She also holds a Master of Arts in Architectural History from the University of Virginia, where she also earned a Certificate of Historic Preservation. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Oberlin College. Her contributions to scholarship in architectural history include her dissertation, “Adolf Loos in Central European Culture” (Ph.D.  Dissertation, UCLA, 2005), and her master's thesis, ”Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-uc's Organic Theory of Style” (M.A. Thesis, University of Virginia, 1991), reflecting her lifelong commitment to advancing knowledge within the field.

Outside of her professional endeavors, Dr. Jerabek values time with her family and credits her Mother Mary C. Nicholls and her father, Carl G. Jerabek, as important influences in her life. She also appreciates the support of her late husband, Carl Christian Wuellner, Ph.D., and her current husband, Roger Winston Bray, Architect, AIA, NCARB, throughout her career. Her daughter, Helen C. Wuellner, esq., is a graduate of UCSC in languages and linguistics and UCSD in law and currently serves on the California State Water Resources Control Board.

Looking ahead, Dr. Jerabek remains committed to expanding the impact of Jerabek Historic Resources Corporation while continuing to preserve historically significant places for future generations. Guided by a deep respect for architectural heritage and cultural stewardship, she continues to help communities honor their past while thoughtfully planning for the future.