Pearson Consulting LLC is a professional heritage management consulting firm which specializes in the development, planning, and implementation of historic resources that are significant to communities and neighborhoods as drivers in their cultural heritage tourism ecosystem. Its founder, Charles Pearson, was influenced by his late grandfather, who was a leader in unifying blacks and whites around inequality and labor issues in the 1950s in Iowa; his late father, who formed the Unity Neighborhood Association in Waterloo, IA, and taught him how historic preservation can revitalize dis-invested communities while addressing social and economic issues; and others, along the way, who have helped him “to build the wagon” to empower communities to value their cultural heritage through education and an understanding of the nexus between cultural heritage tourism, revitalization of economically depressed neighborhoods, and economic development.

While Pearson Consulting LLC continues to evolve, one principle remains paramount: to amplify, document, interpret, and preserve the diverse voices, stories, significant events, and landmarks related to ethnic and immigrant peoples’ histories from post-WWII to the early 1980s, with a keen emphasis on the modern Civil Rights movement, for future generations. Pearson’s belief that there are universal threads in the history of America common to the civil rights issues of all people is simple, “Civil rights doesn’t have a color.” Pearson Consulting LLC connects you to your history and what makes your community unique.

Our team is comprised of researchers, historians, curators, architectural historians, and cultural resource professionals.