Luis Hoyos is an architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, where he teaches historic preservation and urban design. He serves as a member of the National Trust Advisors and as a member of the Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board. He is national co-chair for NPS of the just-released American Latino Heritage Theme Study. He was member and chair of the California State Historical Resources Commission and a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Preservation Advocacy at the Los Angeles Conservancy. As an architect he has received awards for the design of several historic building rehabilitations, including El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the Point Fermin Lighthouse, the Palmer Hotel and the Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse.