Isabelle de Laroullière

Isabelle de Laroullière has been a familiar and well-loved presence to members of FHS since 1985 when she joined the Washington Chapter. In 1995, she assumed the position of Grants and Awards Coordinator and, in that capacity, she has been responsible for administering the preservation projects that are at the heart of the FHS mission.

Isabelle, who was trained in France as an accountant, studied for MBA credits at the American University in Washington DC. In this, she followed family tradition, as her ancestors, the successive Marquises de Nicolay, chaired La Cour des Comptes (the French Federal Control Board) for three centuries. Isabelle de Laroullière acquired the professional skills and acumen she brings to the field of historic preservation.

Her interest in the architectural patrimony of France is based in part upon the legacy of her own family. With her husband Regis, she is responsible for the maintenance of two monuments in Dauphiné: the Maison Forte de Vertrieu, a medieval fortress, and the château de Vertrieu, a magnificent 18th-century residence overlooking the Rhône that has been her family’s home since 1712.