Judith Broeker, President & Co-Founder
Boulder, Colorado USA
Judith Broeker is co-founder of Adventures in Preservation, which was preceded by her own company, Preservation UnLtd. She is a materials conservation specialist with both research and hands-on experience gained at historic structures in the United States and abroad. Ms. Broeker holds a Master’s degree in History with an emphasis in historic preservation. She completed an internship at the National Park Service, and has worked for the private sector as well as the Colorado Historical Society. She is a member of US/ICOMOS, Colorado Preservation, Inc., Landmarks Illinois, and Europa Nostra.
Jamie Donahoe, Co-Founder, Secretary
Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Jamie Donahoe is a co-founder of Adventures in Preservation. She has an AB in American Studies from Hamilton College and a Master’s degree in Preservation Studies from Boston University and has worked as a historian at the U.S. National Park Service. Ms. Donahoe has lived and worked outside the U.S. since 1996, working for UNESCO in Thailand and working on school and housing reconstruction projects in Bosnia for Care International. She is a member of Europa Nostra, US/ICOMOS, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation and co-chairs the Building Committee of The Helena May.
Donald Mallory, Treasurer
Broomfield, Colorado USA
Don Mallory holds a BA in Business Administration from Texas Tech University, and is currently regional branch sales manager for Vectra Bank Colorado, following two years as a marketing communications officer with Vectra’s corporate marketing division. As branch sales manager, he manages teams in Boulder and Longmont, and develops and implements sales, business and service strategies to maximize performance. Before joining Vectra in 2001, he worked as a marketing manager and marketing associate for the McGraw-Hill Companies and for Pearson. Mr. Mallory is a member of the American Marketing Association and serves on the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the City and County of Broomfield, Colorado.
Susan-Joan Mauriello
Hong Kong
Susan-Joan Mauriello is a specialist in marketing. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and history from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Mauriello launched Apply Ivy, an admissions consulting firm that advises candidates on how to apply successfully to top undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States. Prior to starting her own company, Susan worked as a consultant advising companies in areas including strategic planning, market entry, competitive analysis, and acquisition support. She is active in the American Women's Association of Hong Kong along with the Penn Alumni Club of Hong Kong and the IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association).
Laura Mitchell
Washington, DC USA
Dr. Laura Mitchell joined the Board of Directors to spearhead HCN’s fundraising efforts. As a fundraiser and strategic planner, she has contributed to the success of a number of community associations, schools, and non-profit organizations. Dr. Greenwood also serves on the board of Vesper Society (San Francisco, CA), which works to protect human dignity and enhance human potential. Until 2007, she was President of the Luther Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to serving at the Luther Institute, she worked at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. She earned her bachelor's degree at Pomona College and her doctorate in American history at Yale University.
Stephen Parnes
Frederick, Maryland USA
Stephen Parnes earned his BA in History from Carleton College and holds master’s degrees in architectural history and theory from the Harvard Design School and in administration, planning and social policy from the Harvard Ed School. He is the Head of School at The Banner School in Frederick, MD, as well as a practicing architectural historian and historic preservationist. He served as the research assistant for James F. O'Gorman's 2009 book Henry Austin: In Every Variety of Architectural Style, winner of the year's Historic New England Book Prize.
Jane Britt Greenwood, AIA
Starkville, Mississippi USA
Jane Britt Greenwood is a licensed architect, who worked in Boston for a number of years. In 1992, she took the position of University Architect for the newly founded American University of Armenia (AUA) in Yerevan, Armenia. She spent eighteen months in Armenia working on the design and development of an American-style university, teaching architecture students at the Yerevan Institute of Architecture and Construction.
Since entering academia in 1994, Dr. Greenwood served for five years as Associate Dean in the Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art, and Design, returning to the teaching faculty in 2009. She earned an undergraduate degree in Interior Design from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Vernacular Architecture Forum, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Dr. Greenwood is also co-founder and President of Historic Armenian Houses, a cultural NGO located in Yerevan, Armenia.
Andrew deGruchy
Quakertown, Pennsylvania USA
Andy deGruchy founded deGruchy Masonry Restoration, Inc. over 24 years ago and currently serves as company president. He has worked on hundreds of historic buildings in the Bucks and Lehigh County area of Pennsylvania as well as other locations in the region, many times donating a percentage of his time and materials. He received his training from the nation's oldest private trade school, The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Media, Pennsylvania, founded in 1888, and received their "Key" award for the advancement of its founding ideals.
Mr. deGruchy also owns and operates Lime Works US, which imports Natural Hydraulic Lime from France and Germany; a type of lime that replaces Portland cement and is very effective in the repair of historic masonry structures. He has lectured and trained on the subject of historic masonry restoration and is active in promoting volunteerism to save historic structures.
Zeina El-Cheikh
Lattakia, Syria
Zeina El-Cheikh’s ties to AiP began when she was working toward her degree in architecture, and was developing a project to save and preserve the Al-Khawabi Citadel in Syria. AiP advised her on this rehabilitation project, and she went on to successfully complete her Architecture degree. Since then, Zeina has been involved in architectural survey and documentation of historic houses including CAD drawings; documentation and drawings of archaeological excavations; residential design; graphic design and illustration; and most recently, engineering studies and consulting. She has also written papers on the Citadel project for presentation at conferences in Istanbul, Barcelona, and Florence.
Ms. El-Cheikh serves as AiP’s regional contact in the Middle East and has contributed articles on AiP to several journals. In addition, she is our language expert, speaking Arabic, French, English and German.
Jeffrey Finch
Franklin, New York USA
Jeffrey Finch is a Restoration Carpenter and has worked with the National Park Service, Architectural Preservation Division as a Preservation Specialist since 1998. He now divides his time between the Park Service and his own preservation consulting firm, Heritage Restoration Services.
For eighteen years prior to that, Mr. Finch specialized in restoration contracting, working and consulting on a wide variety of projects from design through decorating. He has lectured and led workshops for many groups interested in the preservation of historic architecture. Areas of special interest include repair and replication of decorative wood trim; documentation and restoration of decorative finishes and color schemes; and application of new technology to historic buildings to affect energy conservation.
Jean Fulton
Las Cruces, New Mexico USA
Jean Fulton is a historic preservation and community outreach specialist, who has been actively involved in conservation and cultural resources management for nearly twenty years. She is currently serving as Executive Director for El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail Association (CARTA) after working with Cornerstones Community Partnerships in New Mexico as their Preservation Programs Coordinator for eight years.
Ms. Fulton has a BA in English and Anthropology from West Virginia University; a BA in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College in Virginia; and an MA in Public History from New Mexico State University. She has worked on a variety of projects involving wood, stone and adobe, and received specialized training in lime plastering while attending the Taller Internacional de Conservacion y Restauracion de Arquitectura de Tierra in Casas Grandes, Mexico.
John Lambert
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
John Lambert is Founder and President of Abstract Masonry Restoration, a 23-year-old historic masonry restoration contracting and consulting company located in Boston, Massachusetts and Salt Lake City, Utah. He is actively involved in providing hands-on training in the care of historic masonry structures. He serves as instructor at The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mount Carroll, Illinois, as well as The Traditional Building Skills Institute at Snow College in Utah.
Mr. Lambert is a frequent speaker and trainer at historic preservation conferences and workshops sponsored by organizations such as The Association for Preservation Technology (APT) and Traditional Building. He is a past Chairman of the Board of The Traditional Building Skills Institute. He also serves on ASTM Subcommittee C12.03.03, the task group charged with developing new standards for restoration mortars as well as the ASTM task group charged with updating and reinstating the standard for Natural Cement.
Kelly O'Brien
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Kelly O'Brien is an editorial assistant who is an enthusiastic newcomer to the world of historic preservation. Although she has no formal education in architectural history, she is an ardent supporter of preserving our planet's cultural heritage. As an AiP volunteer, she has spoken on behalf of AiP.
Ms. O’Brien received her bachelors in journalism from Ithaca College in upstate New York. After spending 7 months teaching English in Northern China, she worked as editorial assistant for three construction trade magazines, one of which, Traditional Masonry, led her to discover historic preservation. In 2009, Ms. O’Brien began work as a journalist for a community newspaper on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Jayne Uhlir
Littleton, Colorado USA
Jayne Uhlir is the owner of Stone Art Restoration, LLC and is actively engaged in monument conservation in Denver, Colorado. Through the Fairmount Heritage Foundation, Ms. Uhlir teaches volunteer training workshops on stone assessment, cleaning, and resetting techniques. Ms. Uhlir’s education includes a BS in Information Technologies from the University of Phoenix and a project management certification (PMP) from the international Project Management Institute. She has trained with the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology (NCPTT) in monument conservation studies, and received certifications in Jahn Restoration Mortars and with the U.S. Heritage Training Center in repointing and rebuilding with traditional lime mortar.
Ms. Uhlir served as secretary on the founding board of The Stone Foundation and continues as a current member. She is also a member of Association for Preservation Technology (APT) and Association of Gravestone Studies.
Meghan Nash
Meghan Nash is a recent graduate of the University of Florida, where she received a B.A. in both history and political science. She plans to begin a graduate program in historic preservation in the fall of 2010, after she takes a backpacking trip through Europe. Meghan is excited to expand her knowledge of both the architecture and history of Europe on this adventure.
Meghan’s interest in historic preservation has only grown with jobs in the historically significant cities of Washington D.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, Leadville, Colorado, and a six-week study abroad course in Dublin, Ireland. Meghan has a life-long love of photography and travel, so has much to offer as an AiP intern.
Ashley Carpenter
Ashley Carpenter graduated from Colorado State University where she earned degrees in History and International Studies. Although she has always loved history, it was not until she took an independent study course that involved working at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising that she became interested in preservation.
Ashley loves to inspire people of all ages to think of history as exciting and something to be enjoyed. She believes society in general should persevere to preserve as well as learn from its past. Her passion for preservation will be put to good use as she works as an
AiP intern.
