Career Discovery in Historic Preservation
Virtual
Stuart Weitzman School of Design
102 Meyerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Virtual
Join us in a lively conversation about Preservation and Professionalism. Penn Preservation alumni representing various facets of preservation practice will discuss the dimensions and scope of the profession as well as the responsibilities, authority, and ethics of the preservation professional. Our panelists will address the topic from their respective domains of expertise including policy and governance, design, conservation, public history, and education. The discussion will provide an overview of the role of preservation in relation to its allied disciplines and the relevance of historic preservation to contemporary social and environmental issues. The conversation will be moderated by Frank Matero, chair of the Department of Historic Preservation. Please consider attending our Weitzman School fall 2024 Open House, which includes the Career Discovery in Historic Preservation panel.
Moderator:
Frank Matero serves as Chair, Department of Historic Preservation, and Gonick Family Professor. Matero received his education in anthropology, architectural preservation, and material conservation. As an educator and conservation practitioner, Matero has shaped architectural conservation discourse and practice in the US and abroad for over 35 years. He is Professor of Architecture and directs the Department of Historic Preservation at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Director and founder of the Center for Architectural Conservation, a member of the Graduate Group in the Department of Art History, and Research Associate of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Previously he was Assistant Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Center for Preservation Research. He is founder and editor-in-chief of Change Over Time, the international journal on conservation and the built environment published by University of Pennsylvania Press. He has served on numerous editorial and non-profit organization boards including the National Institute for Conservation, US/ICOMOS, the American Institute for Conservation, the Journal of Architectural Conservation, the Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, and Cultural Resource Management. He is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and former Co-chair of the Research and Technical Studies Group.
Confirmed Panelists:
Jocelyn Chan (MSHP’15) is a Historic Preservation Specialist for the U.S. General Services Administration's Pacific Rim Region 9. In her current role, she serves as technical historic preservation specialist and materials conservation subject matter expert to architects, building managers, and construction teams regarding the repair, alteration, and maintenance of GSA historic properties and artwork throughout CA, AZ, HI, NV, and overseas U.S. territories in the South Pacific Ocean and Asia. Prior to GSA she was an architectural conservator at Integrated Conservation Resources Inc, in New York, and held positions at the Penn Architectural Conservation Laboratory, Gordion Archaeological Project in Turkey, ARG Conservation Services, the Asian Art Museum, Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute of Conservation and received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation with a focus on architectural conservation from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a B.A. in Chemistry and Art History from Tufts University.
Arielle Harris (MSHP’17) is a SOI-qualified architectural historian who has worked in the preservation field since 2013. During her time at Penn (2015-17) she focused on gaining public sector work experience as well as pro bono advocacy and research opportunities. For the past six years she has worked for FEMA as an Environmental Protection Specialist, where her duties have ranged from Section 106 compliance to deployments all over the country for disaster response activities, and even working on the ground at a COVID-19 vaccination site. She looks forward to advancing her career at the agency while continuing to support preservation advocacy efforts in the Philadelphia region, something she worked closely on with the guidance and mentorship of Professor Aaron Wunsch.
Reverend Betsy Ivey (CW’74, MSD’23) currently serves as Director of the Philadelphia Fund for Black Sacred Places for Partners for Sacred Places. She is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church where she served six years as a Canon for church development for the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Betsy holds a bachelor’s in history from Penn, and master’s degrees of Divinity and Sacred Theology from Lancaster Seminary and the General Seminary. She received her Master of Science of Design: Historic Preservation from Penn in 2023. Betsy feels the continued viability of the church will be found through community-centered ministry and the use of church space to serve the needs of the community. She is a resident of Philadelphia.
Evan Oxland (MSHP’17), Built Heritage Advisor, Parks Canada (Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
Haoyi Shang (MSHP’23) is the Commercial Corridor Manager at the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation. Haoyi manages the small business development program, Taking Care of Business cleaning team and commercial corridor revitalization projects at PCDC. She organizes Chinatown events including Night Market, Summer Festival and Chinese New Year celebration. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a double major in Political Science and Urban Studies and Planning and earned her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
Please email Kali Meeks (kmeeks@design.upenn.edu), Director of Professional Development & Leadership - Weitzman Student Services, for Zoom link.
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