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PTN Staff and Board of Directors
2012 Board of Directors
PTN is proud to welcome two new board members, Andy Roeper and Jamie Gibson.
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Jeremy Ballard, Director - Falmouth, MA
Jeremy Ballard graduated from Roger Williams University School of Architecture and Historic Preservation in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation. In December, 2000 he began his own preservation carpentry company which he later incorporated as Ballard Preservation, Inc. 11 years later with the economy being what it is his stubbornness ran out. In April of 2011 Jeremy enthusiastically joined Heritage Restoration Inc. as a Project Manager and preservation carpenter. Jeremy has focused his mission to provide preservation carpentry, project management services and traditional trades education to owners of historic structures and students throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Jeremy has 15 years of hands on experience as a Preservation Carpenter and 11 years experience as a business owner. Jeremy has been on the PTN Board of Directors for the past 2 years. He has served on his local Historic District Commission where he helped draft a new historic district guidebook and was elected Chairman. Jeremy is active on several online forums dedicated to traditional trades.
Jeremy lives with his wife and three boys in Falmouth, MA. |
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Camille Bowman, Secretary and Director - Newport News, VA
Camille Bowman received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Historic Preservation. Because she is trained as an architectural conservator, her work in the field of historic preservation most often involves the understanding of building materials and how they deteriorate, solutions for their preservation, and maintenance as a prescribed prevention technique. She is the author of Handbook for Owners of Alabama's Historic Houses (Montgomery: Alabama Historical Commission) and will soon issue a similar handbook for owners of Virginia's historic houses. Camille was formerly the Certified Local Governments Manager and Tidewater Regional Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. |
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Rob Cagnetta, President and Director - Providence, Rhode Island
Rob Cagnetta studied Architecture and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University. In 1990 he obtained an internship with the Preservation Cooperative where he began refining his preservation skills. After graduation in 1991, Rob spent five weeks in England, studying the architecture, restoration techniques, and professional organizations of Great Britain. Upon his return he was employed by the Preservation Cooperative, enabling him to obtain and learn various preservation skills and techniques throughout New England. In 1994 Rob began his own practice, providing services for such National Register buildings as the Newport Tennis Hall of Fame and the Newport Art Museum. Then in 1995, Rob partnered with John Canham to create the Institute for Preservation Training. Under their parent organization, Vocational resources, Inc., their mission was to provide fee for service historic preservation services, and historic preservation training and education. IPT began the first Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training certified Carpenter (Preservation) apprenticeship program. In 1997, Rob became the lead project manager of IPT. With this new program, IPT was able to complete projects for the National Parks Service, The Massachusetts's State Historical Commission, The Bristol Historical Society (Bristol, RI), as well as dozens of private homes and businesses. In January of 2001 Rob started Heritage Restoration, Inc.
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Jamie Duggan, Treasurer and Director - Montpelier, Vermont
Jamie Duggan is a preservation contractor, consultant and educator based in Montpelier, VT where he serves as Historic Preservation Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Design Review Committee in our nation’s smallest capital city. He has nearly 25 years experience in the building trades, training with a wide variety of preservation craftspeople over the years. His educational background includes a BA focusing on archeology and architecture from Syracuse University; a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont; and a Certificate in Preservation Skills and Technology from the Preservation Education Institute in Windsor, VT. In 1998, he launched his own firm, Preservation Unlimited, and continues to implement many, diverse, hands-on treatments to landmark buildings throughout Vermont and the Northeast. He is a founding director and President of the New England Preservation Collaborative and today serves as their Historic Building Specialist. For the past few summers, Jamie has been an integral part of the masonry preservation team working a number of projects throughout the former Webb-Vanderbilt estate at Shelburne Farms, VT. As Staff Instructor for the NPS/UVM Field Schools at Las Flores Adobe NHL in Oceanside, CA and Fort Davis NHS in West Texas, Jamie has trained graduate student interns in traditional building trades through hands-on restoration projects. He is a faculty member at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, VT, and most recently Lecturer for the University of Vermont’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation.
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Jamie Gibson, Directory - Charlottesville, Virginia
Based on my experiences with PTN/ITES, I believe this organization exemplifies many
of the thoughts and ideas that I have pursued over the past 34 years. I have read back
through many of the prior year's demonstrations and presentations, and believe there
is a real need for this organization. All of the effort that has been put into this trade's
group, by so many dedicated people, needs to continue to grow. This can only happen
through greater exposure and the addition of some fresh ideas.
I believe my past experiences could add another perspective to the current mix of
committed trade's educators, and thus insure a healthy and exciting future for PTN.
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Bill Hole, Director - Eureka, California
Bill Hole has been working with his hands in various trades for thirty years. House painting, boat building, custom carpentry, concrete, structural steel, machine tool, cabinet and millwork, and stained glass all developed his craft skills for teaching new home construction at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California since 1991. He started a Historic Preservation and Restoration Technology certificate program (HPRT) in 1996 and in 2002 developed a hands-on Associate of Science Historic Preservation and Restoration Technology program (still unique on the West Coast). He thrives on teaching people the successful use of tools, preservation techniques/craft, sustainable building practices, and critical thinking skills that are fundamental to building conservation and recycling our historic resources. "Preservation is about community working together to sustain pride of ownership".
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Patrick Kennedy, Director - Frankfort, Kentucky
Patrick Kennedy was born in Frankfort Kentucky in 1947. He lived there until 1963 until, with his family, he moved to the Greater Cincinnati area of Northern Kentucky. There he began work in the historic preservation trades in the early 70s as an apprentice on residential and commercial projects. He returned to Frankfort in 1978 where he renovated his first historic house. Pat continued as an independent preservation contractor until hired in 1997 by the Kentucky Heritage Council, the state historic preservation office, as a Restoration Project Manager. In this capacity he assists projects statewide, providing technical expertise and direction to contractors, project managers and homeowners. The coordination and promotion of traditional trades education through hands on workshops and establishment preservation skills training programs statewide is now his primary focus. Patrickђs pastimes include wood engraving, poetry writing, dry stone masonry and dabbling in the art of primitive chair making. Pat lives with Dara Carlisle in Owen County, Kentucky.
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Gerard Lynch, Director - Milton Keynes, Buckinghampshire, England
Gerard CJ Lynch is an internationally acclaimed and highly respected historic brickwork consultant, master bricklayer, educator and author. He followed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, and over the years through his natural ability within his craft he gained many awards, including the Silver and Gold Trowels from the Brick Development Association and is a Licentiate of the City and Guilds of London Institute (LCG). He is a former Head lecturer in Trowel Trades at Bedford College, where he pioneered a revival of interest in gauged brickwork, in which he is considered one of the world's leading authority, and other almost forgotten traditional craft skills. He set up a private consultancy practice in 1992. He is the author of Gauged Brickwork: A Technical Handbook (Gower 1990, revised 2006 Donhead), Brickwork: History: Technology and Practice (volumes 1 and 2) (Donhead 1994). Also various peer-reviewed papers and articles on aspects of his craft, which have received wide praise for their content and have led in the revival of interest for traditional historic building practices and their re-interpretation. His expert opinion is now regularly sought for proposed repairs and restoration for many domestic buildings, some of immense national importance, such as Hampton Court Palace, The Old Admiralty, The Royal Albert Hall and Windsor Castle. This has also extended to internationally important brick buildings. In this consultative capacity he undertakes condition reports, detailing causes of failure, making recommendations for appropriate remedial actions, writing specifications, delivering bespoke training, or acting in a Clerk of Works role. Gerard has also been called up on to act as an Expert Witness within his field of expertise. He is the 2007 recipient of the Askins Achievement Award.
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Andy Roeper, Director - Lyndeborough NH
I am running for the Board of Directors of PTN to help grow the organization and attract new and involved members. Improving communications is one of my primary goals, and to that end I have assumed the role of editor (as well as publisher) of the PTN Newsletter and seek to provide more and varied content there. In addition, I hope to work on some ideas to make the membership database more useful as well as working on the upcoming joint conference in 2012 and others beyond that. I joined PTN in 2005 and have attended St. Clairsville, OH (2005), Casey Farm workshop in RI (2007), Frederick, MD (2007), Barre, VT (2008), Lancaster, PA (2011), demonstrating at all but St. Clairsville. In 2006, I founded Winn Mountain Restorations to restore old windows (and some doors) and have been fortunate to work on projects throughout New England and beyond. As a direct result of demonstrating at PTN I have taught workshops at Maysville and Pine Mountain Settlement school in Kentucky as well as numerous restoration classes elsewhere. I have been living in and working on my own old houses all my life, though my current house may require several lifetimes and am also restoring several pieces of old woodworking machinery for the shop. I live with my wife, 4 cats and a rusty dragon (long story) in Lyndeborough NH. |
Board Liaison Positions
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Ken Follett, Past President - Mastic Beach, New York
Ken Follett is an historic conservation specialist in Mastic Beach, New York with 30 years trade background specific to masonry, wood technology and exterior building envelopes with emphasis on the New York built environment. He is a partner in the firm of PreCon LogStrat, LLC which specializes in assisting structural engineers, architects and conservators in pre-construction support services, logistics and strategy pertaining to in-field evaluation of heritage structures. Ken is a founding member of PTN, former board member and first President. He is a member of the Timber Framers Guild, a member of the International Log Builders Association, a Board member of Preservation Volunteers and a member of the Stone Foundation. |
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Carole Briggs, PTN Attorney - Columbia, Connecticut
Carole Briggs has over nineteen years experience in commercial, real estate, construction, environmental and OSHA legal matters. She has represented private and public-sector owners and contractors in both transactions and litigation, in administrative, state and federal courts. Carole became involved with PTN as a demonstrator in 1999, at the IPTW in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Following Carole's involvement at IPTW, she became a legal representative for PTN. In 2001 her law firm handled the incorporation of PTN and became an Agent for Service. Since 2001 she has been PTN's corporate counsel. |
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