Architecture Specialty Group

Ali Wysopal earned her MS in Historic Preservation with a focus on material conservation from the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Trained as both a stained glass craftsperson and architectural conservator, Ali has held internships at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Historic Brattonsville, and completed a Conservation Fellowship in stained glass at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. As an architectural conservator, Ali has experience conducting condition surveys; performing documentation; developing and implementing treatment plans; and carrying out historic material analysis. Her private practice, A.W. Studio, specializes in the care of decorative glass windows, including leaded, stained glass, and dalle de verre. In addition to her private practice work, Ali is also a Project Manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, where she helps oversee preservation projects for the organization's many historic properties. Ali is a member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT), the Stained Glass Association of America, the National Heritage Responders, and the MN Alliance for Response.

Tania Alam has been working as an architectural conservator at Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc. (JBC) in New York City, NY since June 2017. Alam graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Historic Preservation in 2017, and received her Bachelors of Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (Dhaka, Bangladesh) in 2014. While at JBC, Alam has conducted conditions assessments, historic documentation, and projects involving material testing and analysis. Special interests include historic color palettes, color psychology, and energy efficient building design. Additionally, Alam completed a two years Associate's of Arts in Psychology at CUNY (City University of New York) in hopes to understand the relationship between the human psyche, architectural spaces and historic preservation.

Ha Leem Ro is an architectural conservator and research associate at The Center for Architectural Conservation at Weitzman. Her interests include interpretation of historic sites and conservation and management of archeological sites. Since joining the CAC in 2021, she has been involved in numerous preservation projects participating in documentation of historic sites and development of conservation methods for archeological sites in the American Southwest.  

Ha Leem holds a Master of Arts in Historical and Sustainable Architecture from NYU London and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania where she was awarded the Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.

Kevin is Senior Conservator and Senior Associate, Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.

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Héctor J. Berdecía-Hernández (He/him) is an Architectural Conservator and the founding Director-General of the Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR). The Center serves Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region through conservation and preservation services, education, research, and community outreach initiatives. In his current role, he oversees all conservation and preservation services, research projects, initiatives, and administrative duties at the Center. Héctor is also an Adjunct Professor in Preservation Technology at the Graduate Program in Architectural Conservation and Rehabilitation at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR). His teaching and research focus on the conservation of historic buildings and sites, with emphasis on the history of traditional building technology, traditional trades, and the conservation of historic building materials, particularly masonry mortars, concrete, and cementitious materials. Héctor received an M.Sc. Historic Preservation with a concentration on Architectural Materials Conservation at the University of Pennsylvania where he was awarded The Anthony Nicholas Brady Garvan Award for an Outstanding Thesis in Architectural Conservation, and the Elizabeth Greene Wiley Award for Outstanding Promise.He also received a B.EnvD. in Environmental Design-Architecture and a B.A. in History from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus in 2018, and attended joint Conservation Science courses within Georgetown University and the Universitá degli Studi de Firenze. Héctor currently serves as Chair of the Architecture Specialty Group (ASG) of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). He is a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and a member of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Technical Committees on Materials and 20th Century Modern Heritage. He was also elected to the College of Young Practitioners of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU).

Gregory Bailey graduated in 2011 from Buffalo State College with an M.A. and C.A.S. in Art Conservation with a focus on the conservation of objects. Since that time, he has been awarded a Kress Fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a Mellon Fellowship at the Walters Art Museum, where he also went on to work as Associate Conservator. He is the 2016-2017 recipient of the Booth Family Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and Conservation.  From 2017 to 2019, Greg served as Objects Conservator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery.  Greg returned to the Walters Art Museum in 2019 as Senior Objects Conservator.  Greg is a Professional Member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), for which he also serves on the Board of Directors. Greg is Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC) as well as Associate Editor for Studies in Conservation.

After graduating from Mary Washington College with a BA in art history and historic preservation, Ryan moved to DC, where he got his first job working for a small association management firm. After that he worked at a national arts advocacy organization before coming to AIC as a Membership Assistant. He is currently the Membership Manager. Ryan likes living in DC where he enjoys learning about its history, its local politics, and its public transportation system. In his spare time, he likes to cook, travel, and finish the many DIY projects he has going on in his apartment.