NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING
REPORT
to the Advisory Board of the
National Center for Preservation technology and Training
National Park Service
United States Department of Interior
San Francisco, California
November 28, 2012
National Park Service
Jon Jarvis
Director
Stephanie Toothman
Associate Director, Cultural Resources
Sande McDermott
Deputy Associate Director, Stewardship and Science Programs
Advisory Board
Chair
Rob Pahl, AIA
President, Pahl Architects/Planners
Vice-Chair
Jonathan Spodek
Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture
Ball State University
Horace Henry Foxall, Jr.
Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
James Walter Garrison
State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona
Roy Eugene Graham, FAIA
Director, College Programs in Historic Preservation
School of Architecture, University of Florida
Norman Koonce, FAIA
American Institute of Architects (Retired)
Frank Preusser, Ph.D.
Frank Preusser and Associates, Inc.
Robert Silman, PE
Robert Silman and Associates, P.C.
Suzanne Louise Turner, FASLA
Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University
Norman Weiss, FAPT
Professor, Columbia University
NCPTT Staff
Kirk A. Cordell
Executive Director
| Kevin Ammons | Administrative Officer | Andrew Ferrell | Chief, Architecture & Engineering |
| Mary Bistodeau | Receptionist | Ed FitzGerald | Research Assistant |
| Tad Britt | Chief, Archeology & Collections | Sarah Jackson | Architectural Conservator |
| Carol Chin | NCPTT/NSU Joint Faculty | Kayla Parker | Student IT Intern |
| Jason Church | Materials Conservator | Mary Servello | Executive Secretary |
| Sean Clifford | Web & Mobile Developer | Debbie Smith | Chief, Historic Landscapes |
| Curtis Desselles | Research Assistant | Mary F. Striegel | Chief, Materials Conservation |
| Lance Ellis | I.T. Administrator | Kris Vidos | Web & Video Specialist |
This report is published by the Preservation Technology and Training Board, established under Title XVI, Section 470 of Public Law 102-575, October 30, 1992. The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of the Interior regarding the operations of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The specific duties of the Board are to
- provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the Center;
- advise the Secretary on priorities and the allocation of grants among the activities of the Center; and
- submit an annual report to the President and the Congress.
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is an office of the National Park Service, established under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, which states,
The purposes of the Center shall be to —
- develop and distribute preservation and conservation skills and technologies for the identification, evaluation, conservation, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic resources;
- develop and facilitate training for Federal, State and local resource preservation professionals, cultural resource managers, maintenance personnel, and others working in the preservation field;
- take steps to apply preservation technology benefits from ongoing research by other agencies and institutions;
- facilitate the transfer of preservation technology among Federal agencies, State and local governments, universities, international organizations, and the private sector; and
- cooperate with related international organizations including, but not limited to the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, and the International Council on Museums.