Tour Leaders:

• Joan Berkey

  Joan Berkey

  

  Joan Berkey is an architectural historian with more than 40 years of experience working with historic buildings and districts, most of them in southern New Jersey. Her area of expertise is writing nominations to the State and National Registers of Historic Places and her subjects have included schoolhouses, taverns, a Coast Guard station, a WWII torpedo bomber, a Coast Guard boat, churches, an octagonal poultry house, several districts, and many, many houses. She also does house histories, furnishings and interpretations plans, and other consulting work for a variety of public and private clients that include the National Trust for Historic Preservation, various municipalities, and numerous historical societies. She is the author of seven books, two of which are scholarly examinations of the ca. 1690-1730 heavy timber frame buildings in Cape May and Cumberland counties. Joan lives in a ca. 1790 farmhouse in Cape May County that she and her husband restored.   

Moderator:

• Kate Marcopul

  Kate Marcopul

  

  Kate Marcopul is currently the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the Manager of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) where she oversees the programs of the NJHPO. The NJHPO administers the federal and state historic preservation program in New Jersey including review and compliance under state and federal law, the NJ and National Register program, the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit program, the Certified Local Government program, and the historic property survey and inventory programs Dr. Marcopul holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from Temple University, a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Public Manager. She is also currently a member of the board of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, represents the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection an ex-officio board member of the NJ Historic Trust, and is ex-officio member of the NJ Historical Commission. 

Presenters:

• Lisa Deline

  Lisa Deline

  

  Lisa Deline serves as the NPS/National Register Reviewer for New Jersey and for five other States in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She has been with the National Park Service for over 15 years and has worked in historic preservation and urban planning for over 25 years. She began her career with the Georgia Historic Preservation Division managing the National Register program and later worked for the Seattle Office of Planning & Development. She holds an MA in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University/Georgia Institute of Technology and an MLA in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington. 

• Andrea Tingey

  Andrea Tingey

  

  Andrea Tingey is a Historic Preservation Specialist 3 with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office. Her current responsibilities include coordinating the New Jersey and National Registers Program. She previously coordinated the Survey, Outreach, and Certified Local Government Programs. Additionally, she spent 11 years working in the Transportation and Planning Section where she developed an expertise in the regulatory review of bridge projects. This included the identification and evaluation of a broad range of historic property types. Ms. Tingey also coordinated the establishment and publishing of New Jersey’s first statewide guidelines for architectural survey activities and taught the Introduction to Historic Preservation course at Drew University for the six years. Ms. Tingey has also taught American Architectural History as part of the Preservation Certificate program at Rutgers University-Camden for 4 years. Over the years she has developed a particular interest in recent past properties. In 2018, Ms. Tingey was honored to receive an award of recognition from the New Jersey Historical Commission. Ms. Tingey received a BA in history from Dickinson College and did her graduate work in historic preservation planning at Cornell University. 

• Stephanie Brisita

  Stephanie Brisita

  

  Stephanie Brisita is a Program Specialist Trainee with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, where she helps review national register nominations for listing on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. She has been with the NJHPO since March 2020 and has a background in historic preservation with a Master of Preservation Studies from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Philadelphia University (presently Thomas Jefferson University). She has previous experience working with the National Park Service through the NCPE program, the SCA, and park-related friends group and has worked abroad through the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program. 

• Catherine Dzubaty

  Catherine Dzubaty

  

  Catherine Dzubaty is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office. She joined HPO staff in 2021 as a member of the Registration Section and reviews Preliminary Applications for New Jersey and National Register Listings. Catherine has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Wilkes University and a Master of Arts in History from Monmouth University. Previously, she worked for the Monmouth County Park System. 

• Vincent Maresca III

  Vincent Maresca III

  

  Vincent Maresca III is a Historic Preservation Specialist 2 with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office (NJ SHPO). Vincent has worked in a professional position at NJ SHPO since 2007 including project reviews under the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Land Resource Protection permitting, and Executive Order 215 and reviewer for Criterion D significance on National Register of Historic Places nominations submitted to the NJ SHPO. Vincent monitors NJ SHPO’s easements, developed NJ SHPO archaeological GIS database, provides guidance and regulatory review for dams and other water control structures, NJ SHPO representative to the NJTPA’s Morris Canal Greenway Committee, and below ground reviewer for multiple federal agencies including the New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJ Transit, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DEP-Division of Land Resource Protection, and NJ Parks and Forestry projects. Prior to his employment at the NJ SHPO, Vincent worked for 15 years as a professional archaeologist in the Middle Atlantic managing and directing Phase I, II, and III archaeological and cultural resource investigations on pre-Contact period, colonial period farmsteads, industrial, and military-related archaeological sites. 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Andrea Tingey

  Andrea Tingey

  

  Andrea Tingey is a Historic Preservation Specialist 3 with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office. Her current responsibilities include coordinating the New Jersey and National Registers Program. She previously coordinated the Survey, Outreach, and Certified Local Government Programs. Additionally, she spent 11 years working in the Transportation and Planning Section where she developed an expertise in the regulatory review of bridge projects. This included the identification and evaluation of a broad range of historic property types. Ms. Tingey also coordinated the establishment and publishing of New Jersey’s first statewide guidelines for architectural survey activities and taught the Introduction to Historic Preservation course at Drew University for the six years. Ms. Tingey has also taught American Architectural History as part of the Preservation Certificate program at Rutgers University-Camden for 4 years. Over the years she has developed a particular interest in recent past properties. In 2018, Ms. Tingey was honored to receive an award of recognition from the New Jersey Historical Commission. Ms. Tingey received a BA in history from Dickinson College and did her graduate work in historic preservation planning at Cornell University. 

Presenters:

• Lisa Deline

  Lisa Deline

  

  Lisa Deline serves as the NPS/National Register Reviewer for New Jersey and for five other States in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She has been with the National Park Service for over 15 years and has worked in historic preservation and urban planning for over 25 years. She began her career with the Georgia Historic Preservation Division managing the National Register program and later worked for the Seattle Office of Planning & Development. She holds an MA in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University/Georgia Institute of Technology and an MLA in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington. 

• Stephanie Brisita

  Stephanie Brisita

  

  Stephanie Brisita is a Program Specialist Trainee with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, where she helps review national register nominations for listing on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. She has been with the NJHPO since March 2020 and has a background in historic preservation with a Master of Preservation Studies from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Philadelphia University (presently Thomas Jefferson University). She has previous experience working with the National Park Service through the NCPE program, the SCA, and park-related friends group and has worked abroad through the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program. 

• Catherine Dzubaty

  Catherine Dzubaty

  

  Catherine Dzubaty is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office. She joined HPO staff in 2021 as a member of the Registration Section and reviews Preliminary Applications for New Jersey and National Register Listings. Catherine has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Wilkes University and a Master of Arts in History from Monmouth University. Previously, she worked for the Monmouth County Park System. 

Moderator and Presenter:

• Meghan MacWillliams Baratta

  Meghan MacWillliams Baratta

  

  Meghan MacWillliams Baratta, is a Supervising Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (HPO). Meghan has worked in a professional position at the HPO since 1999, when she received her Masters in Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. With the HPO, Meghan supervises the Project Review Section and project reviews under the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Division of Land Resource Protection, Executive Order 215, and the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program. Meghan monitors some of the HPO’s easements and heads the internship program. 

Presenters:

• Jesse West-Rosenthal

  Jesse West-Rosenthal

  

  Jesse West-Rosenthal, Ph.D. is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the State Historic Preservation Office in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Dr. West-Rosenthal is an archaeologist by training with nearly two decades of experience in archaeology of the mid-Atlantic region. Currently, Dr. West-Rosenthal serves as a staff reviewer in the Review and Compliance Section of the SHPO. Since 2011, Dr. West-Rosenthal has reviewed projects for impacts to archaeological resources under federal and state law, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. He has helped to organize trainings, conferences, and workshops for both professional and public audiences, and coordinated with other federal and state programs to ensure consideration of historic and archaeological resources in various program areas. Dr. West-Rosenthal holds a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology from Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. 

• Vincent Maresca III

  Vincent Maresca III

  

  Vincent Maresca III is a Historic Preservation Specialist 2 with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office (NJ SHPO). Vincent has worked in a professional position at NJ SHPO since 2007 including project reviews under the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Land Resource Protection permitting, and Executive Order 215 and reviewer for Criterion D significance on National Register of Historic Places nominations submitted to the NJ SHPO. Vincent monitors NJ SHPO’s easements, developed NJ SHPO archaeological GIS database, provides guidance and regulatory review for dams and other water control structures, NJ SHPO representative to the NJTPA’s Morris Canal Greenway Committee, and below ground reviewer for multiple federal agencies including the New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJ Transit, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DEP-Division of Land Resource Protection, and NJ Parks and Forestry projects. Prior to his employment at the NJ SHPO, Vincent worked for 15 years as a professional archaeologist in the Middle Atlantic managing and directing Phase I, II, and III archaeological and cultural resource investigations on pre-Contact period, colonial period farmsteads, industrial, and military-related archaeological sites. 

• Christopher Romanoski

  Christopher Romanoski

  

  Christopher Romanoski is a Program Specialist at the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office, where he is an above-ground reviewer. He has had several roles at the office since joining the staff in 2018, but currently he primarily serves as the reviewer for Housing and Urban Development-funded projects that require review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 

• Erin Frederickson

  Erin Frederickson

  

  Erin Frederickson is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (HPO), specializing in above-ground project review. Prior to her tenure at the HPO, she worked at the New Jersey Historic Trust and in cultural resource management. She received an MA in Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University in 2016. 

• Jennifer B. Leynes

  Jennifer B. Leynes

  

  Jennifer B. Leynes is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the NJ Historic Preservation Office. Her responsibilities include project review under state and federal preservation regulations, as well as the review of federal historic rehabilitation tax credit projects and National Register of Historic Places nominations. Ms. Leynes holds a B.A. in History from Furman University and a Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia. 

Tour Leaders:

• Scott D. Banks

  Scott D. Banks

  

  Scott D. Banks is a classically trained vocalist and conductor having studied at Montclair State University, his past has taken him down many pathways to end up at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. After years of success in the retail industry and leading his stores to record profitability he began volunteering at Boardwalk Hall with the pipe organ projects. Eventually a hobby and release from work became his day to day job! He has been involved with numerous non-profits over the years and is enjoying bringing his expertise in marketing and outreach to the Historic Organ Restoration Committee. A member of the Greater Atlantic City Concierge Association and the Public Relations Council of Greater Atlantic City, Scott loves to share not only the history of Atlantic City but also bring exciting events to those visiting from around the world. Scott is also a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians and lends help to local organizations needing guidance with rules of order. He is a Past Master & Secretary of Sextant Lodge #286 F&AM in Manahawkin, NJ and a Past Grand Officer of The Order of the Eastern Star of New Jersey and Organist of Tuckerton Chapter in Tuckerton, NJ. Most recently he has been appointed as Organist & Vocal Music Director of First Presbyterian Church of Tuckerton, NJ. He resides in Little Egg Harbor with his lovely wife Laura, a fellow musician who loves teaming up musically with her husband.

• Brett Miller

  Brett Miller

  

  Brett Miller is an organist, pianist, orchestrator, and conductor specializing in silent film accompaniment. His most recent appointment is as music director of the Empire Film and Media Ensemble, a nonprofit based in Rochester, NY that advocates for the education, performance, and production of film music. As a performer, Brett has been a featured soloist for the New Jersey Capital Philharmonic, the author George R. R. Martin, as well as being featured on PBS “State of the Arts” and the Philadelphia Inquirer “We the People.” Brett has received numerous accolades, including an honorable mention at the White House Student Film Festival and as a finalist in the American Theatre Organ Society’s Young Organist Competition. Brett is currently a student at the Eastman School of Music, continuing his academic involvement and advocacy for the education and preservation of silent films through performance live to picture. Brett is an active member of the Garden State, Rochester, and American Theatre Organ Societies and the Historic Pipe Organs and Boardwalk Hall. 

Presenters:

• Nelson Johnson

  Nelson Johnson

  

  Nelson Johnson is an author, historian, former lawyer, and former judge.

  The Honorable Nelson C. Johnson, J.S.C.(Ret’d.) practiced law for 31 years prior to being appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court (Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating: “A-V”). During his first eight years on the bench, Nelson sat in the Civil Division and presided over 200(+) jury trials. During his final five years on the bench, he was one of three judges in New Jersey assigned to litigation, involving products liability claims. Early in his career, Nelson served in public office. He was elected twice to the Hammonton School Board and then elected to two terms as a member of the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners. 

  In the early 1980s, Nelson Johnson represented the Atlantic City Planning Board during the approval of many of the casino properties which exist today. That experience captured Nelson’s interest in Atlantic City’s past and motivated him to write his best-selling book, Boardwalk Empire, which inspired the HBO series of the same name. The sequel, The Northside: African Americans and the Creation of Atlantic City, was published in 2010. His third book, Battleground New Jersey: Vanderbilt, Hague and Their Fight for Justice, was released by Rutgers University Press in November of 2014. In 2021, he released his fourth book, Darrow’s Nightmare, which recounts the two worst years in the life of the legendary lawyer, Clarence Darrow. Nelson believes that Darrow’s Nightmare will warrant treatment on either the “big or little screen.” During the past 15 years, Nelson has made 200(+) presentations on his books. His writings are products of his insatiable curiosity and passion for the written word. 

  Nelson lives in Hammonton with his wife, Dr. Johanna Johnson, a retired educator. They are the proud parents of three grown children: The Honorable Sarah Beth Johnson, a New Jersey Superior Court Judge; Ethan Johnson, an FBI agent; and Emily Jokinen, a fashion buyer. They have four grandchildren, Asher, Ava, Sloane, and Johanna Rose. 

• Kimberly Holmes

  Kimberly Holmes

  

  Kimberly Holmes graduated from Montclair State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with minor concentrations in Public Administration and Paralegal Studies. She furthered her education by receiving her Jurist Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1993 and was licensed to practice law in December of 1993. She has been a practicing attorney for 26 years. In 2011, Kimberly earned a Masters of Divinity from Drew University and in 2017, Kimberly earned her Doctorate in Ministry from Drew. 

  She has served as a municipal prosecutor in East Orange, and as an assistant prosecutor/section chief for the Bias Crimes and Community Relations Unit of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. She was a member of legal counsel for the State Commission of Investigation where she conducted confidential investigations about waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Kim was the Chief of Staff for the Division of Rate Counsel for 12 years. She was also an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Newark specializing in Employment Law/Labor Relations. 

  She is a member of the Essex County Bar Association and is the Chaplain for North Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. In September 2010, she was appointed by the NJ State Supreme Court as an attorney member to the Fee Arbitration Committee. In 2012, the Chief Justice of the NJ State Supreme Court appointed Kimberly as the chair of District 5A for Essex County, NJ. She served as the district chair from 2012-2014. Kimberly also served as an attorney member of the State Supreme Court Ethics Committee for district 5A. In that capacity she conducted ethics investigations concerning allegations of attorney misconduct.