Join us on March 29 to hear from architectural conservators Neela Wickremesinghe & Jonathan Clemente | Click here to register

This series of virtual roundtables is aimed at current students and early career professionals. Each roundtable will feature two guest speakers who will share 1. What they’re currently doing and what’s so cool about it and 2. How they got there. Attendees are encouraged to join in the discussion and ask questions! Part networking and part career services, we want to take some of the mystery out of what a career in preservation could look like.

If having a sign language interpreter present for this webinar would facilitate your participation, please let us know at least one week in advance: kpeace@preservenys.org

Thanks to our program sponsors: Peggy N. & Roger G. Gerry Charitable Trust

Neela K. Wickremesinghe is the Director of Restoration and Preservation at The Green-Wood Cemetery. She began work at Green-Wood in 2016. Neela and her team are responsible for all repairs at the cemetery from small monument resets to large vault and mausoleum restorations. Before her time at Green-Wood Neela worked as a conservation technician and site foreman for EverGreene Architectural Arts during which she had the privilege of working on some of New York’s most iconic buildings such as the New York Public Library, Park Avenue Armory, and to her delight many Broadway theaters. A graduate of Smith College, Neela received a B.A in Art: Architecture and Urbanism. She completed her M.S. in Historic Preservation at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute of Conservation and a Recognized Professional by the Association for Preservation Technology. She is an active member of the Preservation Alumni group for GSAPP and enjoys teaching up-and-coming construction professionals each spring as part of the Bridge to Crafts Careers workforce development program. She continues to have the same hobbies as she did as a kid; saxophone and softball. Follow along with her and her projects @brooklyn_conservator.