Trustees
Board of Trustees
Officers
President: Elizabeth Del Tufo, Newark, Tour Director; former Chairperson, City of Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission
Vice President: Matthew Gosser, Newark, Professor and Gallery Director, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) College of Architecture and Design
Secretary: Thomas Ankner, Newark, Professional Genealogist, and Librarian in the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center at the Newark Public Library; Member of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey
Treasurer: Thomas J. Alrutz, Newark, Librarian, Retired Deputy / Associate Director New York Public Library, and Former Director Newark Public Library
Parliamentarian: Mark W. Gordon, Maplewood, Principal, Urbana Consulting, LLC
Trustees
Dr. Marion A. Bolden, West Orange, Independent education management professional, former superintendent of Newark Public Schools
Anne Englot, South Orange, Professor of Practice in Architecture & Humanities in the Arts, Culture & Media Department Rutgers University-Newark
Samer Hanini, Newark, Real estate developer and construction manager, Principal at Hanini Group LLC
Brian Hanlon, South Orange, Project Manager for U.S. District Courts
Catherine J. Lenix-Hooker, Newark, Manager, Division of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, City of Newark
Lauren G. Meehan, West Orange, Director, Newark Arts Education Roundtable
Linda Morgan, Newark, Vice President of Project Partnerships & External Affairs, RBH Group
Damon Rich, Newark, Partner, Hector Urban Design, Planning & Civic Arts
Mary Rizzo, Newark, Associate Director of Public & Digital Humanities Initiatives, American Studies & History at Rutgers University-Newark
Anthony Schuman, Montclair, Professor and graduate studies director, New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture
Rose M. Spears, Newark, Retired official, Internal Revenue Service
Dr. Margaret Stevens, Newark, Scholar and community leader, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Urban Issues Institute at Essex County College Newark
Anker West, Newark, Architectural Designer and Ceramicist
Phil Yourish, East Orange, Founding Executive Director Weequahic High School Alumni Association, Retired
Zemin Zhang, Newark, Psychologist, James Street Historic District activist
Staff
Executive Director, Zemin Zhang Ph.D, Newark, Psychologist, James Street Historic District activist
Joan Bloomer, Financial Consultant, Controller
Rosalind Vaughn-Nichol, Web Design, Communications and Social Media Coordinator: [email protected]
Much of the Committee's work is done by volunteers