Nicole Benjamin-Ma moved to the Boston area in 2005 after spending seven years as an archaeologist and site curator in San Diego. She is a Preservation Planner with Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., and has just completed her first year of the Masters program in Historic Preservation at Goucher College.

Caitlin Corkins | Historic New England

Caitlin Corkins is currently a Stewardship Manager at Historic New England, monitoring approximately 40 preservation easements around New England. A native of Vermont, Caitlin earned her M.S. in Historic Preservation at the University of Vermont and also holds a Museum Studies Certificate from Tufts University and a B.A. in History from Knox College. Caitlin’s previous experience includes a year as a Collections Assistant at the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont and as an intern for the Bostonian Society.

Patrick Ellard | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr

Patrick Ellard is a real estate associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP where he has specialized in leasing, financing, development, and acquisition and disposition of real estate. A native of Dedham, Massachusetts, he graduated with a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. In addition to historic preservation, he enjoys sports and outdoor activities. He currently resides in Brighton.

Abby Goldenfarb | Trinity Financial

Abby Goldenfarb has been a project manager with Boston based real estate developer Trinity Financial since 2004. She is currently project manager for the Hamilton Canal District, the redevelopment of a 13 acre parcel of land in downtown Lowell into 1.9 million square feet of mixed use, transit oriented development. The first phase of the project involved the rehabilitation of the historic Appleton Mills buildings into 130 units of affordable housing for artists and was completed in April 2011. As Project Manager, Ms. Goldenfarb's responsibilities have primarily included leading a team of consultants through the complex permitting, design, financing, closing and lease up phases of the development. Ms. Goldenfarb received a Bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University.

Karin Goodfellow | Boston Art Commission, City of Boston

Karin Goodfellow, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard University, has a background in visual arts, museum education and community outreach. As Staff Director of the Boston Art Commission for the City of Boston, she oversees and shepherds both temporary and permanent public art projects. The Boston Art Commission, established in 1890, exercises legal authority to approve and site new public art on property owned by the City of Boston. She also provides care, custody and inventory maintenance for artworks located in and on public property, including Faneuil Hall and the Parkman House. Ms. Goodfellow coordinates with the board of the Art Commission, City departments, project proponents, community groups and funders to further public art projects in the City of Boston.

James Kupfer | Planning Advisor

James Kupfer, is a professional planning advisor for the cities and towns of New England. He holds a B.S. in Urban Planning, Master's studies in Architectural History, and a Master's degree in Public Administration. Most recently James has assisted the Martha's Vineyard Commission with a wind energy feasibility study, a National Landmark nomination for the island of Nantucket, and is currently exploring regional preservation planning opportunities for the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission.

Shelby Graham Larsson | Union Park Press

Shelby earned her MA in Preservation Studies from Boston University and has worked for both the Boston Preservation Alliance and Historic Boston Incorporated. She is now the Director of Marketing and Publicity at Union Park Press, an independent publisher that specializes in books about the arts, history, and culture of Boston and New England. She has lived in the South End for six years and is active with the South End Historical Society.

Alex Magliozzi | R4 Capital

Alex Magliozzi is an Associate at R4 Capital, a tax credit syndicator. A native Bostonian and a recent graduate of MIT’s Masters programs in urban planning and real estate development, Alex has a lifelong interest in the development and preservation of Boston›s urban fabric.

Jon Sargent | Consigli Construction

Jon Sargent currently works as a Marketing Coordinator for Consigli Construction, a contractor which has been heavily involved in historic restoration projects in the Boston area. After graduating with a degree in architectural history, he interned with the BPA in 2009. Most recently he lived in Cincinnati where he worked for the Cincinnati Reds and also volunteered in the Over-the-Rhine district, the nation’s largest urban historic district.

Christopher Scoville | Eastern Bank

Christopher Scoville has been a commercial banker with Eastern Bank in Boston for the past five years, where he specializes in the financing of affordable housing, historic preservation projects, and nonprofit institutions. Originally from Connecticut, he has lived in Brookline for the past four years.

Margaret Wray Pecelli | Amaze Design

Margaret Wray studied Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. While she was employed at CBT Architects, she was introduced to the Boston Preservation Alliance’s Young Advisers by Richard Bertman. Margaret assisted the Alliance’s Awards Committee by designing awards posters for the 2009 Auction. Today she is working as a senior exhibit designer for Amaze Design.

Adam Wylie | Marc Truant & Associates

As a project manager at Marc Truant & Associates, Inc., Adam has provided preconstruction and construction management services on several exciting restoration and historic preservation projects in the New England area, including a current major restoration of Winslow Homer’s historic studio in Prouts Neck, Maine. Adam has degrees in both civil engineering and architectural studies from Tufts University.

Corey Zehngebot | Utile

Corey Zehngebot works as an urban designer and planner at Utile. She received a B.A. with distinction in behavioral neuroscience and history of art from Yale University, and a M.Arch. from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Corey worked for several years in the department of master planning and construction for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on the MFA’s newly opened American wing designed by Foster + Partners. She lives in an 1867 rowhouse in Charlestown, and loves commuting to work by ferry from the Navy Yard.