FACULTY ASSOCIATES
Daniel Addey-Jibb, Timber Framer, has a potent love and respect for carpentry. Since early 1997 his quest for knowledge, experience and fine old tools has taken him to Europe where he worked in Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Romania, and Norway. A co-owner of Hamlet Heavy Timberwork, building traditional timber frames using French carpentry techniques that date back to early medieval times. We learned these techniques while serving our apprenticeships in Europe, along with a host of other complementary skills that the medieval carpenter had to master to be considered a true journeyman.
Lori Anglin, is a cultural sites planner and architectural conservator in private practice. With hands-on project experience in diverse global regions, she works internationally with all levels of government, bilateral and multilateral agencies, NGOs and community based organizations. Her interdisciplinary skills have enabled her to take on varied responsibilities and roles, from the design of capacity building programs to strategic action plans for tourism, conservation and development. Lori obtained degrees in Canada and Australia ~ University of Waterloo, B. Env. Studies, (Urban and Regional Planning and the University of Sydney, M. Sc., (Architecture)(Conservation). Over two decades, she has lived on four continents and worked in over thirty countries, all the while realizing opportunities in the conservation profession.
Victoria Angel, Director, Federal Heritage Building Program, Parks Canada, has a BA in Art History and an MA in Heritage Conservation from Carleton. Victoria worked as a consulting historian before joining Parks Canada. She played a key role in setting up the Canadian Register of Historic Places, a joint federal / provincial / territorial initiative, and was appointed as the first Registrar. Victoria teaches at both Carleton University and the University of Victoria, and chaired a session on cultural landscape theory and practice for a recent annual conference of the US National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Kiki Aravopoulos, Easements Program Coordinator, Ontario Heritage Trust.
Brian Arnott, is senior partner in Novita, Canada’s oldest Cultural Consultancy. As a theorist, writer, designer, practitioner and consultant, Brian has played a leading role in a vast range of cultural and heritage projects all across Canada for forty years. While he was trained as an artist (theatre design) and is highly knowledgeable in building design, technology and heritage conservation practices, his basic approach to cultural analysis and planning is to examine the natural, social and industrial changes which occur in a given place over time. Brian splits his time between Novita’s office in Toronto and Lunenburg NS where he lives in an 1808 house in Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Danny Barber, Banker Mason, started his career in stonework at his family’s monument business working under his grandfather and father. Studies in the U.K. as an Architectural stone carver earning his Higher National Certificate and the National Vocational Qualification Level 3 in Architectural carving and Restoration. Currently shop foreman for RJW Stonemasons specializing in carving, lettercutting and sculpture with over 20 years experience in stonework.
Keith Blades, Keith is know nationally and internationally as Canada’s leading masonry conservation consultant, and has worked extensively on Parliament Hill and other nationally-significant sites. He has also taught at major preservation centres both in Canada and abroad. He combines an intimate understanding of both theory and practice in the field.
Lyse Blanchet, As a Professional Engineer with Master degree in Wood Science and Technology from Laval University and 20 years of experience in the Conservation of historic structures, Lyse’s involvement focuses in the development of specialized training and R&D Projects such as the "Modeling of Traditional Timber Joints" and the "Evaluation of NDT for Wood"; the coordination of national projects such as the "Development and Update of the National Master Specifications in Conservation", “Guidelines for the use of Mortars in Historic Structures and Buildings” and the "Establishment of the Life Cycle and Risk Assessment of Historic Timber Structures"; design projects; and, lecturer and attendance to International conferences on timber engineering and on timber structures conservation.
David Borbely, Blacksmith/Millwright specializing in traditional and heritage methods designing, reproducing and repairing ornamental and architectural iron work.
Ed Bowkett, Metals Conservator, graduated from the Art Conservation Techniques Program at Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ont. in 1994. After being employed by The National Museum of Science and Technology, The Cumberland Museum and a private conservator, he began a private practice. During the past 18 years, Bowkett & Co. has served many institutional and private clients in the Montreal - Toronto corridor. Ed has focused on 3 dimensional objects with a specialization in the treatment of metal artefacts, indoor and outdoor, of all sizes and has provided both treatment and consultation services to The Canadian War Museum, Canadian Conservation Institute, Public Works & Government Services Canada, Parliamentary Precinct Directorate, The Canada Science & Technology Museum, Fulford Place-Brockville, and various from St John’s, NFLD to Saskatoon, SK, and various private clients. Ed has supervised the daily efforts of student interns on placement from Sir Sanford Fleming College; attends several institutions as a guest lecturer; and guest hosts a CBC phone in show on preservation of antiquities. Ed also continues to be an active volunteer in his community, acting as treasurer and president of the Russell Historical Society; founder and treasurer of Vintage Iron and Traditions, Eastern Ontario; and as a volunteer for The Bytown Railway Society.
Meagan Brooks, Archaeological Consultant A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Saskatchewan, Meagan Brooks is a consulting archaeologist working for Historic Horizon Inc, Fisher Archaeological Consulting and the Ontario Heritage Trust. She specializes in European historic archaeology and has worked through out much of Ontario as well as in Saskatchewan, Bermuda and England. She has worked on provincial and national historic sites such as: Saint Marie Among the Hurons, Fort Henry, Macdonell-Williamson House and Battlefield Park in Stoney Creek. She also has extensive experience in public archaeology and the analysis and management of artifact collections. Ontario Heritage Trust.
Clinton Brown, Historic Preservation Architect, Clinton Brown Company Architecture/Rebuild, Buffalo NY. Specializes in the revitalization of heritage buildings and communities through project concept, planning, architectural design, and management services for renovation, rehabilitation, and historic preservation projects. Kevin Carter, Banker Mason Claude Charbonneau, Special Advisor, Historic Places Standard,s Parks Canada.
Claude Charbonneau, is the person responsible for the reference document: Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. Prior to joining Parks Canada, Claude worked at the House of Commons where he was Major Projects Coordinator for the buildings of the Parliamentary Precinct. Previously, Claude worked at the Heritage Conservation Directorate where he provided professional advice on a range of conservation issues and played a leading role in the development and delivery of conservation training courses to custodians of federal heritage buildings.
Jonathan Castellino, Photographer urban explorer and writer, Jonathan documents urban decay in the cities he loves. Officially trained in philosophy and urban sociology, Jonathan seeks to reveal unseen space through his photography.
Cosmo Condina, A professional photographer since 1985, Cosmo Condina is known for his subtle, and beautiful travel images. His photographic journeys have taken him across Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and New Zealand. On his first trip to Europe in his early twenties, Cosmo took the opportunity to visit the famous art galleries and immersed himself in the original artwork from the period of the Renaissance and the Impressionists. Reaching back on those first experiences, and renewed by subsequent visits to galleries and exhibitions over the years, has influenced his photography in a demonstrational graphic style. His sense of design also comes from his schooling as a graphic artist. As an associate photographer with Getty Images since 1990, and also Alamy, SuperStock, Robert Harding and Stock Connection, Cosmo’s work is licensed for commercial and editorial use worldwide. Corporations that have used his images for advertising include American Express, Visa, United Airlines, Molson’s Brewery, Ontario Savings Bonds and Fuji Film. He has published a book on Niagara-on-the-Lake, the first Capital of Upper Canada as a bicentennial tribute. One of his current projects is a work-in-progress on Venice, Italy. These images were exhibited at the Kenan Center in upstate New York. The Miles Nadel gallery in Toronto featured work from Israel in a recent group show December 2009. In July 2012 an exhibition of his War of 1812 re-enactment photos will be at the Niagara Pumphouse Visual Art Centre. Cosmo was one of the founding members of the StockArtistsAlliance, a professional stock photography trade organization. He is also an active member of SATW (Society of American Travel Writers). He continues to live in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada where he was born. WEBSITE: www.cosmocondina.com
Christa Deacy-Quinn (BA SUNY-Oswego; MA Anthropology University of Illinois). Since 1991, Christa has served as the Collections Manager at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she specializes in collections care, artifact storage, packaging, transport, exhibit design, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). She is a strong advocate for low-chemical, low-cost IPM solutions. She has conducted preservation-focused workshops that address IPM and has consulted with numerous institutions on developing or expanding their IPM programs. She has designed a number of databases in use at the Spurlock, including those that help staff to track the occurrence of pests within the museum and that monitor the general condition of the artifacts. She is a Certified Technician for General Use Pesticides in Illinois. Christa is active in the field of preservation, serving as a member of the Preservation Working Group at the University of Illinois and as a Peer Reviewer for the Museum Assessment Program for the American Association of Museums.
Claudine Déom, is a professor at Université de Montréal’s School of Architecture where she also heads the Masters program in Conservation of the Built Environment since 2007. She is currently pursuing research on the history of architecture and heritage conservation, and in particular the process of attributing heritage values to public buildings. She is implicated in various conservation organizations, in particular Heritage Montreal and Heritage Canada’s Roundtable of Educators in Conservation.
Ian Ellingham, BArch, MBA, MPhil, PhD, PLE, OAA, MRAIC. BArch (Carleton), MBA (Western), MPhil, PhD (Cambridge). Professional Land Economist, Member of the Ontario Association of Architects, Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Worked as a development consultant for over twenty years, primarily in the area of housing. Associate of Cambridge Architectural Research Limited. He has undertaken research for governments in both Canada and the UK. His book, New Generation Whole-Life Costing (Taylor & Francis, 2006) explores project decision-making using a range of techniques to deal with environments of uncertainty. He is the chair of the Editorial Committee of Perspectives, the journal of the Ontario Association of Architects. A particular interest is in experiments to understand the human response to built environments.
Sean Fraser, Manager, Conservation Services Department, Ontario Heritage Trust, BA (University of British Columbia), Architectural Design (Technical University of Nova Scotia now Dalhousie), MA (Technical University of Nova Scotia). Past experience includes; consulting for Commonwealth Resource Management Limited (Vancouver), US ICOMOS and the Historic American Engineering Record; a Preservation Officer for the Toronto Historical Board; Heritage Planner for the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services Unit; and since 1996 project architect for the Humayma archaeological excavations in Southern Jordan.
Cameron Forbes, Sheet Metal Specialist, Heather & Little
William German, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Master Craftsmen, sawyer, wood turner and furniture maker. Specializes in Niagara Peninsular inspired Furniture.
Eric Hanson, Heritage Planner, City of Peterborough
Michelle Hedges, has a background in fine art and training as a building conservator, working for a number of years on heritage projects in Canada before completing an MSc in Architectural Materials Conservation in the United Kingdom. She remained in the UK for several years in the employment of an architectural firm specializing in the conservation of Grade 1 listed buildings where she completed projects at properties in and around London and at Oxford University. Projects have included restoration of the Radcliffe Observatory and Keble College Dining Hall at Oxford University; St George’s Bloomsbury and St Stephen’s Walbrook churches in London and Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire. She is currently employed by the Ontario Heritage Trust and is responsible for the development and management of capital projects at their built heritage properties. Projects have included the restoration and redevelopment of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse in Toronto and the restoration of stained glass at Fulford Place in Brockville. Ms. Hedges has recently joined the faculty of Willowbank where she instructs the heritage masonry course. She is a member of CAHP and the recently formed OAHP.
Philip V. Hoad, B.A., CAHP., Philip spent his early career with The Marley Roof Tile Company in England and was subsequently transferred to their Canadian operation. Through the 1990’s he was Vice President of Roof Tile Management (RTM) and was responsible for their early work in the restoration of historic buildings. He was involved in major projects on numerous National Historic Sites, including; Wolseley Barracks at CFB London, St. Anne’s Church on Gladstone Avenue in Toronto, Laurier House in Ottawa and Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. In 2000 Philip established Applied Roof Technology Ltd, in order to provide professional roof consulting services on heritage buildings. He spent two years on contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site responsible for a multi-million dollar roof and masonry restoration of the King’s Bastion Barracks which was followed by an appointment to Parks Canada as their Technical Services Coordinator. He has since held a number of other key positions in both the institutional and public sectors including Senior Project Manager at Acadia University in Wolfville and Manager, Heritage Facilities & Capital Planning for the City of Hamilton. Philip has recently returned to the private sector as President of Empire Restoration in Ontario, a well established full service construction firm that offers masonry, woodwork, roofing and sheet metal conservation and restoration services across Canada. He is also the Canadian representative for Shaws of Darwen, a UK architectural terra cotta and faience manufacturer. During his wide and varied 25 year career in built heritage, Philip has presented many seminars and served on numerous professional committees and advisory boards, including; Construct Canada, CAHP, APTI and ASTM and was responsible for modifications to the Canadian National Master Specifications for Historic Slate Shingle Roofing. He is currently a Faculty Associate at Willowbank School of Restoration Arts in Queenston, where he teaches Historic Roofing and Sheet Metalwork.
Jacqueline Hucker, (B.A. Queen's; M.A.Carleton ) is an architectural historian. She was associated with Parks Canada for more than 20 years, where she specialized in the history of Canadian architecture, and for five years managed the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. She is joint author of A Guide To Canadian Architectural Styles (Broadview Press, 2nd edition 2004) and has published a number of articles on Canadian architecture. She is currently a free-lance consultant.
Paul Jacobson, Conservation Carpenter, Classic Construction, Project list: LakeLodge, Whitehern, Dundurn Castle-Cockpit, Fry House, Jordan School House, Jordan Cider Press, Fralicks Tavern (Battle Ground Hotel), Thorncliff Hall, Prest-Watson House, Upper Canada Village, Joseph Brant Museum, Fort George, McFarland House, Greystone Manor, Norton Cabin, Brown-Jouppien House, Morden House, Chippawa Battlefield, Balls Falls Conservation, Morning Star Mill Resisence, Welland Historical Museum.
Carol Jackson, Banker Mason
Jon Jouppien, Heritage Resource Consultant
Sandra Lawrence, Conservator, M.A.C. Queen’s University, former Chief Conservator, Art Gallery of Ontario (1986-1999), Member of Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC) since 1982.
John Laundry, Banker Mason, trained in England at Bath, has worked extensively in Ottawa. Most recently reconstruction of Willowbank NHS SW wall.
Lori Lemare, Le Mare is a professional commercial decorative painter and teacher with experience in large scale commercial and residential surface design. Having initially studied decorative painting in Poole, England, Lori and her then partner Andrejs Ritins, opened the first school for decorative painting in Canada in 1989 (Applied School for Decorative Painting and Ritins Studio Inc.) Since 2000, Le Mare has operated Lori Le Mare Studio Inc. with classes and projects held in Hamilton Ontario and around the world (USA, China, Spain and Italy).
Jan Kamermans, Specialist in hardware, locks and fastenings, salvaging vintage architecture since the 1960s, main focus for over 20 years is the supply and restoration of vintage hardware, many clients civic and private, projects from Queens Park to the perfect latch for your outhouse door.
Ellen Kowalchuk, Cultural Heritage Specialist, Infrastructure Ontario
Anna Kozlowski, BSc(Arch), B.Arch, McGill University, ICCROM Arch Conservation Diploma. Formerly employed as a conservation architect by various federal government departments in Ottawa, she now works as a private sector Architectural Conservation Consultant. She has a particular interest in the conservation of historic interiors, founding and chairing the ICOMOS Canada Interiors Committee, 1992-1994.
Sue Maltby, Conservation consultant specializing in artifact treatment, training seminars, collection surveys, advice on collections care and management, and conservation guidelines for exhibits, museums and heritage structures. She earned a Master of Art Conservation specializing in artifact conservation from Queens University in 1984.
Fern MacKenzie, Consulting Architectural and Landscape Historian, Private Practice (1994-present) Providing research, analysis, writing and consultation in support of Cultural Resource Management; projects include: Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO) (ongoing), Victoria Memorial Museum Building (ongoing); Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future -- Development of the Parliament Buildings: Vision and Requirements (2005), with the Long-Term Architectural Planning Office, House of Commons, for the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies; Archæological Survey of the Parliamentary Precinct (2001-2004) with Parks Canada, Ontario Region, for PWGSC, developing a digitized survey of archæological resources in the core of Ottawa, including Parliament Hill and Upper Bytown. Heritage Conservation Programme, PWGSC (1997-present) Ongoing consultation, historical background and context for decisions regarding historic features; working with interdisciplinary teams to develop Conservation Guidelines for such public buildings and sites as: the Langevin Block (1996), the Landscape of Parliament Hill (1996-7), the Victoria Memorial Museum (2000), the Supreme Court of Canada (2001), The Public Archives and National Library Building (2001), and the East Block (2002). “Such Monstrous Folly,” forthcoming publication documenting the history and design development of Parliament Hill.
Conor MacNeill, Digital Artist/Designer, Received a Bdes. in Industrial Design, from the University of Alberta and is also a graduate of Sheridan College's Computer Animation Program. Conor currently works as the Modeling and Lighting Lead at IBC Digital, on a wide variety of Design, Animation, and Visualization Projects. Conor has previously worked as a designer and detailer for Hadley Exhibits, where he had the opportunity to work on many high profile exhibits in some of the worlds leading Museums, Art Galleries and Zoos.
Douglas McCalla, recently retired from the Department of History, University of Guelph, where he was Canada Research Chair in Rural History. Prior to this appointment at Guelph he was for many years Professor of History at Trent University. Much of his research has focused on the economy and society of Upper Canada. Currently, he is completing a study of consumption by rural Upper Canadians, based on their charge accounts at country stores.
Cecilia Morgan, PhD, Associate Professor, History of Education Program, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, where she teaches women's and gender history, cultural history, and social history. Her publications include Heroines and History: Representations of Madeleine de Verchére and Laura SecordGendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Femininity and Masculinity in Canada (Oxford University Press, 1999). Cecilia is particularly interested in the history of tourism in Niagara-on-the-Lake and in historical commemoration in the Niagara region. (University of Toronto Press. 2002). She also has co-edited, with Kathyrn McPherson and Nancy M. Forestell.
Thomas Neumeyer, Stone Mason, Denmark
Donovan Pauly, completed the Heritage and Traditional Masonry Diploma program at Algonquin College and went to work on important architectural conservation projects in Ottawa and the Toronto area. After completing a Masters degree in Architectural Materials Conservation at Bournemouth University, UK Donovan was employed by prominent UK conservation company St. Blaise Ltd. Projects included: World Heritage sites, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Grade 1 and 2 listed and National Trust Sites. Before leaving the United Kingdom, Donovan worked on conservation of the London St. Pancras Station Barlow Train Shed. Donovan returned to Toronto where he is the Masonry Conservator for Clifford Restoration Masonry.
Stephanie Porto, Conservator in Private Practice, holds a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a MA & CAS from Buffalo State College. Before starting her own art conservation practice in Niagara Falls, Niagara Art Conservation, Stephanie worked at world renowned institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. She is a member of the Canadian Association for Conservation, the International Institute of Conservation, and the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). In addition, she is currently Chairperson Emeritus of the Research and Technical Studies Specialty Group of the AIC. Stephanie specializes in the preservation of paper artifacts, and has published research on the use of ionic fixatives to stabilize water-sensitive dye-based inks on paper. She recently introduced students at Willowbank to paper conservation through a seminar on the examination and analysis of wallpaper samples from the Bright Salon, and looks forward to sharing her unique perspective through future seminars and workshops on conservation and conservation science.
Lisa Prosper, has been researching and theorizing cultural landscapes since meeting Julian Smith at Carleton University in 2002. As the lead at Prosper Consulting, she helped develop the new guidelines for cultural landscapes in the 2nd edition of the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and sits on the Cultural Heritage Expert Committee for Gatineau Park. Lisa has presented widely on the topic of cultural landscapes at national and international forums, and has published on Aboriginal cultural landscapes in the George Wright Forum. She is currently working on a project that adopts a cultural landscape approach to safeguarding and representing the cultural heritage of the James Bay Cree.
Joy Ormsby, Niagara-on-the-Lake Historian, specializes in documenting and researching archives for historic properties.
Robert Ritchie, Parks Naturalist, Niagara Parks School of Horticulture and Botanical Gardens, The Niagara Parks Commission, graduate of the Ontario Forest Technical School in 1968 and has continued his interest in dendrology and woodlot management to the present. He returned to school, graduating from the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture in 1996. Robert has held various positions within Niagara Parks, the last five years as Parks Naturalist, engaged in several environmental and natural resources projects within the 1720 hectares of NPC properties along the Canadian side of the Niagara River Corridor.
Carolyn Samko, B.A. DipHC is a Heritage Conservation Consultant and an Alumnus of Willowbank's Heritage Conservation Program. She has a special interest in interior finishes and is currently working as a Senior Project Manager for the Heritage Capital Section of the City of Hamilton, Ontario where she is responsible for many significant heritage buildings including Dundurn Castle, Whitehern Estate and Battlefield Park, all National Historic Sites of Canada. Past projects have included the Heritage Canada Foundation Award winning Lister Block project and the dismantling of the historic William Thomas building in Hamilton. She has been actively involved in assessment and analysis, and has documented many significant properties including the historic portions of the Kingston, Penetanguishene, London and St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospitals. She currently teaches Introduction to Architectural History, Introduction to Architectural Styles and Architectural Interiors at Willowbank, where she focuses on teaching the skills of observation and description and above all hopes to foster a love of domestic building styles in Canada.
Michael J. Seaman, MCIP, RPP, Member CAHP, is an urban planner with a Masters Degree in Heritage Conservation and 19 years of progressive experience in the heritage planning field. He has received a number of national and provincial awards for his work and currently leads a team of heritage professionals as Manager of Heritage Planning for the Town of Oakville. Previously he served as a heritage planner with the Town of Aurora, and Town of Markham, both of which were winners of the Heritage Canada Foundation’s Prince of WalesPrize. Michael has volunteered in numerous heritage activities including past service as Chair of the Brampton Heritage Board and President of the Brampton Historical Society, Member of the Halifax Heritage Advisory Committee, and Member of the Board of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. Since 2007, Michael has been an advisor to Heritage Canada on urban planning matters and was a contributor to the Heritage Canada study - Paving the Way: A Roadmap for Heritage and Development a national consultation strategy, which aimed to achieve more positive outcomes for heritage resources. Michael is an active in educating about heritage. He has lectured across Ontario, and contributed numerous articles to national and provincial publications. He is currently editor for heritage for Ontario Planning Journal providing an invaluable link between the planning profession and the heritage community. He has also hosted television shows about heritage and coordinated heritage related events such as Doors Open and meetings of the Ontario Heritage Planners Network. Michael is currently serving his first term as Ontario Governor on the board of Governors of the Heritage Canada Foundation.
André Scheinman, Heritage Preservation Consultant, Recent projects include St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston; the Delta Mill (N.H.S.); the Kingston City Hall (N.H.S.); Raleigh Schoolhouse #13, Buxton (N.H.S.).
Harm Schonewille, Master Plasterer
Wendy Shearer, OALA, CSLA, ASLA, is Managing Director of Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect, a division of MHBC Planning. For the past 25 years she has been involved in the documentation, assessment, and planning for numerous historic sites and cultural landscapes throughout Ontario. Completed historic restoration projects include the 1902 Italinate Garden at Fulford Place, Brockville for the Ontario Heritage Trust, the 1856 kitchen garden at Dundurn National Historic Site and the designated 1960 landscape at City Hall for the City of Hamilton. Cultural landscape projects have included the inventory, documentation and evaluation of designed country estates, large educational, institutional properties, and rural agricultural lands. She is completing the heritage district plan for the oil fields in Enniskillen Township and Oil Springs, Lambton County, a working industrial landscape. Ms. Shearer teaches the six day intensive course on Cultural Landscapes at the University of Victoria for the Cultural Resource Management Program and has been a faculty member at Willowbank for the past several years. Since joining MHBC Planning in 2008 she has established the Cultural Heritage Section within the firm in order to encourage the integration of land use planning and the conservation of heritage resources. She is an active member of the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation and has been a member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals since 1988.
John Shaw-Rimmington, was born in Windsor, England. In Canada during the 70's he did restoration masonry work on many churches, historic public and commercial buildings, as well as consultation and maintenance at the Uxbridge Scott Museum. After moving to a farm near Cannington in 1992, he turned his attention to completing several free-standing dry stone walls along the borders of his property. His knowledge of designing and building with stone structurally is the result of many years of doing masonry work acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of traditional Canadian stonework. He has worked with several dry stone wallers from Great Britain, where he met with the president of the a Dry Stone Wall Association of Great Britain, Paul Webley, in 2003 and had the privilege to work at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on dry stone repairs with master craftsman Norm Hadow, a royal waller to the Queen. John has been demonstrating the art of dry stone walling since 2000 at numerous venues, Canada Blooms, as well as prominent gardens and garden centres in Ontario and BC. He is the founder and president of the DSWAC (www.dswac.ca) This organisation is committed to the repair, preservation, teaching and building of traditional dry stone walls in Canada. The annual Northumberland Dry Stone Wall Festival (our 7th) was be held last October in Grand Valley, Ontario. John has appeared in Harrowsmith Magazine, Stone Nexus Magazine. Waller and Dyker Magazine, on TVO Studio 2 —a special about the 2004 Dry Stone Wall Festival in Port Hope, Prime TV’s ‘Room to Grow’ (episode first aired Nov 5th,2005) and several CBC news reports detailing the building of the first public dry stone bridge in a Canadian Park He has built as series of permanent dry stone bridges in southern Ontario, as well as dry stone features for clients in Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and parts of the United States. John has given numerous workshops and seminars teaching dry stone walling in locations throughout North America, attracting students of all ages interested in learning how to build beautiful dry stone walls.
Mark Shoalts, is a professional engineer, a member of Professional Engineers Ontario, The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals, the Heritage Canada Foundation, and the Early America n Industries Association. He is also a member of the Heritage Pelham Advisory Committee and a past member of the Niagara Region’s Culture and Heritage Committee, working on Regional policy for the preservation and promotion of heritage resources in Niagara . He has hands-on experience in historica l restoration, having personally performed restoration work on such sites as Butler ’s Barracks, Forte George, Balls Falls and Dundurn Castle. Mark Shoalts is the fourth generation of his family to be involved in building construction and historical restoration. He began working for his father at Shoalts Bros. as a highschool student in the early 1970s, continuing through his post secondary education and working fulltime as a carpenter and project superintendent through the 1980s. Mark then moved into a design and administration role, performing restoration work on important national historic sites, including Ruthven Park in Cayuga, Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Willowbank in Queenston, The Church of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, and The Grange at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Mark was the structural engineer and heritage consultant for the award-winning 2010-2011 restoration of the Sharon Temple, a national historic site in Sharon, Ontario, and for the exterior restoration of Fredericton City Hall, a national Historic Site in New Brunswick.
John Silburn, P.Eng, is a graduate of the Civil Engineering Technology-Restoration Program (1979), St. Lawrence College, and the Technical Education Program (1993), Queens University, Kingston. Workshops have been delivered for the Federal Heritage Building Review Office, Parks Canada, The Historic Places Initiative, the Ontario Ministry of Culture and The Association for Preservation Technology International.
Craig Sims, graduate of the Civil Engineering Technology-Restoration Program (1979), St. Lawrence College, and the Technical Education Program (1993), Queens University, Kingston. In a variety of capacities over 30 years Craig has committed his working life to the responsible treatment of our built historic resources. He has worked as a Heritage Building Consultant for nearly twenty years and has demonstrated a full commitment to internationally recognized conservation standards. He has worked successfully with a broad range of clients including government agencies and community groups, but most commonly architects, engineers and contractors who require specialized knowledge. He has developed historic structures reports, historic structure condition surveys, developed specialized conservation specifications and drawings and seen projects through to completion with diligent site review. He has been involved in projects throughout Canada and various parts of the USA. Building types have varied from vernacular log and frame buildings on the prairies to the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Typical projects encompass all aspects of historic building envelopes and historic building interiors. He was the heritage consultant on the Capitol Theatre restoration in Port Hope, Ontario, and he developed the conservation design guidelines for the architectural elements of Fort Henry in Kingston, a National Historic Site. Typical of all projects these required a solid background in traditional building techniques, building science and conservation of materials such as wood, plaster, stone and metal. In Canada Craig is considered to be the authority on the restoration and upgrade of historic windows of all types. He has published extensively and is a frequent lecturer in North America on this subject. Workshops have been delivered for the Federal Heritage Building Review Office, Parks Canada, The Historic Places Initiative, the Ontario Ministry of Culture and The Association for Preservation Technology International
Julian Smith, M.Arch, OAA, Principal: Julian Smith & Associates, Architects, ICOMOS Canada. Projects include restoration of the Vimy Memorial in France, a master plan for the new Canadian Embassy in the historic Villa Grazioli estate in Rome, an expansion plan for a historic university campus in India, guidelines for a contemporary addition to the Residence of the Prime Minister in Ottawa, and advisory services to Public Works Canada on contemporary additions to historic buildings within the Parliamentary Precinct.
Rod Stewart, Historic Plaster Conservation Services Ltd., recent projects include, The Royal Suite, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, The residence of the Governor General of Canada, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, Gould Memorial Library, Bronx Community College, Formerly New York University, Bronx NYC, Dominion Public Building, Hamilton, Ontario, Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Peter Stokes, Consulting Restoration Advocate, one of Canada’s most noted restoration architects who has worked extensively in the Province of Ontario and Niagara area. Locally he was an original member of the first Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) now known as the Municipal Heritage Committee. He retains memberships in many heritage associations and sits on a number of heritage related boards and commissions.
David Tavares holds an MA and PhD in cultural geography from the University of Ottawa. His graduate research focussed the role of visual and textual representations in shaping the public conceptions of places, cultures and landscapes. A former professor of Urban Geography courses at University of Ottawa, David currently works for the Federal Government supporting the settlement and adaptation of new immigrants.
Richard M. Unterman (B. A. Hons.; Diploma of Restoration Technology, M.A. Conservation Studies) has over 26 years of experience in the heritage conservation field. Mr. Unterman has a broad range of heritage conservation expertise and considerable experience in cultural resource inventory and evaluation, heritage conservation and planning and the management of heritage projects. Past positions with, the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the Heritage Branch of the former Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications. In 1998 Mr. Unterman formed Unterman McPhail Associates. Utilizing his experience in the heritage conservation and planning field, Mr. Unterman has successfully managed many projects. He has been a full participant in all of the firm’s secondary plan studies as well as numerous heritage conservation district studies and plans; the cultural heritage resource component of environmental assessments for road, utilities, and landfill projects; cultural heritage resource inventory and evaluation; attendance at Conservation Review Board and Ontario Municipal Board hearings; assembly of an information kit on heritage sewage and waterworks facilities; cemetery conservation guidelines, historic structure reports and preservation reports; and historical and architectural research. Mr. Unterman co-edited the Annotated Master Specifications for the Cleaning and Repointing of Historic Masonry and edited the BRIC Technical Conservation Manual. Mr. Unterman is a current Professional Member, and former Board Director, Vice-President and President of The Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAPH). In 1997 he was honoured as a ten-year professional member of CAPHC. He served as a Board Director and Treasurer, former Vice President of ICOMOS Canada, and Chair of the ICOMOS Canada English-speaking committee. He has been a member of APTI for over 25 years.
Leah Wallace, MA, MCIP, RPP, Heritage Planner, Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, BA (University of Guelph), MA (University of British Columbia) member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Since 2000, she has been the Heritage Planner for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Ms. Wallace chaired the Flamborough LACAC for 6 years. She is the Chair of the Building Conservation Committee at Ruthven Park National Historic Site in Cayuga. She has also has been involved in the recent Municipal Sector Focus Group on changes to the Ontario Heritage Act.
Barbara Warren, is principal of Barbara B. Warren – Refined Building, a heritage carpentry firm in Ottawa, ON. Her firm specializes in careful rehabilitation of heritage properties. She often develops ongoing professional relationships with her clients and their properties, which gives her valuable long-term insights of her project work. Barbara trained as a carpenter in the Heritage Carpentry and Millwork program at Algonquin College’s Perth campus, graduating in 1996. After which she apprenticed with a leading Ottawa-based renovation firm, working as lead carpenter on a wide variety of residential projects. She quickly established her own reputation as an exacting and detail-oriented carpenter and started her own company in 1998. While working full time, Barbara enrolled part-time in the Masters of Canadian Studies – Heritage Conservation in 2002. Her association with the School led to many interesting opportunities, including involvement with the Heritage Conservation Directorate – PWGSC, where she worked on a number of projects on Parliament Hill. Another career highlight was being selected to represent Canada in the ICOMOS Wood Technology program held in Oslo, Norway during the summer of 2004. She is a past vice-president of the City of Ottawa’s former LACAC.
Robert Watson, P.Geologist
Sakoieta' Widrick, (Sah-goh-yeht-AH’) (He Wakes Them Up Early) was born in the Adirondack Mountain area of Upper State, New York. His family originally comes from the Mohawk Valley area in New York State, as well as Six Nations Territory in Ontario, Canada. He is of Mohawk ancestry. His clan is Okwaho (Wolf). He resides at Six Nations Grand River Iroquois Territory on Six Nations Reserve in Ontario with his partner D. “Tewutahowiht” Antone, Oneida Nation of the Thames, Turtle Clan, and is the father of six children, the grandfather of twenty grandchildren and great grandfather of one. Together he and Tewutahawiht operate Peace Tree Cultural Consultants, a small consulting business. Sakoieta’ follows the traditional Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) lifestyle. He is an artist, craft worker, ritualist, singer, dancer, flute maker, player, and instructor, educator, healer, active gardener, and recognized writer. He is an active participant, member and singer at the Grand River Six Nations Mohawk Longhouse and a member of the Old Mush Men's Traditional Iroquois Singing Society. Sakoieta’ is also an Instructor of Mohawk Language, and Haudenosaunee Culture and Spirituality at Brock University.
John Wilcox, Principal, Vitreous Glassworks, Heritage glazing studio/artisanal stained glass combines over twenty years of professional glass experience with an extensive training in art and architecture. Trained at Ryerson University, Stained Glass Apprenticeship, Ontario College of Art, McGill University and Sheridan College. He is owner of Vitreous Glassworks, an award winning full service artisanal stained glass/heritage glazing studio dedicated to sound design and quality craftsmanship.
Molly Yimlei Yep, graduated from the School of Architecture at McGill University back when accurate hand drawing skills were important. She did inked measured drawings of heritage buildings in Old Montreal and elsewhere. For over twenty years in Canada and England, she worked as an architect on many building types from design to working drawings to project management. She also has her Master of Business Administration from The University of Western Ontario (now the Richard Ivy School of Business). As a retired architect, she is pursuing her other loves of ceramics and painting. By teaching Architectural Technical Drawing at Willowbank, she feels that she is restoring the art of architectural drawing -- the old techniques and skills of beautiful hand drawings in pencil and ink which are being lost to autocad.
Penny Young, Heritage Planner/Archaeologist, has been involved cultural heritage management and archaeology working for municipal and provincial governments, local historical sites and archaeological consulting firms in Ontario, Canada, Mexico and England since 1986. Recently, she has been a heritage planner/coordinator with the cities of Brampton, Mississauga, and with the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MTC). From 1999 to 2008, she was a regional archaeologist at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. From 1994-99, she worked at MTC managing the registered archaeological sites database. Her MA and BA are from McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario.
Rosi Zirger, Heritage Consultant, holds a BA & MA in Social Anthropology (University of Toronto) and is a graduate of Willowbank’s Heritage Conservation Programme (2009). She has been involved in numerous historic research and building restoration projects in the Niagara area. She currently is a Heritage Planner for the Ministry of Culture in Ontario.