Join us for an enlightening exploration into the delicate balance between growth and preservation in honor of PRESERVATION MONTH 2024!
Whether you're a passionate advocate for historical conservation or someone who questions its relevance, this panel discussion is for you. We'll debunk myths and fears surrounding historic preservation, and openly address common concerns surrounding local preservation efforts. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and contribute to the dialogue on the importance of preservation, regardless of your stance.
All are welcome!
We encourage in-person attendance! Hudson County Plaza is ADA compliant and free parking will be available.
For those attending in-person there will be an opportunity for Q&A with our panelists. We will also have our limited-run 'I ♥️ JC History' T-Shirts, and signed copies of John Gomez’s Legendary Locals of Jersey City book for sale. All proceeds go towards JCLC's mission and programming!
If you are unable to attend the event in-person, we encourage you to secure a 'Digital' ticket to have access to the event livestream. If you do so, you will also be sent a link to watch it later should the time not work for you.
Meet the Panelists
Antonio Aiello
Principal Architect at Devino Aiello & Associates
Antonio is a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and has been a licensed architect in New Jersey since 2007 and in New York since 2008. As an intern, Antonio began his career in architecture at Park Avenue Design Group. Quickly accumulating knowledge and experience, he was managing smaller scale developments during the development of the housing boom. During this time, he was building relationships with local enforcement officials, builders and local developers, some of whom he would later work for. Currently managing projects such as master planning, adaptive re-use, mixed-use and multifamily hi-rise design and commercial retail applications. With an archive of successful projects through leadership and teamwork. He has published photography in a calendar for the NJ AIA. Antonio was nominated for the Young Architect of the Year Award for 2012 and was the recipient of the award for 2013! He has also served as Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President on the executive committee of the AIA Jersey Shore. In January of 2021, Antonio teamed up with Dennis Devino and started the firm Devino Aiello Architects.
Kelly Carroll
Executive Director of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District
Kelly Carroll is the executive director of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District in Brooklyn, New York. Previously, she served as the Director of Advocacy & Community Outreach at the Historic Districts Council. Kelly's strategic advocacy work was instrumental in the designation of several NYC historic districts and individual landmarks, and earned her several awards for her outstanding work with communities. Kelly teaches courses at the Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts at NYU SPS since 2020. She serves on the board of directors of the City Club of New York and the Historic Districts Council and, and is an advisor to the Art Deco Society of New York. She earned a master of science from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Maggie Poxon
Principal at Fish Plate Development LLC
Maggie Poxon is a principal of Fish Plate Development LLC, a New York City-based developer of affordable and supportive housing. As Senior Project Manager at Dunn Development Corp since 2004, she oversaw numerous large and high-profile projects, including the four-building Livonia Commons in East New York, Brooklyn and the adaptive re-use of a former tuberculosis hospital in Jamaica, Queens. Prior to joining Dunn Development Corp., she spent ten years as Director of Operations at The Doe Fund, an innovative homeless service provider in New York City, helping to design and implement work and training programs for homeless individuals and starting the agency’s forays into supportive permanent housing development. Maggie earned a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University.
Andrea Tingey
Historic Specialist at NJ Historic Preservation Office
Andrea Tingey is a Program 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.