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	Officers
	Nancy Billman (President) served vice-president of NPA for 3 years before becoming president in 2007. Returning to her native Newburgh after 17 years in Hilton Head, she and her late husband Peter restored their 1820s house in the Historic District and converted it to the Goldsmith Denniston Bed & Breakfast, which also provides catering services.
	Stuart Sachs (Vice-President) is a professional sculptor, Professor of Art at Pratt Institute, and a designer of furniture and architectural metalwork. He also serves on the City of Newburgh's Arts & Culture Commission. He divides his time between Brooklyn and a historic loft building in Newburgh.
	Dick Bedrosian (Treasurer) lives in a Gothic Revival house on Liberty Street. He joined NPA in October 1980 and bought his first Newburgh building at city auction that November. Retirement from a career teaching English at CUNY allows him to pursue longtime interests in old houses, architecture, and historic preservation in the context of social entrepreneurship. Dick served as President of NPA from 2003 to 2006.
	Judy Johnson (Secretary) operates a successful mortgage brokerage in New York City. She divides her time between Brooklyn and a Calvert Vaux-designed historic home on Grand Street in the City of Newburgh.
	Jim Hoekema (Corresponding Secretary) is a writer and interactive designer, with M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in architectural history from Columbia University. He serves on the boards of the Historical Society, Safe Harbors of the Hudson, and the Arts & Culture Commission. His firm HDE maintains websites for several businesses and nonprofits.
	Board of Directors
	Kevin Barrett is an associate broker with R.J. Smith Real Estate Solutions. Formerly the Newburgh City Historian, he is the author of Newburgh: Mecca of Historic Preservation (Arcadia, 1999). He also write a regular column for "It's a Wonderful Town."
	Mark C. Carnes is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College and Columbia University. He has published over a dozen books in American history. He is General Editor of the 25-million word American National Biography (1999) — "the greatest logistical project of any American organization since that nation put a man on the moon" (London Times).
	John Lonczak is a designer and design strategist who has developed worldwide branding programs in numerous industries. His work has been displayed in Time Magazine, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Graphis, and the Museum of Modern Art. He holds more than 30 patents and trademarks.
	John McCormick is retired from a career selling pianos and organs. He has been active in the Newburgh Preservation Association since its inception in 1978. He served as Treasurer of NPA from 2001 to 2006.
	Mary McTamaney is the City of Newburgh Historian. The 4th-generation Newburgher, recently retired as a library administrator, serves on the boards of the Historical Society, the Lower Hudson Conference of Museums, and the Newburgh Waterfront Advisory Committee. She also writes a column on Newburgh history for the Mid-Hudson Times.
	Rita Tantillo is a graphic designer and publishing executive.
	Ricardo Tegni operates a Prudential Rand real-estate office in Newburgh. Born in Florence, Italy, he is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and American Sign Language. An accomplished photographer, Ricardo co-chaired of the Newburgh for Newcomers events from 2004 to 2006.
	Chuck Thomas works for the Newburgh Free Library in local history and library development. An archaeologist and historian, he is the President of BTK Associates, Inc. a cultural resources consulting firm since 1976. He is the past president of the Orange County Archaeological Association and has served on many community boards.
	Advisory Board
	Bill Krattinger is a Historic Preservation Specialist with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. He wrote the Dutch Reformed Church landmark application, called "one of the best ever written." His masters thesis at SUNY Albany was on Alexander Jackson Davis and the American Greek Revival Style Church.
	Elizabeth McKean, records archivist for the City of Newburgh, serves as the designated liaison between the City and the Newburgh Preservation Association. She supports numerous preservation initiatives, including Downing Park and the Quassaick Creek Coalition. She played a major role in securing the DRC's landmark designation.

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