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Kate Burns Ottavino
Director

Mary Delano
Assistant to the Executive Director

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Kate Burns Ottavino, M. Arch, M.S.
Director, Preservation Technologies Research

Kate Burns Ottavino is the Director of Preservation Technologies Research at the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research, as well as the Vice President and Director of Preservation of the A. Ottavino Corporation.

Ms. Ottavino attended New York University where she received a Bachelor of Arts. She then continued her studies at Columbia University where she was awarded a Master of Science in Historical Preservation and a Master of Architecture. She was the recipient of a fellowship from the American Association of University Women and has been awarded a number of grants.

A prominent conservator and lecturer, Ms. Ottavino has lectured throughout the country on architectural conservation, theory and practice. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Federation, the Old Merchant’s House in New York City and an Preservation Alumni. She is a member of the Womens City Club of New York City and sits on the Arts and Preservation Committee. She chairs the Municipal Art Society’s Fellows Committee on Preservation and Urbanism.

Other organizations with which Ms. Ottavino is affiliated include the American Institute of Conservation, International Institute for Conservation, International Council of Monuments and Sites, Association for Preservation Technology, Friends of Terra Cotta, National Trust for Historical Preservation, and the World Monuments Fund. She is the co author of "Substainable Urban Preservation: Developing a model program for New York (World Monuments Fund, 1997)

She has worked on numerous restoration projects including the restoration of:

The (Henry Adam Carrere and Hastings) William Cullen Bryant Memorial, NY

The James Renwick Grace Church Tracery Windows (Grace Church), New York, NY

The Alexander Jadism Davis, Whitby Mansion Towers (Rye Golf Club), Rye, New York

The Dakota Apartments, New York, NY

The Old Custom House, Bowling Green, New York, NY

The Audubon Ballroom, New York, NY

The New York City Public Library New York, NY

Brooklyn Borough Hall, NY

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Mary Delano
Research Associate

Mary has worked with the Center on the Preservation Arts High School project for four years as project coordinator. She recently replaced Ruth Baker, the Associate Chair of the Department, and is now responsible for the Center's accounts and grants management. Prior to coming to NJIT, Mary spent 9 years with the Good Year Tire & Rubber Company where she managed all aspects of a customer service call center. Mary is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Public Administration at Rutgers University.

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