{"id":6252,"date":"2022-02-15T14:14:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/?page_id=6252"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:57:06","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/about\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Structure and staff directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section el_id=&#8221;MainBodyBox&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654543047266{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Our office structure<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Historic Preservation Officers outside HPO<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734556016443{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-user&#8221; title=&#8221;Ed Potosnak&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/commissioner\/&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) serves as the State Historic Preservation Officer.<\/p>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734556025245{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;fa fa-regular fa-user&#8221; title=&#8221;Elizabeth Dragon&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/staff\/&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;]The Assistant Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/cier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Investment &amp; Economic Revitalization<\/a> (CIER) serves as a Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (DSHPO).[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Our office sections<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Our office is divided into multiple sections according to area(s) of expertise. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Review<\/li>\n<li>Registration and Survey<\/li>\n<li>Local Government and Outreach<\/li>\n<li>GIS &amp; Information Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>HPO staff directory<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;StaffDirectory&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710873705317{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734622312359{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Administration<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Katherine-Marcopul\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-office\">Katherine Marcopul<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Administrator\/Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (DSHPO)<\/strong><\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-4312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Meghan-Baratta\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-admin\">Meghan Baratta<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Supervising Historic Preservation Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Project Review, <em>Staff Supervisor<\/em><\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734622302619{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Staff<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Joshua-Alonzo\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Joshua Alonzo<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Administration\/Front Office<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-913-6375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Lucy-Bianchi\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Lucy Bianchi<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Archaeologist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)<\/li>\n<li>Encroachment review information: archaeological resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Stephanie-Brisita\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Stephanie Brisita<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Registration and Survey<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, <em>Reviewer<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Survey and Inventory, <em>Staff<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Emilio-Caucci\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Emilio Caucci<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Administration\/Front Office<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Database<\/li>\n<li>Research and Visitation Appointments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Anne-Chidley\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Anne Chidley<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">GIS and Information Management<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Graphic Artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5097<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Kinney-Clark\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Kinney Clark<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">GIS and Information Management<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easements, <em>Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Information Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Emma-Connolly\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Emma Connolly<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Architecture<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HUD (Housing and Urban Development): Mercer, Middlesex, Union and Southern New Jersey Counties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Justyna-Csolak\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Justyna Csolak<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">GIS and Information Management<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Cassidy-Deegan\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Cassidy Deegan<\/span><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Local Government and Outreach<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLG (Certified Local Government) Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Catherine-Dzubaty\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Catherine Dzubaty<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Registration and Survey, Architectural Historian<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>COE (Certification of Eligibility)<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, <em>Reviewer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Erin-Frederickson\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Erin Frederickson<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Architectural Historian<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DOT (NJ Department of Transportation)<\/li>\n<li>Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Scott-Gerlica\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Scott Gerlica<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Architecture<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DOD (Department of Defense)<\/li>\n<li>FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Jennifer-Leynes\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Jennifer Leynes<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Architectural Historian<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Architectural Project Review<\/li>\n<li>DOT (Department of Transportation)<\/li>\n<li>Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Vincent-Maresca\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Vincent Maresca III<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Archaeologist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canals: Morris Canal<\/li>\n<li>Dams<\/li>\n<li>Encroachment review information: precontact and historic archaeological resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"David-Renitsky\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">David Renitsky<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Administration\/Front Office<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual Budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Local Government and Outreach<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLG (Certified Local Government) Grants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Christopher-Romanoski\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Christopher Romanoski<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Project Review, Architecture<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DCA (NJ Department of Community Affairs)<\/li>\n<li>FCC (Federal Communications Commission)<\/li>\n<li>HUD (Housing and Urban Development): Northern New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td class=\"staff-contact\">609-940-5163<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"Andrea-Tingey\" class=\"contact-table\">\n<caption class=\"table-title-staff\">Andrea Tingey<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"staff-name\" scope=\"row\">Registration and Survey<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, <em>Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Outreach Activities<\/li>\n<li>Survey and Inventory, <em>Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Local Government and Outreach<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLG (Certified Local Government) Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<td 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