Our meeting will feature guest speaker Katherine Ng.   Ms. Ng will presenting on Preservation in Action New Jersey and Beyond.  Ms. Ng is the Vice President of Development for Wu & Associates, a general construction firm who has received widespread recognition for their restoration and preservation work from notable sources including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, state agencies, and local preservation organizations.  Holding a Masters in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s in Linguistics from Cornell University. Ms. Ng’s focus centers on the integration of culture into the fabric of sustainable community growth.  She is an active proponent of historic preservation, having worked with post-September 11th restoration of historic Chinatown in lower Manhattan; having served as a past Advisory Board Member for the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance to develop an international site of conscience; and serving as an invited speaker for professional and collegiate preservation audiences. Ms. Ng was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the New Jersey Historic Trust in 2014 by Governor Chris Christie.  She chairs the Legislation and Policy Committee and serves on the Strategic Planning Committee.