HiPO: Officers

Najah Gabriel
President of HiPO

B.A. in Art History and Theory from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2001

My academic interests are concerned with the way in which historic preservation tools can aid in the revitalization of depressed urban areas. I am also interested in historic preservation economics, public policy, and law.

Rei Harada
Vice President of HiPO

B.A. in International and Cultural Studies, minor in Japanese as a second language from Tsuda College in 2006

I am interested in studying the administration of heritage conservation and the use of World Heritage Sites for the development of the surrounding communities, implementing historic preservation tools and incentives. Also, I am interested in the role of the U.S. in forming international preservation policy.

Michelle Farley
Treasurer of HiPO

BIS in Paper Science Engineering, French, GLBT Studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

My interests center around preserving urban communities and the urban built environment, and with how preservation intersects with social justice and sustainability.

William Rudy
Secretary, HiPO

B.S. in Geography from the University of Maryland at College Park, 1981
Master of Community Planning from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1983

Joining the Historic Preservation program is a mid-career change enabling me to expand my interests in architecture and architectural history of the eighteenth- and mid-twentieth centuries; Colonial Revival architecture and early garden suburbs; and measured drawings.