Bio
Neela K. Wickremesinghe is the Director of Restoration and Preservation at The Green-Wood Cemetery. She began work at Green-Wood in 2016. Neela and her team are responsible for all repairs at the cemetery from small monument resets to large vault and mausoleum restorations. A graduate of Smith College, Neela received a B.A in Art: Architecture and Urbanism. She completed her M.S. in Historic Preservation at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute of Conservation and a Recognized Professional by the Association for Preservation Technology. She is an active member of the Preservation Alumni group for GSAPP and enjoys teaching up and coming construction professionals each spring as part of the Bridge to Crafts Careers workforce development program.