Edward F. Markiewicz

Christopher Jeannopoulos Named 11th President of Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Woodlawn Cemetery board of trustees announced on July 19 that it has selected Christopher “Chris” Jeannopoulos to be its 11th president and CEO. Jeannopoulos will also serve as president of Woodlawn Conservancy.   Described by the board as an ardent supporter of historic preservation and a dynamic leader with especially strong financial management experience, Jeannopoulos will assume his new responsibilities in September, when acting president, Edward F. Markiewicz, will retire. The board said that they are grateful to Markiewicz for his many years of service at Woodlawn, which date back to 1989.   According to the board, the appointment


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Woodlawn Prepares Next Generation of Masonry Workers

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  A group of young adults have found a path to employment that does not require knowledge of coding, social media, nor the latest technological tools. In fact, they have been trained in how to work with some of the oldest materials humans have used, namely, brick, stone, and mortar.   The Bridge to Crafts Careers – Preservation Training Program (PTP) was a 10-week course, organized by the Woodlawn Conservancy, to help young people aged 18 to 24 gain hands-on experience in cleaning monuments, learning how to cut and clean mortar joints, and repointing using traditional methods.  Repointing is the


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