Ms. Urbano is a talented architectural conservator with a solid background in historic preservation, materials investigation and historic documentation. Recognized for laboratory expertise as well as research, leadership and project management skills, her experience includes architectural conservation management plans, existing condition analysis, repair recommendations and documentation, construction specifications and identification of historic resources through field surveys and archival research.

Ms. Urbano's work at Garavaglia Architecture to date has included involvement with historic structure reports and multiple historic context statements. Her thorough research capabilities have been complemented by her excellent report and writing skills. Her professional experience continues to expand as her contributions evolve here at Garavaglia Architecture.

Professional affiliations include Sacred Sites International and the Western Chapter of Association of Preservation Technology as a board member for both, and holds active memberships to the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Architecture Group; Association of Preservation Technology; National Trust for Historic Places; Oakland Heritage Alliance; Preservation Alumni. She has been recognized and awarded as a Kinne Travel Fellow (2003), Cleo and James Marston Fitch Prize for Writing (2003), Robert C. Weinberg Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scholarship (2004), and American Assoc. of Physics Teachers Outsanding Teaching Assistant Award (1998).

Ms. Urbano educational background includes a Masters of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Middlebury College with Departmental Honors. Ms. Urbano was recently named a Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Assessor and is currently listed in the national database maintained by Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation, as a qualified conservator.