Jessica Ouwerkerk is the Northeast Territory Manager for Gladding, McBean (GMcB), the oldest surviving architectural terra cotta manufacturer in the United States. Based in New York City, she manages all East Coast operations for GMcB. In her time with the GMcB, Jessica has worked on many preservation/conservation projects, including: The Chanin Building, 2 Park Avenue, The Ansonia, 1301 Surf Avenue, 400 Madison Ave, 17 Battery Place, John Jay College, Old Westbury Gardens, Providence Performing Arts Center, 434 Broadway, 1185 Park Ave and the Flatiron Building. Prior to her work with GMcB, she worked as a preservation consultant, with a focus on creating condition assessments for historic resources, architectural photography and research-based interpretive projects. She holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Vassar College. Jessica has been a member of APTNE since 2014.