Staff
Heritage Data Management Department
Alison Dalgity
Senior Project Manager
Alison Dalgity manages the Heritage Data Management department. She joined the Getty Conservation Institute in 1995 after fifteen years in Europe working on development of diverse technological projects, ranging from mainframe programming and database development to early desktop publishing and multimedia design. At the Conservation Institute, she focuses on the development of new technologies for the conservation field, including the management, development, and worldwide implementations of Arches.
Emily Cunningham
Professional Fellow
Annabel Lee Enriquez
Project Specialist
Annabel Lee Enriquez joined the Conservation Institute in 2013, where she is focused on semantic data modeling and providing implementation guidance and training for Arches community members. Before joining the Conservation Institute, her research interests revolved around geospatial survey techniques and 3D documentation of heritage sites. She received a BS in Urban and Regional Studies from Cornell University, and an MS in Geographic Information Science and Technology from the University of Southern California with graduate work in heritage conservation.
Kevin Kochanski
Project Manager
Kevin Kochanski joined the Arches Project team as project manager in 2024. Previously he served as client liaison and project manager at a technical service provider to the Samvera open-source digital repository community, where he partnered on software projects with the British Library, UCLA, WGBH, Yale University, the American Research Center in Egypt, and other institutions. As an active participant in that community, he represented the Hyku repository solution in demos and workshops and chaired monthly user and developer interest groups. Before his work in open-source software, Kevin’s career began in academic publishing. He graduated from New York University with a BA in English and Art History.
David Myers
Senior Project Specialist
David Myers has worked at the Conservation Institute since 2001 and has been a part of the Arches project since its inception. He has specialized in work relating to heritage inventories as well as the values of cultural heritage. He holds an MS in Historic Preservation and an Advanced Certificate in Architectural Conservation and Site Management from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of ICOMOS, CIPA, and the APT Documentation Technical Committee. He previously served as a legislative assistant to a member of the US House of Representatives.
Current project: Arches
Nina Young
Senior Project Coordinator
Nina Young joined the Conservation Institute in 2022, where she supports the Arches community as an administrator. Her previous cultural heritage experience included work at the Hammer Museum, volunteering at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, and education in international environments, from Southeast Asia to the UK. Nina received a BA from UCLA in Sociology, Anthropology, and Film, where she was a long-standing Daily Bruin Arts & Culture journalist. Her studies centered on documentary and cultural anthropology, and in current role at the Conservation Institute, she has focused further on the relationship between technology, media, and intangible heritage.