Upcoming World Heritage Webinar

Our Speakers

Jonathan Putnam, Acting Chief, National Park Service Office of International Affairs

Jonathan (Jon) Putnam is the Acting Chief of the National Park Service’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). Prior to taking on the Acting Chief role, Jon spent 20 years with OIA, focused on World Heritage and Western Hemisphere activities; he has worked on conservation projects in over 30 countries. Jon began his career with the National Park Service as a park ranger at Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colorado), with later ranger and natural resource management positions at Katmai National Park (Alaska) and Fire Island National Seashore (New York). He worked on migratory species conservation with the NPS Biological Resources Management Division and served as the Acting Chief of Resources at St. Croix National Scenic Riverway in Wisconsin/Minnesota. Jon also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Eswatini, southern Africa, working on parks and wildlife conservation projects, and as an environmental officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Jon has a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.S. from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Curtis H. “Hank” Barnette, Vice Chair Bethlehem World Heritage Council and Commission

Hank Barnette is a lawyer, businessman, and educator. He attended West Virginia University was a Fulbright Scholar in international law at the University of Manchester, England, studied law at the Yale Law School and attended the Harvard Business School. He is Chair Emeritus and was CEO of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and has served on profit, nonprofit, University, and other boards. Barnette is a member of ICOMOS-USA, is the Chair of the Transnational Working Group for the Nomination and Inscription of the Moravian Church Settlements to the World Heritage List. He is Vice Chair of the Bethlehem World Heritage Council and Commission.

Charlene Donchez Mowers, Senior Advisor and Historian, Bethlehem World Heritage Council and Commission

Charlene Donchez Mowers has been involved in preserving and interpreting the history of Bethlehem for almost 30 years. She recently retired as President of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) whose mission is preservation and education bringing to life three centuries of Bethlehem’s history. Currently, she serves as Senior Advisor at HBMS, Senior Advisor and Historian for the Bethlehem World Heritage Council and Commission. She also serves on the Discover Lehigh Valley Board of Directors and is a member of ICOMOS-USA. A native of Bethlehem, she has received recognition for her efforts in gaining National Historic Landmark District status for Historic Moravian Bethlehem and for her more than two decades-long efforts in achieving World Heritage List status for Moravian Church Settlements-Bethlehem as part of a transnational inscription. Mowers has a B.A. from Arcadia University, an M.A. from Temple University, and an Honorary Doctorate from Moravian University. She is a Distinguished Alumna of Moravian Academy.

Stephanie Smith Augello, World Heritage Coordinator, City of Bethlehem

Stephanie Smith Augello is the Mayor’s Chief of Staff for the City of Bethlehem and the World Heritage Coordinator. After 27 years teaching history, geography, and gifted education and serving as a lead technology teacher and an advisor for various community service programs, Augello joined the Mayor’s Office. She chaired the 2020 Census Committee and campaign for the City of Bethlehem. She currently serves on the Bethlehem World Heritage Council and Commission and the Transnational Coordination Group for Moravian Church Settlements. Augello is a Lehigh Valley Ambassador and a member of ICOMOS-USA. Stephanie earned a B.A. in History from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. from Lehigh University, and an M.S. from Wilkes University.