Our Team

CHiFA is led by an accomplished group of practitioners from the fields of impact finance, heritage preservation, architecture and urban design and community development. 


Founders and Directors

Laurie Beckelman

Laurie Beckelman

Director

Ms. Beckelman has led preservation and capital buildings projects for cultural institiutions in New York City for many years, serving as Chair of the New York Landmarks under Mayors David Dinkins and Rudolf Giuliani. She was a Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, and most recently served as Associate Director of The Shed.

Bonnie Burnham

Bonnie Burnham

Founder and President

Ms. Burnham led the World Monuments Fund from 1985 through 2015 and is presently its President Emerita.

Gary S. Hattem

Gary S. Hattem

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Mr. Hattem helped to pioneer neighborhood strategies to reclaim abandoned properties. He founded the Community Development Finance Group at Bankers Trust, whose success led to the creation of the Global Social Finance Group at Deutsche Bank.

Derek A.R. Moore

Derek A.R. Moore

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Dr. Moore is a Director at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP in New York. His work focuses on urban design and large-scale transportation infrastructure.

Keith Wright

Keith Wright

Co-Founder and Director

Mr. Wright is a strategic advisor and mentor in the financial services sector, acting as a consultant for innovation labs and SMEs, based in New York City. His firm, Square Shaped Circles, is active in the USA, Europe and Australia.


Consultants

Norma Barbacci

Norma Barbacci

Project Consultant

Ms. Barbacci, a heritage conservation consultant has 30 years' experience in the field, working as program director at World Monuments Fund from 2001-17 and prior at Beyer Blinder Belle, New York.

Sari Uricheck

Sari Uricheck

Project Consultant

Ms. Uricheck, a fine arts conservator with an MBA focused on sustainability, led case study research on successful heritage regeneration, published in 2021.