Dr. Selma Al-Radi is an Iraqi archaeologist and a research associate at New York University. She has worked in Yemen since 1977. In 1983, she undertook the restoration of the 16th-century Madrasa al-Amiryah in the town of RadaÕ, and is currently overseeing the final phase of the project, including the restoration of the internal wall paintings. She is also now completing the rehabilitation of the complex of Imamate palaces as the National Museum in SanaÕa, Yemen, and preparing a catalogue of the museumÕs collections for publication. Dr. Al-Radi has excavated sites in Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Cyprus, Syria, and Yemen, and has published in Arabic and English. She was a member of the 1986 and 1995 Award Technical Reviews and of the 1989 and 1992 Steering Committees.
Pamela Jerome is an architect by training with a graduate degree inarchitectural conservation. She has worked on projects in the United States, Mediterranean region, Black Sea region, Middle East and South America. The conservation of earthen architecture has been an area of particular interest to her, as has work on archaeological sites. Pamela has published in the Association for Preservation Technology Bulletin and Yemen Update: Bulletin of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies. She has spoken professionally at numerous venues and worked with Caterina Borelli to complete The Architecture of Mud, a documentary video on earthen architecture in the Hadhramaut Valley.In addition to her work for Wank Adams Slavin Associates (WASA), she teaches in the Preservation Program at Columbia University and administers the Post Graduate Certificate Program in the Conservation of Historic and Archaeological Sites.
Muhammad al-Junayd was born in Tarim and continues to live and work there as a teacher and conservation activist. He has a degree with honors from the Karkov Textile Technical College in Karkov, Ukraine. Muhammad is currently the President of the Tarim Chapter of the YSHHP, and organization for the safeguarding and promoting Yemeni culture. The Society's work includes publishing historical and cultural information, supporting heritage preservation initiatives, and publicizing efforts to elevate Yemeni heritage. The Tarim Branch, formed in 1997, has over twenty-five active members. The Society works closely with other local and foreign institutions sharing our goals and is based in the Conservation Center for Heritage and Mudbrick Architecture located in the al-'Ishshah House Museum. Muhammad was the recipient of the World Monuments Fund Certificate of Exceptional Accomplishment in 2003.
James Conlon is an educational technologist and architectural conservator at the Visual Media Center, Columbia University. His academic and professional interests began with the social history of the Near East in the early modern period and have extend to include the contemporary relevance of the region's material legacy. Although most of his professional projects have been centered in this part of the world, he now explores the broader issues of experimenting with different modes of representation to better express, teach and live with change in the built environment. James has spoken and published on a broad range of subjects, from conservation theory and practice to the psychology of the viewing subject of the war on terror. Fulbright, the National Endowment of the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation among others have supported his work.
'Abdallah al-Saqqaf is a professional architect specializing in the restoration of the historic buildings of the Hadhramaut Valley. He received his education in Bulgarian. 'Abdallah is a representative of GOAM and has also worked extensively for Gesellshaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in Shibam. 'Abdullah also worked on the restoration of Qasr al-Asmarah.
Rene Fan received a B.A. Geography and Environmental Studies from McGill University, before completing the Historic Preservation program at Columbia in 1999. Since then, she has worked at several architecture firms 
in New YorkCity and participated in international preservation projects with the Kham Aid Foundation and the Tibet Heritage Fund. She is currently a Preservation Alumni Board Member and lives in Brooklyn.
'Abdallah Awadh Bil-Ghayth was born and raised in Tarim and currently manages the house museum. He leads all tours of al-'Ishshah and maintains the sections of the house now open to the public.
