Photo courtesy of Jack Johnson, Miami Design Preservation League.

Our annual meeting is a time to gather for an update on ADSLA’s achievements in 2022 and a preview of where it is going in the new year. Following a 30 minute meeting with ADSLA’s board of directors, we will turn the mic over to Miami Preservation League Chair Jack Johnson, for a talk on Art Deco Miami, in anticipation of the April 2023 World Congress in Florida.

This is a virtual event on Zoom and is free to current Art Deco Society of Los Angeles members. Additional details about the Miami talk are listed as a separate event to avoid confusion. Those tuning into the meeting will simply stay connected for the lecture.

Members will receive information about how to RSVP for complimentary admission.

ABOUT JACK JOHNSON & THE 16th WORLD CONGRESS

Jack Johnson is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Miami Design Preservation League and a former Chair of the Board of MDPL’s sister organization, the Miami Beach Community Development Corporation. He has been a member of the MDPL Board since 2001 and a tour guide for MDPL since 2003.

He retired in 2002 from a 32 year career at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

For the last 4 years of his career, Jack was Director of Community Planning and Development in the Miami Office of HUD. In that position, Jack administered the Community Development Block Grant, HOME and HOPWA programs for all of South Florida.

He is currently leading the production of the 16th World Congress on Art Deco, which will be held in Miami Beach/Miami April 20-28, 2023, with a Pre-Congress in Central Florida April 18-20 and a post-Congress in Palm Beach County April 28-30. The World Congresses are programs of ICADS, the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies.

Jack and his husband, Shin Shiung Huang, were married in Miami Beach in 2018.