Our staff includes seasoned principal investigators, project directors, and project managers, as well as fully credentialed field and laboratory technicians. Staff skills cover a wide range of academic and field specialties including osteological, palaeoenvironmental, GIS, and archaeobotanical expertise. All supervisory and senior personnel exceed the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s minimum qualifications standards for archaeologists and related fields.
Executive Team
Rona Ikehara-Quebral, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Timothy M. Rieth, M.A.
President
Christopher W. Filimoehala, Ph.D.
Vice President
Darby Filimoehala, M.A.
Vice President
Alex E. Morrison, Ph.D.
Vice President
Dane Shores, M.B.A.
Vice President
Archaeology Staff
Hannah Kaumakamanōkalanipō Anae, M.A.
Cultural Practitioner, Field Supervisor
Fiona Fiala, M.A.
Bioarchaeologist
Jenna Golnik, B.A.
Archaeologist
Tom Leppard, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Robert A. Pacheco, M.A.
Principal Investigator, Ethnographer, Safety Officer
Alina Tichinin, M.A.
Bioarchaeologist
Patrick Wilson, B.A.
Archaeologist, Safety Officer
Matthew J. Bell, B.A., Grad.Cert. (GIS)
Technology Manager, Field Supervisor
Elias Emilio Flores, B.A.
Archaeologist
Megan Gough, M.S.
Field Supervisor
Juan Antonio Montero Nicolau, M.A.
Project Director, Safety Officer
Jennifer A. Sasaki, B.A., B.S.
Archaeologist
Barbara VanBenthuysen, B.A., M.A. in progress
Field Supervisor
Brennan V. Chambers, M.A.
Project Director
Grace Fritsch, B.A.
Archaeologist
Paul Howard, M.P.S.
Project Manager
Jadelyn Moniz Nakamura, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Allison Miller Simonds, M.A.
Archaeologist
Carly Walker, B.A.
Project Director
Terence Dela Cruz Borja, B.A.
Archaeologist
Paul Gerard, M.A.
Project Director
Phirum P. Kem, B.A.
Field Supervisor
Matthew F. Napolitano, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Lucas S. Simonds, M.A.
Project Manager
Tiffany E. Wiley, B.S.
Field Supervisor
Technical Specialists
Kathleen Barkats, M.S.
GIS Specialist
Gail M. Murakami, B.A.
Archaeobotanist
Hailey “Nicky” Figueras, B.S.
GIS Technician
Bryce Gardner, M.A.
GIS Director
Laura McWhorter, M.A.
Senior Editor
Professional Staff
Lorena Snaer Cruz, B.A.
Guam Office Manager, Archaeologist
Alejandro Meza
Maintenance Specialist
Heidi Sato, A.S.
Clerical Assistant
Susan M. Goss
Sr. AP Specialist
Cheryl Ann Moses, B.S.B
Project Manager Assistant
Demi Shimizu
Clerical Assistant
Clark Goto, B.S.
IT Specialist
Nadine Opinia
HR Manager, Honolulu Office Manager
Juan “Johnny” Mendoza, M.B.A.
Sr. Business Administrator
Anna Theara Sar, B.B.A.
AR Specialist