Company Principals and Staff
The owners of Far Western, William Hildebrandt, Ph.D.; Patricia Mikkelsen, M.A.; Amy Gilreath, M.A.; Kelly McGuire, M.A.; Kimberley Carpenter, M.A.; Jeffrey Rosenthal, M.A., and D. Craig Young, Ph.D. are all active professional archaeologists who take a hands-on approach to both project management, as well as the nuts-and-bolts of technical archaeological programs. This philosophy has resulted in a number of outstanding technical reports and publications recognized by both environmental professionals and academic scholars as being at the forefront of American archaeology.
The key to our success is the 60 employees comprising the permanent staff of Far Western. This award-winning staff includes more then 20 Ph.D.-and M.A.-level archaeologists, along with GIS specialists, designers and graphic artists, laboratory scientists, crew chiefs, and technicians.
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Company Principals
- William Hildebrandt Ph.D.
- Jeffrey Rosenthal M.A.
- Kelly McGuire M.A.
- Kimberley Carpenter M.A.
- Pat Mikkelsen M.A.
- D. Craig Young Ph.D.
- Amy Gilreath M.A.
Principal Investigators
- Adrian Whitaker Ph.D.
- Brian Byrd Ph.D.
- Eric Wohlgemuth Ph.D.
- Jack Meyer M.A.
- Sharon Waechter M.A.
- Jerome King M.A.
- Vickie Clay M.S.
Senior Archaeologists
- Allika Ruby M.A.
- John Berg M.A.
- Laura Leach-Palm M.A.
- Michael Darcangelo B.A.
- Allen McCabe B.S.
- Steven Neidig B.S.
GIS
Office and Administration
Director - Great Basin Branch
Director - Desert Branch
Director - Central Coast Branch
Archaeologists
- Adelina Asan B.A.
- Julie Garibaldi B.A.
- Kaely Romney B.A.
- Laura Brink B.S.
- Libby Seil M.A.
- Melinda Pacheco Patrick B.A.
- Michael Lenzi B.A.
- Kasey O'Horo M.A.
- Sharlyn Anderson B.A., M.A. Candidate
- Albert Garner B.S.
- Sarah Rice B.A.