NLURA has a staff experienced in successfully guiding our clients through compliance with federal and state cultural resource laws and regulations, including the Alaska Historic Preservations Act (AHPA), Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NLURA has expertly managed over 800 cultural resource projects across Alaska since 1991. We manage projects ranging from desktop reviews through complex site mitigation and also facilitate consultation between our clients, regulatory agencies, and other consulting parties.
Rob Bowman
Senior Project Archaeologist – Fairbanks Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
M.A., Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017
B.S., Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010
Rob is a geoarchaeologist with over 17 years of experience in cultural resource management. His areas of specialization include Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey, analysis, and reporting; prehistoric and historic site survey, testing, and mitigation; paleoenvironmental proxy data analysis and interpretation; and prehistoric and historic artifact analysis. Rob has conducted desktop assessments, archaeological monitoring, Phase I (Identification), Phase II (Evalution), and Phase III (Data Recovery) investigations, GPR survey, and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations and eligibility recommendations for cultural resources throughout the state of Alaska, from the Aleutians to the North Slope.
Rob exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. In addition, he is certified by Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. in the operation and analysis of GPR equipment units and has performed analyses at several historic and multi-component prehistoric sites throughout Interior and Coastal Alaska, the pacific Northwest, and Southeast. Rob is also a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association.
Dr. Morgan Blanchard
Senior Project Archaeologist – Anchorage Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2010
M.A., Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2002
B.A., History (American), University of California, Davis, 1998
Morgan has more than 30 years of experience in historical research and archaeology, with 24 years of Alaskan experience, and 15 years with NLURA. Prior to his arrival in Alaska, Morgan worked in historic interpretation for California State Parks and was an instructor in Anthropology, managed the Historical Archaeology Laboratory, and worked for the Human Subjects Research Board at the University of Nevada, Reno. He worked briefly as an archaeologist for the Tanana Chiefs Conference. During his time at NLURA, he has served as an archaeologist, historian, project manager, principal investigator, and/or report author on more than 100 cultural resource projects in Alaska. In this role, Morgan has assisted clients with Section 106 and NEPA compliance in many fields, including transportation, energy exploration and development, communication, mining, the military, hydroelectric power generation, and the settlement of legal access claims. Among his notable projects was a community outreach project that included research, oral history, and archaeological survey related to the WWII Japanese Internment Camp at Fort Richardson in Anchorage. The resulting report was used as an example of a success story in Alaska’s State Historic Preservation Plan for 2018-2023 issued by the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology. Morgan has experience in writing and implementing cultural resource management plans, memoranda of agreement, and programmatic agreements for a broad variety of projects.
Morgan exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology and history. He specializes in historical archaeology with an emphasis on military archaeology, communications archaeology, and mining archaeology. He is a member of the Society for American Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, and a past vice president of the Alaska Anthropological Association.
Kate Yeske
Project Archaeologist – Fairbanks Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
M.A., Anthropology, Colorado State University, 2019
B.A., Anthropology, Wake Forest University, 2007
Kate has over 17 years of cultural resource management experience in Alaska, and she has been involved with research and fieldwork in Colorado, North Carolina, Mexico, and Portugal. Kate has primarily worked on NHPA Section 106 and Section 110 compliance projects, and she has expertise conducting Phase I (Identification), II (Evaluation), and III (Data Recovery) investigations, as well as archaeological monitoring and GIS mapping and analysis. She is responsible for supervising field crews, logistical support, conducting desktop assessments, data collection and analysis, and technical reporting.
Kate exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. Kate specializes in prehistoric archaeology and has interests in lithic analysis, game drive systems, high-altitude and ice patch archaeology, geoarchaeology, and paleoenvironmental studies. Kate is a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association and Society for American Archaeology.
John Hemmeter
Archaeological Technician – Anchorage Office
M.A., Anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage, in progress
B.A., Anthropology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2015
John Hemmeter has over 10 years of Alaskan experience in cultural resource management. His areas of specialization include NHPA Section 106 and Section 110 compliance, AHPA compliance, and historic and prehistoric archaeology. Mr. Hemmeter has conducted desktop assessments, Level I and Level II surveys, and contributed to NRHP evaluations and eligibility recommendations in support of projects throughout Alaska. As a result, Mr. Hemmeter is well-versed in the prehistory and history of Alaska and has extensive experience with historic document research at Alaska-based facilities, including UAF Rasmussen Library, USGS archives, the Alaska Resource Library and Information Services (ARLIS), UAA Archives and Special Collections, Project Jukebox, BLM archives, The National Archives, and local historic military records. John is a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association and Society for Historical Archaeology.
Lindsay Simmons
General Manager – Anchorage Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
M.A., Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, 2010
B.A., Anthropology, Eckerd College, 2007
Lindsay has over 18 years of archaeological experience with 15 years Alaska experience. As General Manager, Lindsay develops budgets and proposals, communicates with clients and agencies, and oversees company administrative items. She provides planning, scheduling, logistics, and operational support for NLURA project archaeologists and researchers. Her expertise in the areas of planning and scheduling complex inter-related projects assures that NLURA project tasks are carried out in a timely, cost-effective manner that provides on time and on budget deliverables to clients. In addition to her operational role, Lindsay has statewide research and fieldwork experience, particularly with FERC and NEPA-driven archaeology projects in Interior Alaska and the North Slope of Alaska.
Lindsay exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. She specializes in field survey strategies, archaeological excavation techniques, ceramic analysis, and material culture studies. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Amercian Cultural Resources Association and is a member of the Society for American Archaeology and the Alaska Anthropological Association.
Myles Gobeille
GIS Specialist – Anchorage Office
B.S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 2003
Myles has over 15 years of GIS-related experience. His field experience includes GIS data collection for wetlands, endangered species, noise pollution, and cultural resources surveys. Myles is responsible for project geodatabase design, creation and management, data QA/QC and analysis, map design, creation and editing, and GPS system and program troubleshooting.
Dr. Angela Gore
Operations Manager/Senior Project Archaeologist – Anchorage Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
Ph.D., Anthropology, Texas A&M University, 2022
B.A., Anthropology, Texas A&M University, 2010
Angela is an archaeologist with over 15 years of experience in cultural resource management and research in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, Idaho, and Arkansas. Angela’s professional experience includes conducting Phase I (Identification), Phase II (Evaluation), and Phase III (Data Recovery) investigations in compliance with NHPA Sections 106 and 110 and the AHPA, serving as Principal Investigator supporting project execution and completion, as well as developing Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to support regulatory compliance and project execution. She has managed a wide range of projects for diverse clients and has managed and executed complex archaeological field projects resulting in multiple reports and academic publications.
Angela exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. Her expertise includes advanced lithic analysis, geochemical lithic sourcing, paleoecology of periglacial environments, and geoarchaeological investigations in subarctic contexts. Angela has conducted site formation process studies, multivariate statistical analyses, and systematic regional geological surveys in interior Alaska. She regularly engages in science communication with academic, public, and Tribal audiences. Angela is a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Southeastern Archaeological Conference, and the Society for American Archaeology. She also serves as a Volunteer Research Associate with the University of Mississippi.
Dr. Jason Rogers
Senior Project Archaeologist – Anchorage Office
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)
Ph.D., Archaeology, University of Exeter, UK, 2010
M.A., Maritime Archaeology, East Carolina University, Greenville, 2004
B.A., International Relations, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994
Jason has more than 20 years of experience working in Alaskan archaeology. Jason has worked in some of the remotest places in the State, from Attu in the Aleutian Islands to Gates of the Arctic National Park in the Brooks Range. He has extensive experience with Section 106 and Section 110 compliance, Phase I (Identification), II (Evaluation), and III (Data Recovery), Tribal and agency consultation, community archaeology, and is committed to a high level of operational leadership and backcountry safety. Jason collaborates widely with researchers and scientists in various fields, and publishes and presents research to local, national, and international audiences.
Jason exceeds the Secretary of the Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. He specializes in prehistoric archaeology of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, site mapping and excavation, submerged cultural resources, and coastal and maritime cultures. Jason is a Research Affiliate with the University of Alaska Museum of the North (Fairbanks), Umeå University Arctic Centre (Sweden), and is a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association and the Canadian Archaeological Association.
Lori Hansen
Archaeologist – Fairbanks Office
M.P.S., Cultural and Heritage Resource Management, University of Maryland, 2025
B.A., Anthropology, University of Montana, 1995
A.A., University of Alaska Southeast, 1993
Lori has over 10 years of experience in cultural resource management in Alaska. She has primarily worked on NHPA Section 106 and 110 compliance projects conducting monitoring, Phase I (Identification), Phase II (Evaluation), and Phase III (Data Recovery) surveys on large projects in remote settings throughout Alaska. Lori’s professional experience includes the execution of research, artifact/collections preparation and cataloging, documentation and report writing, and QAQC data processing and management. She brings a diversity of skills from her 10 years as an assistant curator in an archaeology laboratory setting curating and processing archaeological museum collections and data processing, as well as experience conducting NAGPRA inventories.
Lori exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology. She has experience in Alaska history and prehistory and has done prehistoric archaeology with interests in landscape use patterns, site formation processes, and ancient trade. Lori also has training in forensic and biological anthropology with associated interests in NAGPRA compliance and collections, human rights issues, and the examination of violence and inequality within the archaeological record. Lori is a member of the Alaska Anthropological Association.
Brooke Schwaderer
Archaeologist – Anchorage Office
M.S., Industrial Heritage & Archaeology, Michigan Technological University, 2025
B.A., History, Michigan Technological University, 2020
Brooke has over four years of archaeological experience with three years of Alaska experience. She has also been involved with research and fieldwork in Michigan, Oregon, and Wales. Her areas of specialization include NHPA Section 106 and Section 110 compliance, AHPA compliance, and historic and industrial archaeology. Brooke has conducted desktop assessments, Phase I (Identification) and Phase II (Evaluation) surveys, contributed to NRHP nominations, and contributed to evaluations and eligibility recommendations in support of projects throughout Alaska.
Brooke exceeds the Secretary of Interior standards (36 CFR 61) in archaeology.