KAREN HOVLAND |
Continues to work
(2007)
for
Gallegos and Associates in Carlsbad as field
archaeologist and lab assistant. She
took the new Historical Anthropology class at Palomar in
the Fall of 2006.
She worked for
Chambers Group (Summer 1999), Tierra Environmental
Services and Affinis (Winter 2000), and Professional
Archaeological Services (1998-
1999). Served
as Teaching Assistant for Palomar Excavation Class (Fall
1999). |
LAURIE SCHMELZER



Fiona and Finn |
Laurie has wrapped up her graduate
work in Education at William and Mary. She
continues to teach and was Assistant Principal in the
summer and is currently Department Chair at her school.
She continues her archaeology at Jamestowne Island, and
she started an Anthro Club and 10 students excavated at
Fairfield Plantation. Her children Fiona and Finn turned
six and four this past year!
Laurie had the fantastic
opportunity to excavate at the probable Indian village
of Powhatan on Gloucester Farm in 2003. She
works as a 9th grade World History teacher in Yorktown,
Virginia. She has served as
volunteer lab assistant and field archaeologist
for the 17th century Fairfield Plantation.(http://fsweb.wm.edu/fairfield/)
in Gloucester. She has also worked
with archaeologists
from Fairfield and Colonial Williamsburg to create a
collaborative Teacher's Institute for local teachers to
learn about historical archaeology in Colonial
Virginia. Worked part-time at
Jamestown Settlement Museum (www.historyisfun.org)
as an historic interpreter in the Powhatan Indian
Village. Worked as lab assistant for Palomar Program
and field archaeologist for Professional Archaeological
Services (1996-1999). |
LEE KERCKHOVE
|
Professor Kerckhove teaches
philosophy but archaeology is his avocation. He
was just selected as Interim Dean of Media, Business,
and Community Services. He has
a Certificate in Survey and
Lab Analysis and has virtually
completed his Excavation
Certificate. He has also
assisted Dr. de Barros with the
Palomar Field
School. |
JEANIE JONES |
Worked for KEA Environmental in Mojave Desert.
Did survey and excavation at
prehistoric and historic archaeological sites for
Professional Archaeological Services (Summer 2000 and
2001).
Completed internship with Cal State Parks at Cuyamaca
Rancho State Park. Served
as intern with Tierra Environmental Services, Fall
2000. |
SHANNON (DAVIS)
LOFTUS
Nathanial Walker Loftus

|
Shannon is moving back to California later this year and
should have her M.A. in Historic Preservation finished
in November 2007. She will be working for Archaeo
Paleo Resource Management in Los Angeles as their
historic archaeologist and architectural historian. She
will eventually become project manager and P.I. They
will probably move to Idyllwild. Her son is now 2
years old (see picture).
Worked
full-time at Edwards Air Force Base as an
archaeologist and worked
as Cultural Resources Intern at Vandenberg AFB
for two years. Completed B.A. Trained as
paleontological monitor. Worked for Chambers
Group as Field Archaeologist and Monitor.
Served as coordinator of field monitors
for a large fiber optics program. Worked
for Professional Archaeological Services at ORA-1582H
and ORA-149, Summer 2001. |
AI IKEDA |
Obtained Certificates
in Excavation and Surveying and Lab Analysis from
Palomar College.
Doing internship at the San
Diego Archaeological Center (SDAC), Spring 2001. Did
internship via Independent Study at the SDAC, Fall
2000. She has focused on collections processing and
exhibits. |
SATOMI HASEGAWA |
Doing Independent Study
internship at the San Diego Archaeological Center
(SDAC), Spring 2001. Did similar internship at the SDAC,
Fall 2000. |
GREG VAN'T LAND |
Served as Teaching Assistant for
Palomar's excavation class; attending San Diego State
University; Teaching Assistant for Palomar
Excavation Class (Fall 1999 and Fall 2000) and Survey
Class (Spring 2000). Did excellent study of Indian bows
for San Diego Museum of Man. |
MICHAEL GARNSEY
 |
Mike served as a Teaching Assistant for
the Fall 2005 field class in Poway at SDI-15547.
He also works full-time for ASM Affiliates in Encinitas.
Mike has
graduated from UCSD with a
B.A. in Anthropology (focus
archaeology) and a minor in music.
Mike participated in a field school at San Elijo
Lagoon in 2002. He also
interned at ASM
in Encinitas where
he does lab work
and basic lithic analyses for
4 of the San Elijo Lagoon sites.
He also took a flintknapping class.
He
plans to apply for the PhD
program in archaeology at UCSD.
He surveyed for Professional
Archaeological Services, Fall 2000. |
ED BOWEN |
Used total station skills learned in ANTH 220 to help
map SDI-913 at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park for the Cal
State Parks, Summer 2001.
Served as Lab Assistant at Palomar (Fall 1999 and
Spring 2000). Helped do total station mapping of
SDI-5581 and sites at Cuyamaca State Park. |
GAIL WRIGHT |
Gail works as an Associate
Archaeologist for the Department of Planning and Land
Use for the County of San Diego. She graduated
Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Archaeology/nthropology
at SDSU & has completed her M.A. at SDSU.
She has also
worked
with San Diego County Historic Sites Board as an
archaeologist. Served as Teaching
Assistant for Palomar's Excavation Class (1997-1998) and
the Survey Class at Cuyamaca (Spring 2000).
Served as Field Assistant for Palomar
Archaeological Surveying Class, Spring 2002. |
JOLENE MAGES |
Graduated from Louisiana
State University in forensic anthropology in December
2000. Recently worked for KEA Environmental at Camp
Pendleton. Now working as an
investigator. |
|
CHRISTIE AYSCUE |
Attending University of South Carolina in forensic
anthropology |
|
MARIE MAKAMUL |
Will be
finishing her B.A. in Anthropology at the University of
Maryland at College Park. Plans to go to Johns Hopkins
University to focus on Near Eastern Studies
(Egyptology). Served as Lab Assistant at Palomar
Spring 2000 for the Palomar College
Program. |
ANDREW LOWN |
Andrew is currently working for CRM firms in southern
California. Andrew also took classes at Humboldt State
in 2002-2003.
Worked for KEA Environmental
at Camp Pendleton. Worked for
Chambers Group in Costa Mesa as Field Archaeologist and
Monitor, 1999-2000; worked for Tierra Environmental
Services and Professional Archaeological Services
(1998-1999, 2001, 2003) |
JESSICA BECKETT |
Jessica has completed her
Ph.D. in Archaeology at Cambridge University in England
(2005), where she studied Neolithic Burial Rites in
Ireland. She is now teaching Osteoarchaeology at
both Leicester University and at Cambridge.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude in
Anthropology at San Diego State University; Anthropology
Student of the Year; worked for Professional
Archaeological Services (Fall 1998) |
JACKIE VANDER GRIEND |
Served as an intern at Tierra
Environmental Services. Served as intern in Palomar
College Archaeology Lab, Fall 2000. Survey worked for
Professional Archaeological Services. |
ANN KNOPP |
Worked as Lab Assistant
(1997-1998); wrote Summary of Poway Site Excavations
(1996-1998) for the McFetridge Family. |
STEVE BANKS |
Currently doing CRM work in archaeology in California.
Served as Intern at Tierra Environmental Services
(Spring 2000). Assisting in Palomar Archaeology Lab,
Spring 2001. |
NICOLE STANEK
 |
Fall 2007 sees Nicole at UCSD majoring in
Anthropology/Archaeology. She is very glad for her
training and experience at Palomar College.
She
first started the program in 1996 at SDI-15547 in Poway.
She also served as intern with ASM
Affiliates of Encinitas & at
Tierra Environmental Services (Spring 2000).
She also did excavations at ORA-149 for
Professional Archaeological Services (Summer 2001) in
Huntington Beach.
In 2006, Nicole came back to
Palomar to complete her A.A. Degree in Archaeology
taking Advanced
Archaeological Surveying (ANTH 220) in Spring 2006.
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JEREMY MENDENHALL |
Jeremy just completed his studies at Grove City College
in Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Philosophy. He hopes to
take the Advanced Archaeological Survey Class in Spring
2004. Jeremy
is only 1-2 classes away from completing the Excavation
and Lab/Survey Certificates. Jeremy worked for
Professional Archaeological Services (Spring 2000). |
CHRIS VEDBORG |
Chris recently visited the Poway Site in the Fall of
2005 as part of a joint program with the BLM for teacher
training in archaeology.
Worked for Professional Archaeological Services (Fall
1998). He excavated at the Poway Site in 1998. |