About
Commited to environmental excellence
LISA K. HARRIS, PhD
Founder & Principle
PhD, Natural Resource Management, University of Arizona
MBA, Marketing, University of Chicago
BA, Economics, University of Chicago
KEY STAFF
JONATHAN DAMP, PhD
ARCHAEOLOGY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PhD, Archaeology, University of Calgary
MA, Anthropology, University of Connecticut
BA, Archaeology, University of Calgary
Jonathan’s early field experience included a stint in Ecuador supervising an excavation. He didn’t know a lick of Spanish, so his crew taught them every dirty word they knew. In exchange, he taught them how to effectively record archaeological artifacts. Since then he has worked on projects throughout western North and South America. He directed the Pueblo of Zuni’s archaeology program for 14 years and his recent fieldwork involves projects in the highlands and on the coast of Ecuador and projects in the Northwest of the U.S. His most exciting archaeological find was two 3,000-year old water canals within the Zuni Pueblo. Jonathan lives in southwest Colorado where he enjoys the mountains, snow, and orange streams flowing out of the San Juan Mountains.
JEFF BAKER, PhD
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PhD, Anthropology, University of Arizona
MA, Anthropology, University of Arizona
BS, Natural Science, University of Akron
Jeff grew up in Ohio and developed a fascination with biology, geology, and history at an early age. He decided to combine those interests into studying archaeology. In graduate school, he conducted work on the Maya, paying particular interest in their agricultural systems. He has since transitioned to specializing in archaeology in the deserts of the western US. He has developed a habit of finding archaeological sites in places where there aren’t supposed to be any. For over 25 years, he has worked with many federal and state clients such as the Arizona Department of Transportation, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Department of Defense. In his spare time, he takes his dog for long walks and plays Dungeons and Dragons.
DANA HOLSCHUH
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
MA, Historical Archaeology, Portland State University
BA, Anthropology and Classical Civilizations, Colby College
Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, MD, Dana became fascinated with history, diverse cultures, and the natural world at a young age. Combining these passions in college, Dana forged a career in archaeology, beginning at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello before moving north to learn fieldwork, research and laboratory skills with the New York State Museum. Dana followed these passions across the country to the Pacific Northwest, where she has worked in cultural resources management since 2004. Her love of historic archaeology led her to work and study in various capacities at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, where she performed her thesis work: a Marxist analysis of fur trade-era ceramics. Dana spends her free time exploring the culture, history and natural beauty of the northwest.
ANNIE BOMMER
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
MLA, Museum Studies, Harvard University
BA, Anthropology/Archaeology, Weber State University
Annie’s love for history, museums, and archaeology began at the young age of seven when she played a computer game involving solving the mystery of an artifact that goes missing from a museum. From that point on, she knew she was destined to pursue it as a career. Her first field experience was in Galway, Ireland, excavating and architecturally recording a 15th century tower house. Professionally, she has served as an architectural historian, archeologist, museum collections manager, education assistant, curator, and museum director. So far, one of her greatest career accomplishments is presenting her work on the architectural difficulties of adapting medieval castles into museums at the European Castleology conference in Austria. In her free time, Annie enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her family and their mini-poodle.
KELSEY HOLLIEN
AQUATIC ECOLOGIST
MS, Fisheries Conservation and Management,
University of Arizona
BA, Environmental Studies, University of Arizona
Kelsey grew up in Austin, Texas and her love of the natural world and the outdoors was developed tramping around on the small family ranch and through many trips to National Parks and other public lands throughout the west. Kelsey started studying natural resources in college, and expanded her focus into aquatic ecology in graduate school. She has worked and conducted research on fish and macroinvertebrate communities in a variety of systems from high elevation and low desert springs, to intermittent streams, to urban effluent rivers. She worked previously on a number of wildlife and aquatics projects for the Forest Service in Colorado, Bureau of Land Management in Utah, and National Park Service in Arizona. Kelsey enjoys hiking, backpacking, biking, and painting in her free time.
RAQUEL GOSLIN
ARCHAEOLOGIST
BA, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Raquel always wanted to be an archaeologist. She was especially interested in anything to do with the Americas. Over many years of visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico with her family, she gained a love for the Southwest and its culture and history. She has attended archeological field schools in Colorado, Peru, and Belize, and worked throughout the Midwest and Colorado. Raquel’s archaeological interests include lithic technologies, hunter-gatherers, human paleoecology, high altitude settlement, and the peopling of the Americas. In her free time she enjoys hiking, traveling and exploring, reading, thrifting, and Latin dancing.
ROBERT “BUDD” PATTERSON JR.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
MA, Anthropology, East Carolina University
BA, Sociology/Anthropology, NC State University
In his early childhood, he was a NAVY brat who spent his time living up and down the eastern seaboard, Italy, and Japan. After settling in eastern North Carolina, he attended NC State University for his bachelor’s and East Carolina University for his master’s degree. His first expedition into archaeology was a two-month long field season in Aqaba, Jordan, excavating a Roman site. After graduate school, he worked in eastern North Carolina for four years before he was given the opportunity to work in the Pacific Northwest. After a succession of longer field projects there, he packed up his belongings and moved to Astoria, Oregon, partly because he loved The Goonies. He has been directing archaeological field projects in the Northwest and Western United States since 2010. He currently enjoys taking his retired racer Greyhound for long walks and playing the occasional round of disc golf.
TRAEVIS FIELD
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER & GIS SPECIALIST
MA, Anthropology, University of Nevada
BA, Anthropology, University of Washington
Traevis grew up in the Seattle area. He did not know that archaeology was an actual option as a profession until he took a required social sciences course his freshman year of college. That class served as a catalyst for a great interest (and eventual career) in exploring past human behavior. His first experience in the field was in northern South Australia where he developed a curiosity about human adaptation to arid landscapes which he would later apply to his graduate research in the Great Basin of the western United States. He enjoys using a quantitative approach to archaeological data analysis and frequently employs geographic information systems as a tool to do so. When not working, Traevis can be found playing guitar, going to live music or comedy shows, or simply spending time with his cat Franklin.
THOR ANDERSON
SENIOR ECOLOGIST & PROJECT MANAGER
MS, Watershed and Coastal Science and Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay
BS, Earth Systems Science and Policy,
California State University, Monterey Bay
Raised in the Central Valley of California, Thor’s passion for nature blossomed during his childhood, where he spent countless hours playing with friends along the Sacramento River or embarking on summer vacations at Lake Tahoe. Throughout his young adult years, Thor relished spending time outdoors, dedicating himself to rigorous triathlon training and competitively racing triathlons for several years. For the last two decades, as an ecologist, Thor has focused on habitat restoration, biological monitoring, and special status species in California’s Central Coast. Outside of work, Thor is often found in the mountains playing in the rivers and on the slopes.
FILLIP KASHIRSEV
BIOLOGIST
MS, Environmental Science, California State University, Monterey Bay
BS, Human Physiology, Boston University
Filipp grew up in San Francisco after moving from Russia in his childhood. After earning an undergraduate degree in Human Physiology, he realized that being a medical doctor was not his calling. Instead, he pivoted by getting an M.S. in Environmental Science at California State University, Monterey Bay. Since then he has been putting his strong technical skills and quick learning to use by performing field surveys, designing studies, and making countless maps using GIS.
Filipp has a passion for plants, and he grows many of them at home. He is particularly fascinated by carnivorous plants and raises dozens of them, often handing out leftover plants to friends. In his free time he enjoys film photography, rally sim racing, playing board games, and diving deep into whatever hobby he is interested in at the time.
DEITRICH WALKER
GIS SPECIALIST
MS, Geographic Information Systems and Technology,
University of Arizona
BA, History, University of British Columbia
In his youth, Dietrich’s passions revolved around the outdoors – rock climbing, landscape photography, and mountain biking. These interests led to the study of geomorphology, biogeography, and geographic information systems, and a career focused on applying this knowledge to natural and cultural resource projects across the West. Having grown up in the Sonoran Desert and Portugal, Dietrich is now a resident of the Pacific Northwest, spending much of his free time exploring the varied landscapes of the region. In recent years, an interest in watershed management and green infrastructure has led Dietrich to pursue certificates in these areas and resulted in his dedication to rainwater harvesting and sustainable landscape design.
CHASE VOIRIN
PLANT & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
MS, Wildlife Management and Conservation,
University of Arizona
BS, Environmental Science, Northern Arizona University
Chase grew up in Albuquerque exploring the wilds, observing plants and animals. His family often went on camping, fishing, hunting, and hiking adventures together. A Navajo tribal member, Chase was involved in traditional ceremonies that included origin stories of various plant and animal species. These outdoor family experiences and deeply-rooted cultural values tied to nature motivated Chase to become a biologist. Prior to joining Harris Environmental, he worked for his tribe’s fish and wildlife department and he specializes in collaborative efforts with a state, federal, and tribal government agencies, on projects involving re-vegetation efforts, stream ecosystem monitoring, and wildlife research.
He has served as a mentor to Native American students, both at the University of Arizona and The Wildlife Society, who are aspiring to become biologists. He can often be found hiking Tucson’s trails with his family, including his baby daughter Nizhóní. His happiness derives from time spent with family in the outdoors and their involvement with traditional Navajo ceremonies and gatherings with extended family.
TERRY GARNER
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS SPECIALIST
BA, Prelaw, Pepperdine University
Terry grew up in Southern California and after graduating from Pepperdine had two likely career paths – law school or professional tennis. Instead, Terry chose business opportunities, and he eventually found a good fit in real estate asset management during the 1990s S&L meltdown. Because of his strong regulatory experience, Terry was hand-picked to chair the RTC Regional Environmental Policy Committee. This was at the inception of the growth of the Phase I ESA as the most recognized tool for evaluating environmental risks on property. He wrote the manual, a few years later changed hats and operated an environmental consulting business in Colorado, sold the business, relocated to Arizona to continue his passion – kicking dirt, asking questions, writing effective reports. Terry’s interest is in the process. He believes the process of environmental site assessment, when carefully applied, results in findings that benefit both the client and doing a better job of managing our valuable environment. Oh yeah, he still plays tennis. Now, he has had no interest in competition. It’s the process – move, hit that cross-court drive, charge with a sharp backhand volley hoping to crease the side line. It’s the process, not the trophy that drives him.
FRANCHESCA EKLUND
ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER
BA, Archaeology, Southern Utah University
Franchesca, originally from southern Utah, grew up surrounded by national parks and public land. This environment sparked her love for the outdoors and the natural world. She’s worked for the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and National Parks Service. Exposure to Section 106 compliance and a wide variety of projects honed her expertise in fieldwork, the Great Basin, Arizona and Southern Nevada archeology. She excels in project management, database management and technical writing. Her proficiency in written and oral communication has helped her establish a professional network. She thrives in multifaceted environments that allow her to fully utilize her interdisciplinary skills. After hours she’s outside rock climbing, hiking and practicing yoga. She also enjoys painting and ceramics as creative outlets.