Techincal Administrative and Head Office Staff

Donald J. Weir
djweir@ccrginc.com
M.A. Anthropology, 1979; B.S. Social Science (with honors), 1970
Mr. Weir is CCRG's founder and president. He has been actively involved in Great Lakes regional archaeology since the early 1970s, and has served on the boards of many professional organizations, including the Society of Professional Archaeologists, the Society for American Archaeology, and the Conference on Michigan Archaeology. He served as a member of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board and is listed on the Register of Professional Archaeologists. Mr. Weir maintains a vital role in managing CCRG's projects by ensuring that projects meet professional standards, OSHA safety requirements, and EEO staffing standards.

Andrew J. Weir
ajweir@ccrginc.com
M.A., Underwater Archaeology, 2007; B.A. Anthropology, 1998
Mr. Weir is Vice President and Regional Director of CCRG’s Jackson, Michigan, office.  Mr. Weir maintains close contact with CCRG’s clients to design project that fit their unique needs.  He is also CCRG’s underwater archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of the Great Lakes. Most recently, Mr. Weir completed an evaluation of maritime resources in Lake Erie near Monroe, and he served as underwater archaeologist for the Phase II excavation and mapping of The Montana in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Weir also served as project archaeologist for the Phase III data recovery at the Middle Woodland Converse Site (20KT2) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kathryn C. Egan-Bruhy
eganbruhy@ccrginc.com
Ph.D. Anthropology, 1993; M.A. Anthropology, 1985; B.A. Anthropology, 1979
Dr. Egan-Bruhy is the regional director and principal investigator for CCRG's Minocqua, Wisconsin, office, specializing in Great Lakes prehistoric and historic archaeology. She has extensive field, laboratory, and administrative experience coordinating projects in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, and her combined technical and practical expertise makes her well-qualified to serve CCRG's clients in the Western Great Lakes region. In 2004, Dr. Egan-Bruhy was appointed by Govenor Doyle to Wisconsin's Burial Site Preservation Board.

Robert J. Peltier
rpeltier@ccrginc.com
M.A., Historic Preservation, 2005; B.A. (cum laude) Anthropology, 1997
Mr. Peltier serves as the regional director and principal archaeologist for CCRG's Buffalo office.  Specializing in Northeastern archaeology, he has worked on a wide range of archaeological and historic cultural resources projects ranging from large prehistoric Iroquoian villages to historic sites located along the Erie Canal.  Mr. Peltier oversees project management and coordination of all phases and types of archaeological investigations and historic structure evaluations located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Vermont.

Evelyn M. Tidlow
etidlow@ccrginc.com
M.A., Historic Archaeology, 1987; B.A. Anthropology, 1982
Ms. Tidlow is the regional director of CCRG's Minnesota office.  She has wide-ranging expertise in cultural resources management services including project management, environmental planning, and compliance services.  She manages office staff, market development, and project management for CCRGs clients in Minnesota and the Upper Great Lakes.  She also serves as CCRG’s Quality Assurance/Quality Control manager.

Elaine H. Robinson
ehrobinson@ccrginc.com
M.S. Historic Preservation, 1991; B.F.A (with distinction) Interior Architecture, 1982
Ms. Robinson is CCRG's principal architectural historian and preservation planner. She is experienced in urban, suburban, and rural Midwestern architectural survey and is especially well-versed in vernacular architecture. Ms. Robinson has experience with historic district identification and delineation, above-ground resources surveys (including engineering structures), and National Register evaluations and nominations.

Nancy Ford Demeter
ndemeter@ccrginc.com
M.A. Anthropology, 1990; B.A. (summa cum laude) Anthropology, 1986
Ms. Demeter is CCRG's technical editor and director of production, providing editorial services and managing the production tasks for the Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and New York offices.  Ms. Demeter works closely with CCRG’s graphics and documentation professionals to maintain quality control and timely production.  In addition to her editorial responsibilities, Ms. Demeter provides compliance services for CCRG’s clients, including preparing Historic Properties Management Plans and Cultural Resources Management Plans, Memoranda of Agreement documents and case reports, and she prepares and conducts cultural resources training for many of CCRG’s clients.  She has been trained in Section 106 Compliance and has completed specialized training in preparing regulatory documentation.

James B. Montney II
jbmontney@ccrginc.com
M.S. Industrial Archaeology, 2001; B.A. Anthropology, 1991
Mr. Montney is CCRG's GIS technician and computer systems administrator. Among his professional skills are cartography and geospatial modeling (GPS and GIS), laboratory analysis, and archaeological field methods. His thesis for industrial archaeology involved creating an archaeological GIS for Ontonagon County, Michigan, predictive modeling of historic mining and logging activities, and 3D models of the Norwich Mine on Ontonagon County, Michigan.

Sonda S. Raby
sraby@ccrginc.com
B.A. Accounting, 1987
Ms. Raby is CCRG’s office manager and in-house accountant. Since 1990, she has supplied CCRG’s clients with timely, accurate financial services using automated accounting services that she helped develop. Ms. Raby also provides day-to-day personnel management services for CCRG’s technical and office staff in the Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and New York offices.

Cynthia White
cwhite@ccrginc.com
Ms. White has been with CCRG since its founding in 1988, offering clients expert technical report production and coordination services. Her expertise includes production of a wide variety of technical documentation ranging from single-page summaries to multi-volume, graphic-intensive technical reports. Her exacting standards ensure that CCRG’s clients receive precisely produced documentation that meets or exceeds all agency reporting standards. Ms. White is skilled in all facets of computerized publishing applications, and she has received certificates in business communication, word processing, and database applications.

Senior Technical Professionals

C. Stephan Demeter
sdemeter@ccrginc.com
M.A. Anthropology, 1990; B.A. Anthropology and History, 1971
Mr. Demeter is CCRG's senior historical archaeologist and principal investigator. His expertise includes archaeological excavations in rural and urban environments, land-use histories, National Register evaluations and nominations, and historic artifact analysis. Mr. Demeter has extensive experience designing and conducting cultural resources investigations in urban environments, and he specializes in urban archaeology.

Michael J. Hambacher
mhambacher@ccrginc.com
Ph.D. Anthropology, 1992; M.A. Anthropology, 1983; B.A. Anthropology, 1977
Dr. Hambacher is the senior analyst and principal investigator for CCRG. In addition to his expertise in laboratory and spatial analysis, Dr. Hambacher serves as principal investigator and field director for large- and small-scale archaeological projects. He specializes in the prehistoric cultures of the Great Lakes region.

Sean B. Dunham
sdunham@ccrginc.com
M.A. Ancient Studies, 1991; B.A. History and Anthropology, 1985
Mr. Dunham is a principal investigator at CCRG, specializing in the late prehistoric and historical archaeology of the Upper Great Lakes. He has extensive field experience in the north woods of the upper Midwest, as well as in urban settings. In addition to his expertise as a research and field archaeologist, Mr. Dunham is an accomplished historical researcher.

Charles R. Moffat
cmoffat@ccrginc.com
Ph.D. Anthropology, 1985; A.M. Anthropology, 1976; B.A. Anthropology, 1971
Dr. Moffat is CCRG’s senior principal investigator. With more than 16 year of practical experience in archaeology, he serves clients by providing field and project management support for all phases of cultural resources investigations. Dr. Moffat specializes in prehistoric archaeology and cultural resources management in the Midwest.

Technical Professionals

Rachel Bankowitz
rbankowitz@ccrginc.com
M.S. Historic Preservation, 2002; B.A. Travel & Tourism, 2000
Ms. Bankowitz, CCRG’s architectural historian, has extensive experience documenting rural, suburban, and urban above-ground resources throughout the Great Lakes region. She is especially familiar with urban and rural resources located in Indiana and Ohio.  Ms. Bankowitz serves clients by preparing environmental compliance reports, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and Historic American Building/Historic American Engineering Record documentation.

Cheryl A. Chidester
cchidester@ccrginc.com
M.S. Historic Preservation, 2007; B.F.A., Graphic Design, Painting, 1981
Architectural historian Cheryl Chidester provides a full range of preservation planning services for CCRG’s clients.  She is experienced in grant-writing, Section 106 reviews, architectural/historical surveys, oral history interviews, historic district delineations, and National Register of Historic Places determinations.

Dana M. D'Orazio
dorazio@ccrginc.com
B.A. Anthropology, 2002
Ms. D’Orazio is CCRG’s project archaeologist, with primary responsibility as Crew Chief for the company’s Great Lakes-area projects. She has participated in Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III cultural resources studies and has experience with investigations ranging from small-scale surveys to large-scale, multi-site data recoveries. Ms. D’Orazio’s expertise includes archaeological fieldwork, laboratory analyses, and historic research.

Katherine A. Guidi
kguidi@ccrginc.com
M.A. Classics, 2002; B.A. Anthropology, 1999; B. A. Italian Studies, 1999
Ms. Guidi serves as Project Archaeologist for CCRG and has been involved in all Phases of archaeological investigation, including fieldwork as a technician, crew chief, and field director, report authorship, and laboratory analysis. Ms. Guidi's archaeological experience includes US work in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Southwest. In addition, she has excavated in Italy, Germany and Japan.

Mary Lynn Jeakle
mjeakle@ccrginc.com
M.A. Anthropology, 1992; B.A. Anthropology, 1982
Ms. Jeakle is CCRG's laboratory director. She directs a staff of laboratory assistants in properly preparing and curating artifacts and field and laboratory documents. She sees that all field projects are equipped with the necessary technical and safety gear, and she uses her extensive field experience to help direct archaeological projects.

Michael L. Kagelmacher
mkagelmacher@ccrginc.com
M.A., Anthropology, 2001; B.A. (with honors), Archaeology/Anthropology, 1995
Mr. Kagelmacher currently serves as project archaeologist and lithic analyst for CCRG’s Buffalo office.  Mr. Kagelmacher’s professional experience includes investigations of a variety of archaeological sites for energy, military, telecommunication/cell tower, and transportation projects.  He also serves as a co-principal investigator specializing in projects involving National Register evaluations.  His field experience and expertise include the archaeology of both the Great Lakes and Northeastern regions.

Martha Mock
mrmock@ccrginc.com
B.A. Anthropology, 2003
Ms. Mock serves as CCRG’s field laboratory director and laboratory director of the Wisconsin and Minnesota offices.  She specializes in directing laboratory procedures for large-scale archaeological investigations and has extensive experience in the on-site analysis, processing, and preparation of all types of prehistoric and historic artifacts.  At CCRG’s permanent laboratory facilities, she creates and evaluates preliminary and final artifact inventories and is responsible for final artifact processing and preparation in advance of museum curation.

Allison M. Lange Mueller
alangemueller@ccrginc.com
M.S. Anthropology, 2006; B.A. Anthropology, 2002; A.A. 1999
Ms. Mueller serves as project archaeologist for CCRG’s archaeological surveys and data recovery projects in the capacities of archaeological technician, field supervisor, and project field manager. Her practical experience includes all phases of fieldwork, as well as report authorship and laboratory analysis. Ms. Mueller’s focus has been on archaeological services conducted in the Midwest, primarily in Wisconsin.

Kevin Mueller
kmueller@ccrginc.com
B.S. Anthropology, 2003
As CCRG’s GPS technician, Mr. Mueller provides CCRG’s clients with expertly created maps and data sets. He has provided GPS and archaeological field support for a range of cultural resources investigations, including corridor surveys of many hundreds of miles, as well as detailed investigations of single resources. Mr. Mueller also serves as archaeological field coordinator for large-scale survey projects.

Kent C. Taylor
ktaylor@ccrginc.com
M.A. Anthropology, 1992; B.A. Anthropology, 1974
Mr. Taylor is CCRG's project archaeologist. He is qualified to conduct and direct all stages of archaeological investigations, including survey, testing, and data recovery. His broad experience includes the eastern and Midwestern United States, as well as England. Mr. Taylor specializes in the prehistoric and historic archaeology of the Great Lakes region.



Jaclyn Lillis Warwick
jlillis@ccrginc.com
M.S. Anthropology, 2005; B.A. Anthropology, 2001
Ms. Warwick serves CCRG’s clients as project archaeologist. She has been involved in all facets of archaeological investigations, including fieldwork as a technician, crew chief, and field director, report authorship, and laboratory analysis. Ms. Warwick’s primary experience is on prehistoric and historic sites in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.