Kelly R. Bush Principal Investigator

President of Equinox Research and Consulting International Inc. (ERCI), Kelly Bush brings twenty-two years of relevant archaeological experience to this team. In her position with ERCI, Ms. Bush designs archaeological investigations for all sizes of projects. She also serves as Principal Investigator, facilitating all aspects of archaeological investigations including initial site visits, project design, tribal consultation, evaluation of properties, management recommendations, and reporting. Ms. Bush has successfully provided coordination for Traditional Cultural Properties studies, written numerous Historic Properties Management Plans, and provided cultural resource management training to local and tribal governments. Ms. Bush earned her Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. She has taught archaeology in both classroom and field school settings at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, where she received her Master of Arts degree in Anthropology. kelrbush@equinoxerci.com

Tamela S. Smart Senior Archaeologist

Tamela Smart is a Senior Archaeologist for ERCI. She brings seven years of archaeological experience to our team and has worked on more than 90 field projects since joining ERCI in 2006. Tamela received her Master's Degree in Anthropology from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and her Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Humboldt State University in Northern California. Ms. Smart conducts initial site visits, designs projects, works cloesly with local tribal groups, provides management recommendations, leads and trains field crews, conducts field testing and monitoring, and writes technical reports, monitoring plans and unanticipated discovery protocols. She also has particular expertise in identiying human and faunal skeletal remains. Tamela is an enrolled tribal member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. tsmart@equinoxerci.com

Alyson M. Rollins Biological Anthropologist and Archaeologist

Alyson Rollins is a professional Biological Anthropologist with twelve years of field and laboratory experience related to human osteology. She received her Bachelor's degree in Human Biology from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID, and her Master's degree in Anthropology from Western Washington University.  She has particular expertise in the identification of fragmented or partial human skeletal remains in an archaeological context.  Ms. Rollins has been teaching Anthropology at Whatcom Community College for twelve years and at Western Washington University for seven years. She also has extensive experience consulting with Native American Tribes, Museums and Universities regarding NAGPRA issues and the repatriation of human remains and artifacts. arollins@equinoxerci.com

Julia M. Rowland Research and Archaeological Technician

Julia Rowland has over three years of experience in cultural resource management.  She received her B.A. in psychology from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.  Julia has experience leading and training field crews and uses her experience in collaborative and adaptive management to help create document flow in the office and lab at ERCI.  Julia provides archival research for ERCI projects, including historical and archaeological information.  A specialist in communications, Julia is a catalyst for team building and provides a crosswalk between specialists in the office and the lab. jrowland@equinoxerci.com

Lindsey E. Koehler Research and Geoarchaeologist

Lindsey Koehler earned her M.S. in Geography at the University of Victoria (Victoria, BC) and her B.S. in Geology at the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA).  She has particular expertise in geomorphology, geobotanical dating techniques and Holocene paleoenvironments.  Lindsey has previous experience on a number of research projects aimed at reconstructing environmental conditions over the last 10,000 years.  These projects have developed glacial, climatic and ecologic histories for locations throughout BC, WA and OR.  Over the past year Lindsey has been applying this regional knowledge towards Equinox's acitivities by assembling landscape histories, interpreting soil and sediment sequences, and collecting field data.  She also provides assistance in the office by preparing background sections for reports, producing graphics and conducting research.   lkoehler@equinoxerci.com