Leadership

Leadership

Leadership Team

Elizabeth Sedler
Executive Director

Rachel Sharkey
Director of Public Archaeology

Nathan Thomas
Director of Land Stewardship

Samy Norris
Director of Programming

Louis Herzner
Archaeology Coordinator

ARI Board of Directors

Mike Sedler
Founding Member

Greg Altenau
Board Member

Bob Ewbank
Board Member

Connie Sedler
Board Member

Donna Hartman
Board Member

Eileen Weisenbach Keller, PhD
Board Member

Terry Sargent
Board Member

Aaron Comstock
Board Member

Patrick Trader
Board President

Bob Genheimer
Board Member

Casey Knigga
Board Member

Connie Deardorff
Board Member

Kyle Merk
Board Member

ARI Staff

Molly Miniard
Office & Communications Manager
 

Casey Cleary
Volunteer & Gift Shop Manager

Archaeology

Betsy Dulle, Public Archaeologist
VALOR & Field Focus

Gus Lehmann, Public Archaeologist
GIS & Field Focus

Tessa Wilk, Public Archaeologist
Laboratory & Archaeological Operations Focus

Forrest Schmitt, Public Archaeologist
Experimental Focus

Samm Linton, Public Archaeologist
Experimental Focus

Programming

Lillie Daniel, Public Educator
Outreach & Programming Operations Focus

Lee Strange, Public Educator
Adult Communications Focus

Amanda Duncan, Public Archaeologist
Youth Education Focus

Stewardship

Blake Hon
Stew Crew

Alex Kleier
Stew Crew

Saturday, April 25, 2026

ARI In Bloom

Join the Archaeological Research Institute for ARI in Bloom – 3rd Annual Fundraising Gala, an evening where discovery meets celebration!

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