Joseph F. Balicki, RPA
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist
Senior Associate

Joseph Balicki holds a master's degree in anthropology from the Catholic University of America. He has over twenty-five years of experience in North American archeology and has been involved in investigations of sites ranging from the Paleo-Indian through Historic periods. Significant projects include the Central Artery/Tunnel project, Boston, Massachusetts; the C&O Canal rewatering project, Cumberland, Maryland; and a Civil War confederate cantonment at Marine Base Quantico, Virginia. Mr. Balicki has presented numerous papers at professional conferences and has contributed chapters to several books on military archeology. He also is credited with finding the oldest bowling ball in North America.



Tod L. Benedict
Project Archeologist
Associate

Tod Benedict received his B.A. in anthropology from the Ohio State University in 1980. Mr. Benedict's principal area of concentration is the prehistoric and historical archeology of the eastern United States, with emphases on the application of pedology to site interpretation and on historical research. His field experience ranges from the Midwest to the Northeast. Key projects include data recoveries at the Joyner site in Rhode Island, the Oberly Island site in Pennsylvania, and urban sites in Wheeling, West Virginia, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Mr. Benedict joined JMA in 1984 and has twenty-five years of archeological experience.



James A. Chiarelli, RPA
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist

James Chiarelli received a Master’s degree in anthropology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. Prior to joining JMA’s New England office in 2006, he was Program Director for Social Sciences at Earthwatch Institute, an international NGO dedicated to research, conservation, and public education. Mr Chiarelli has most recently directed a long-term archeological research project on the Caribbean island of Nevis concerning colonial sugar plantation slavery and economy. He served as a lecturer in anthropology at MIT (1988–1999) and has taught at Tufts University. Additional fieldwork experience over the past 30 years includes historic and prehistoric sites in New England, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Spain, and Portugal.

Martin G. Dudek
Project Manager
Principal Archeologist

Martin Dudek received his master's degree in anthropology from Brandeis University in 1992. Mr. Dudek's principal area of concentration is the prehistoric and historic archeology of the northeastern United States, with emphases on nineteenth-century consumer behavior, ceramic and lithic analysis, and early Holocene settlement patterns in New England. His field experience ranges from Mesoamerica, Alaska, and California to the Northeast. Key projects include five data recoveries for the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston, and the Walnut Hill and Whortleberry Hill data recoveries in Massachusetts. Mr. Dudek joined JMA in 2005, and has over 23 years of archeological experience.

Juliette J. Gerhardt
Principal Archeologist
Laboratory Supervisor
Associate

Juliette Gerhardt holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Gerhardt has over thirty years of experience in archeology in the United States, England, and Central America with emphases on military, urban, and domestic historic sites. She has extensive experience in the cataloging and analysis of archeological collections, including the Automated National Cataloguing System (ANCS+) for National Park Service collections. A focus of Ms. Gerhardt's research interests is nineteenth-century ceramics and Philadelphia redware. Since joining JMA in 1993, key projects have included archeological investigations at Independence Mall, Philadelphia, and the United States Federal Building and Courthouse, Wheeling, West Virginia.



Patrick J. Heaton, RPA
Principal Archeologist
Associate

Patrick Heaton received his master's degree in anthropology from New York University in 1999. Mr. Heaton's principal area of interest is historical archeology, with methodological emphases on archival and cartographic research, urban archeology, and historic artifact analysis. His field experiences include numerous excavations at historic and prehistoric sites throughout the Northeast. Key projects include an archeological survey for the Flat Rock Wind Power project, a data recovery at the New York University Law School Expansion, and investigations at Conference House Park on Staten Island, all in New York. Mr. Heaton joined JMA in 2000 and has over ten years of archeological experience.



Robert G. Kingsley, Ph.D.
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist
Senior Associate

Robert Kingsley received his doctorate in anthropology from Michigan State University in 1985. Dr. Kingsley's principal area of concentration is the prehistoric archeology of the eastern United States, with emphases on ceramic and lithic analysis, settlement systems, and the study of prehistoric socio-political structures. His field experience ranges from the Plains and Midwest to the Northeast. Key projects include data recovery at the Joyner site in Rhode Island, and the Schuylkill Valley Synthesis project and data recovery at the Oberly Island site in Pennsylvania. Dr. Kingsley joined JMA in 1987, and has over thirty years of archeological experience.




Michael E. Roberts, RPA
Senior Project Manager
Preservation Planner
Associate

Michael Roberts is a historic-preservation professional with a 30-year record of successful management, planning, implementation, and oversight of over 700 large- and small-scale historic, prehistoric, and underwater archeological resource and impact studies, surveys, data recovery mitigation plans, laboratory analyses, historic preservation plans, interpretive plans, beneficial-use proposals, and historic/archeological input to NEPA and MEPA environmental studies throughout the United States and abroad. Additional areas in which he has development, management, and implementation experience are surveys of historic standing structures, HABS/HAER documentation, National Register nominations, and Native-American consultation projects.



Donna J. Seifert, Ph.D., RPA
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist
Senior Associate

Donna Seifert is a historical archeologist. She earned her doctorate at the University of Iowa in 1977 and joined JMA in 1988, focusing her attention on the archeology of cities and gender. Dr. Seifert has extensive experience editing technical reports and articles submitted for publication in professional journals. Her project experience includes managing archeological investigations for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and surveys of historic architectural resources for the Maryland Transit Administration. She also directed archeological investigations at the site of the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian Institution.



J. Sanderson Stevens (Sandy)
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist
Senior Associate

Mr. Stevens received his master's degree in anthropology from the University of Iowa in 1979. He has twenty-seven years' experience in North American archeology, including eleven years with JMA. Mr. Stevens's area of expertise is prehistoric archeology, with emphasis in lithic and ceramic analysis, settlement systems, and paleoecology. He has extensive experience from the Great Basin to the Atlantic coast. Key projects include data recovery excavations for the Iroquois Gas Pipeline, New York; GIS modeling, survey, and evaluation, Avon Park AFR, Florida; and survey at Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Mr. Stevens has served as project manager for underwater archeology surveys and historic architectural surveys and evaluations.



Rebecca Yamin, Ph.D.
Senior Project Manager
Principal Archeologist
Senior Associate

Rebecca Yamin received her doctorate in anthropology from New York University in 1988. Since joining JMA in 1992, she has specialized in urban archeology. Her major projects include the Five Points site in New York City and the sites of two new buildings on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. During her thirty years of experience, Dr. Yamin has developed a variety of outreach programs including hands-on programs for children, on-site interpretation, artifact exhibits, and web pages. She is particularly interested in writing for all kinds of audiences and has published in popular magazines as well as technical journals.



Grace H. Ziesing, RPA
Project Manager
Principal Archeologist

Grace Ziesing received her master’s degree in 1991 from Boston University’s Department of Archaeology with a specialization in New World Historical Archaeology. Her primary area of concentration is nineteenth-century rural archeology. Key projects include investigations at several historic houses in Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania; the U.S. Route 113 planning study, Delaware; and the Los Vaqueros reservoir project in California. Ms. Ziesing is also skilled in the use of GPS hardware and software for mapping archeological resources and has experience in the development of GIS for cultural resources. She joined JMA in 2003 and has more than 15 years' experience in cultural resources management.


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