OUR TEAM
ALEX ATKINS
Senior Archaeologist and Crew Chief
Alex Atkins joined GeoVisions in 2010. He has served as crew leader and has worked with project leads to complete field investigations and ethnographic projects. Alex grew up in Oregon and gained his first practical experience in anthropology as a high school participant with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s archaeology research team at Hancock Field Station in Central Oregon. This early field experience inspired an ongoing interest in anthropology and lead to his of a B.S. degree from Oregon State University in 1986. He has extensive cultural resources experience in the west including work in Oregon at coastal sites, along the Columbia River, and on projects throughout the central and eastern part of the state. In addition, Alex has maintained a lifelong interest in natural history, with specific interest in botany and culturally significant plants.
RICH DANZUKA
Archaeological Technician
Rich assists across a wide range of project activities, including monitoring and surveying.
EVE DEWAN
Principal Investigator
Eve Dewan joined the team at Geo Visions as a Principal Investigator in 2020 as she was finishing up her PhD in Anthropology at Brown University. Eve also earned her Master’s degree at Brown University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College. She has over ten years of experience as an archaeologist working on projects throughout Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States, including four years in Oregon.
BRANDON GILLILAND
Project Manager and Junior Archaeologist
Brandon Gilliland serves Warm Springs GeoVisions as lead Project Manager, Junior Archaeologist, Public Outreach and Education Coordinator. He began his career in cultural resources in his native Florida, completing field school at Bulow Plantation State Park in Flagler Beach. Brandon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida with a focus on cultural resources management, cultural anthropology and international relations. While at the University of Florida Brandon spent three years at Anthrographic, a cultural resource management firm as project manager and archaeologist.
ALEXANDER HARKER
Field Technician
Alexander Harker became a member of the GeoVisions team in 2020 as Cultural Resource Management Field Technician. He has been studying archeology and history for the better part of the last decade and is currently pursuing his Graduate Level certification in Geographic Information systems at Portland State University. He attended The University of Florida obtaining a B.A in Anthropology, with a minor in History. His Field school certification was obtained through The University of Arizona, At the Rock Art Ranch Field school in 2012. As an active member of the Oregon Archeological society and past volunteer at various archeological labs and history museums, he has maintained and refined his academic interests throughout his career. Through his interest in humanitarian efforts, history and conservation; he looks forward to preserving and maintaining Oregon’s vital cultural resources and contributing to and learning from the GeoVisions team.
ANGELINA HOWELL
CEO and Principal
Angelina has 20 years experience managing environmental compliance and resource management projects for a range of governmental, academic, and private sector organizations on three continents.
Ms. Howell earned a Masters Degree with an emphasis in archaeology and is a PhD candidate in cultural anthropology at the University of Florida. Angelina has been with the firm since September 2018.
LINDON HYLTON
Principal Investigator
Lindon joined Warm Springs GeoVisions in 2006 after working with a variety of state and federal public land management agencies and private contractors throughout the Pacific Northwest. Lindon completed a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree at Oregon State University with majors in history and archaeology, which was expressed in a thesis study of a Willamette Valley landscape that utilized both disciplines. He remains interested in cultural landscapes and currently specializes in Section 106 Determinations of Eligibility and Traditional Cultural Properties.
BRENDON SLATTERY
Crew Leader and Cultural Resource Technician
Brendon Slattery joined the team in 2020 as a Crew Leader and Cultural Resource Technician. As a third generation archaeologist in his family, his love of human history and science manifested early in his life. He went to the University of New Mexico for his BA in Anthropology and conducted his archaeology field school with the Balkan Heritage Foundation in Macedonia. When he moved to Oregon, he became GIS certified at Portland Community College and worked as a GIS specialist. He worked for CRM firms for several years in Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, and Oregon before joining GeoVisions. He has an interest in integrating new technology into archaeological practices and learning new and effective methods of conducting fieldwork.
LAWRENCE SQUIEMPHEN III
GIS and Oral History Program Manager
Larry manages both the GIS and Oral History programs at Geo Visions and has been with the firm for 17 years as one of its original employees.
CHAD THURBY
Archaeological Technician
Chad assists across a wide range of project activities, including monitoring and surveying.