Corporate Officers
Cincinnati Archaeology Group
Cincinnati History of Architecture Group
New England Archaeology Group
Richmond Cultural Resources Management Group
Historic Preservation & Planning Group
Technical Services Group

Technical Services Group
Madonna M. Ledford Technical Services Manager and Editor
Ruth G. Myers GIS/Electronic Mapping Department
Christopher J. Baltz GIS/Electronic Mapping Department
Patrick Uphus GIS/Electronic Mapping Department
Casey L. Fagin Graphic Designer
Caroline L. Meyer Graphic Artist
Melissa Gruner Artifact Analyst
Don Miller Lab Director and Artifact Analyst
Eric E. Edelbrock Lab Supervisor
Liv Henson Receptionist
Heather Miller Logistics Coordinator
Don Frodge Technical Specialist
Brian Beiersdorfer Technical Specialist
Ben Lipke Technical Specialist
David Breitkreutz Technical Specialist

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Ruth G. Myers, Director, GIS/Electronic Mapping Department, has over 20 years experience in American archaeology, with strong academic training and extensive private sector contracting experience. She has a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University (1979), with a specialization in archaeology, has completed course work for an M.A. in conservation archaeology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and is completing studies for an M.A. in Geography at Miami University of Ohio. Ms. Myers has extensive experience with geographic information systems (GIS). In particular, she manages database design, data collection, mapping and analysis for the cultural resources aspects of the Millennium Pipeline Project GIS (400+ miles in New York state). She has experience in implementation of a variety of global positioning systems (GPS) for CRM projects and has specialized training in geophysical investigation methods (remote sensing), statistics, geomorphology, human osteology and mortuary site analysis, lithic analysis, technical writing and scientific illustration. Ms. Myers has worked on projects in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Madonna M. Ledford, Technical Editor for Gray & Pape, Inc., since 1990, received in 1982 a B.A. in Anthropology, with a concentration in Archaeology, from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. She has worked in the field of archaeology since 1982 and has participated in archaeological survey, resource evaluation, and data recovery investigations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Utah and California. Ms. Ledford has authored over 25 CRM reports, and has assisted in the editing and production of over 800 additional reports of cultural resources investigations. Prior to joining Gray & Pape, Inc., Ms. Ledford worked for Indiana University's Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology as a field and laboratory technician, and later as a field and laboratory supervisor. She also managed the Cultural Resource Management Office and Records at the Laboratory. Ms. Ledford manages the firms Technical Editing, and Graphic Design services.

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Casey L. Fagin, Graphic Artist, is responsible for the design and production of graphics to support technical reports, interpretive displays, signs, and exhibits, using a variety of traditional and computerized graphic techniques. In addition to creating effective graphic images for CRM reports, Mr. Fagin designed two publications (The Distiller's Tale and 10,000 Years in Adams County) that received the Ohio Historic Preservation Office's Public Education and Awareness Award for outstanding public interpretation documents. Mr. Fagin also was responsible for the design and layout of two manuscript volumes published by the Ohio Archaeological Council: A View From The Core: A Synthesis of Ohio Hopewell Archaeology (1996) and Cultures Before Contact: The Late Prehistory of Ohio and Surrounding Regions (2000). He also recently designed the popular New York State Archaeology Week poster "Millennium A Reflection of Time." Prior to joining Gray & Pape, Inc., Mr. Fagin worked as a signmaker and freelance graphic designer and illustrator, completing over a hundred private and public commissions between 1991 and the spring of 1996, including a complete identity package (letterhead, business cards, and stationary) for the Miami University Campus Center. In addition to his expertise with commercial graphic arts, Mr. Fagin is an accomplished illustrator and has completed numerous wildlife illustrations for private clients.

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Alice Roberts, M.A., Indiana Branch Manager, is an archaeologist with over 15 years experience in prehistoric and historic archaeology. She has conducted numerous cultural resources studies and impact assessments in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest of North America and Hawaii for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Ms. Roberts has also conducted research on the policy making and application of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). She has authored over 50 technical reports for Section 106 projects, and has prepared archaeological and architectural resources sections of Environmental Impact Statements.

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