Claire has over three decades of archaeological experience across the world and has been a Project Archaeologist at Lifeways since 1998. In 2001, Claire took on the role of Office Manager, and became an owner and partner in 2007. Claire’s archaeological field experience is vast, having worked on projects in the Boreal Forests of northern Alberta, in the High Arctic of the Northwest Territories, throughout the interior of British Columbia, in the American Southwest, and throughout Africa including Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. While working in Africa Claire gained much experience in all aspects of project management, playing an integral role in excavating complex archaeological sites. Her main areas of expertise became the analyses of ceramics and historic period artifacts. Closer to home Claire has been heavily involved in large complex projects and historical resources potential modeling across the Province of Alberta. Her knowledge in historic artifacts transferred easily to local historic sites, and she has since gained a wide range of knowledge in lithic analysis as well. Claire is managing partner at Lifeways and oversees the logistics of most of our projects. She is always happy to provide clients (new and old) with project proposals and cost estimates, project updates, or information on the Historical Resources Act clearance process.

Academic Degrees: M.A. (Archaeology) University of Calgary, 1996; B.A.with distinction (Archaeology) University of Calgary, 1985

Memberships in Professional Associations: Association of Consulting Archaeologists, Archaeological Society of Alberta