Heritage Trust Staff

Get in contact with us below.

Cultural Heritage Trust

• General Inquiries- ArchaeologyOutreach@dnr.sc.gov
• Jodi Barnes, PhD - BarnesJ@dnr.sc.gov
  Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 4 North, Gullah-Geechee Community Liaison
• Will Britz, BA - BritzW@dnr.sc.gov
  Lead Archaeological Technician
• Gabe Donofrio - DonofrioG@dnr.sc.gov
  Public Outreach Archaeologist, Photogrammetry
• Elizabeth Farkas, PhD – FarkasE@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Technician
• Meg Gaillard, MA - GaillardM@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeology Public Outreach Manager, Cultural Emergency Response Manager
• Tariq Ghaffar, BA - GhaffarT@dnr.sc.gov
  Assistant Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 2 (Catawba – Pee Dee), Conservation
• Robert Gibbes, BA - GibbesR@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Technician, Experimental Archaeology
• Katie Gray, BA - GrayK@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Analyst, CAD/Illustration
• James “Cliff” Knight - KnightJ@dnr.sc.gov
  Cultural Heritage Preserve Technician – Region 1 and 2 (Piedmont and Catawba – Pee Dee)
• Larry Lane, MA – LaneL@dnr.sc.gov
  Public Outreach Archaeologist, Military Liaison
• Brian Long, BS - LongB@dnr.sc.gov
  Senior Cultural Heritage Preserves Property Manager
• Sam McDorman, BA - McDormanS@dnr.sc.gov
  Assistant Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 4 South (Coastal), Tribal Liaison
• Allison Morris, MS, RPA # 5351 - MorrisA@dnr.sc.gov
  Administrative Assistant, Osteologist
• Lelia Rice, BA - RiceL@dnr.sc.gov
  Community Archaeologist, Education Specialist
• Karen Y. Smith, PhD, RPA # 32973293 - SmithKY@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Research Manager, Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 3 (Central) and 4 South (Coastal)
• Samantha Spires, BA - SpiresS@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Analyst
• Reece Spradley, BA - SpradleyR@dnr.sc.gov
  Public Outreach Archaeologist, Illustrator and Writer
• Lalon Swaney, BA - SwaneyL@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Analyst, GIS
• Sean Taylor, MA - TaylorS@dnr.sc.gov
  Cultural Heritage Preserves Program Manager, Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 1 and 2 (Piedmont and Catawba – Pee Dee)
• Abel Tobias - TobiasA@dnr.sc.gov
  Cultural Heritage Preserves Property Technician – Region 3 (Central)
• Kiersten Weber, BA - WeberK@dnr.sc.gov
  Archaeological Analyst, Collections Assistant
• Tamara Wilson, BA - WilsonT@dnr.sc.gov
  Survey Crew Leader, Assistant Heritage Preserves Archaeologist – Region 3 (Central)

The main office of the SCDNR Cultural Heritage Trust team is Parker Annex Archaeology Center in Columbia, SC.

Natural Heritage Trust

If you would like to contact the botany team, you can email botany@dnr.sc.gov

• Keith Bradley, Lead Botanist - BradleyK@dnr.sc.gov
• Samantha Tessel, Upstate Botanist - TesselS@dnr.sc.gov
• Csilla Czakó, Botany Data Specialist - CzakoC@dnr.sc.gov
• Eric Ungberg, Lowcountry Botanist - UngbergE@dnr.sc.gov

Priority Species Data Management

• Joe Lemeris - LemerisJ@dnr.sc.gov
• Megan James - JamesM@dnr.sc.gov

Offices for Natural Heritage Trust staff are located at the SCDNR headquarters in downtown Columbia, SC.