Staff

PAF employs 15-20 professional archaeologists and support staff, a number that fluctuates with the seasons. PAF is directed by a full-time professional archaeologist with a doctoral degree in Anthropology (specialization in Cultural Resource Management and the archaeology of the Northeastern United States). Dr. Laurie Miroff, the current director, is 36CFR61 qualified, is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, and has over 30 years of experience in Northeastern archaeology and CRM. She is a member of the New York Archaeological Council (NYAC) and is the editor of NYAC's newsletter.

All senior professional staff at PAF have advanced degrees in Anthropology, with specializations in the precontact and/or historic archaeology of the Northeastern U.S.; all supervisors are 36CFR61 qualified. Contact information for senior staff follows.

Laurie Miroff, PhD RPA
Director
lmiroff@binghamton.edu

Christopher D. Hohman, MA RPA
Assistant Director
chohman@binghamton.edu

Nina M. Versaggi, PhD RPA
Senior Research Associate, Director (retired), Associate Professor
nversagg@binghamton.edu

Maria Pezzuti, MPA
Administrative Director
pezzuti@binghamton.edu

Maria O’Donovan, PhD
Assistant to the Director, Historic Research
odonovan@binghamton.edu

 John Ferri, MA 
Project Director
jferri@binghamton.edu

Brian Grills, MA RPA
Research Consultant
bgrills@binghamton.edu

Claire Horn, PhD
Project Director, Lab Director
chorn@binghamton.edu

Michael Jacobson, PhD RPA
Research Consultant
mjacobso@binghamton.edu

Samuel Kudrle, MA
Project Director and Pipeline Coordinator
skudrle@binghamton.edu

Edgar Alarcon
Field Director
ealarcon@binghamton.edu 

Thomas Besom, PhD
Field Director
besom@binghamton.edu 

Rebecca Stollman
Field Director
stollman@binghamton.edu