Staci Williams is the administrative Associate in the Center for the Study of the First Americans.  Staci is a member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Class of 1999.  She graduated A&M with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education.  Staci has experience working with membership databases and nonprofits.  Staci works on many aspects of Center operations including fundraising and membership development.

Jim Wiederhold earned his MA from Texas A&M University in 2004. His thesis explored the functions of Clovis end scrapers from the Gault Site, Texas through high-power microscopic use-wear analysis. Jim manages the Center’s microscope laboratory, where he has conducted edge-modification studies of artifacts from Debra L. Friedkin, Gault, Ryan-Harley, Page-Ladson, and other sites. He couples his analysis of use-wear with experimental studies including hide working and butchering animal carcasses.

Alyssa V. Pietraszek is a Research Specialist II in the Department of Anthropology and the Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the connection between humans and coastal environments, integrating marine geology and archaeology to reconstruct past landscapes and environmental changes. Under the supervision of Dr. Jessi Halligan, her current work focuses on submerged palaeolandscapes in the Gulf region, refining methodologies for detecting and analyzing these landscapes to improve pre-Contact archaeological surveys. With over a decade of archaeological experience, she has served as a geoarchaeologist and area supervisor on multiple projects in Israel. Her research has been published in leading journals, including Nature Human Behavior and Quaternary International.

Jim and Char Chandler, who together are C&C Wordsmiths, have edited and prepared the Mammoth Trumpet since 1990.

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