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Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve Board of Directors

The first Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve (LSAP) Board meeting convened on November 17, 2007.  LSAP is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization.
The LSAP Board was organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, to fund raise, the develop, build and operate an on-site museum at Lamb Spring.  Donations will be used to complete an interpretive museum and educational facilities. 

Board of Directors

Barbara Page

President

In 1977, Barbara T. Page received her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine, and her certification as a chiropractor in 2004.  She owns the Colorado Equine Clinic Equine hospital and specializes in lameness and foot conditions.   The Equine Wellness Foundation, a non-profit for education and research, was founded in 1994 by her and supports her research published in peer review journals.  She has served as president of the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Association, and served on committees of the AVMA and the AAEP.

Erik M. Jensen

Vice President    

Mr. Jensen is the President and Manager of Castle Rock Construction Company of Colorado, LLC.  Over the past 25 years, Mr. Jensen has been an active leader in many significant organizations and capacities, including the Parker Economic Development Council Board of Directors, President of the Colorado Contractors Association, President of the Colorado Concrete Paving Association, President of the Colorado Driving Society, The Colorado Horse Park Board of Directors and the Parker Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Jensen holds a B.E. Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. 

Harold Smethills

Secretary and Treasurer 

Harold Smethills is the Founder of Hill Equities, LLC a private investment company. He currently is Managing Director of the Sterling Ranch, LLC project. He received his Juris Doctor, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor or Business Administration – Finance from the University of Denver.  Mr. Smethills has served as President and/or CEO of several large public and private manufacturing companies. He currently serves as Chair of the Wings Over the Rockies Museum and the American Studies Institute.

Craig Lee, PhD

Director

Craig Lee received a MA in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming in 2001 and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Colorado in 2007. Dr. Lee is currently the Research Director and Project Manager with Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. In addition to his experience with Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., he has worked for federal and state agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Dr. Lee has also directed field projects in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, and presented dozens of professional papers at international, national and regional conferences. He has published over 10 articles in peer reviewed journals, including American Antiquity and The Holocene.

John E. Hayes, Esq.

Director

Mr. Hayes is a partner at Hayes, Phillips, Hoffmann & Carberry, P.C., Attorneys at Law and currently holds the following positions:  Town Attorney, Winter Park, Colorado, 1997--. General Counsel, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District, 1997--;  General Counsel, Parker Water & Sanitation District, 1982--.  General Counsel, Poudre Health Services District, 1994--.  Special Civil Rights Counsel, Arapahoe County, Colorado, and Arapahoe County Sheriff; Special Counsel, Denver Election Commission; Special Counsel, City of Westminster Personnel Board; Interim Special Counsel, Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, 1989; President, Municipal Attorney's Section, Colorado Municipal League, 1989-90.  Mr. Hayes is a member of the Douglas-Elbert County, Colorado and American Bar Associations.  Mr. Hayes’ practice emphasis includes Municipal, Civil Rights, Zoning and Land Use, Civil Litigation.  Mr. Hayes was admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  Education:  Knox College (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1971); University of Denver (J.D., 1973). 

Dennis Stanford, PhD

Director

Dr. Stanford serves as the Curator of North and South American Paleolithic, Asian Paleolithic and Western United States archaeological collections.  He also serves as Director of the Smithsonian’s Paleoindian/Paleoecology Program.  In 1992-2000, he served as the Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, and is currently the Head of the Division of Archaeology.  Dr. Stanford received a BA from the University of Wyoming and a MA and PhD from the University of New Mexico.  Principally, he conducts fieldwork and research on Paleoindian archaeology throughout the Americas with special attention to human-environmental interactions and material culture; produces exhibitions and public programs; prepares scholarly and popular publications, and films; serves as advisor for graduate and PhD students and instructs undergraduates, interns, and volunteers in field and laboratory work.

Steven A. Boand

Director

Steven A. Boand is currently serving a second term as Commissioner of Douglas County, representing District II.  Mr. Boand was elected in November 2004 and re-elected in November 2008, and has been active in Douglas County issues for more than twenty years. His public service path in the County dates back to 1986 when he was first appointed to various advisory boards, committees and commissions focusing on water and other natural resource issues throughout Douglas County. Mr. Boand is also a former member of the Castle Rock Town Council and served as Mayor of the Town in 1991 and 1992. Mr. Boand is passionate about natural resource conservation and youth issues. He currently represents Douglas County on the Chatfield Watershed Authority, the Cherry Creek Water Quality Basin Authority, the Metro Roundtable of Colorado Water for the 21st Century and Arapahoe-Douglas Works! He has also served on a number of blue ribbon panels addressing water issues across Colorado.

Commissioner Boand has more than thirty years of experience as hydrologist. He has been qualified as an expert in the Colorado Water Court’s in water utility finance, water systems modeling, water quality evaluation, agricultural hydrology, and in-stream flow assessment. He completed his education at Trinity University and Indiana University with additional coursework at the Colorado School of Mines. He has worked in the private sector as a consulting hydrologist and as a Senior Water Resource Specialist for the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

E. James Dixon, PhD

Director

Dr. Dixon currently serves as Director of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, and Professor of Archaeology at the University of New Mexico.  Dr. Dixon served as the Curator of Museum and Field Studies and a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Fellow (Senior Research Scientist) at the Institute of Artic and Alpine Research, and a Research Associate at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Dr. Dixon’s research interests focus on High Latitude/High Altitude Human Adaptations, Circumpolar and Paleoindian Archaeology, Quaternary Science and Geoarchaeology.  He has been active in archaeological and paleoecological research since 1967, and has administered many research grants and contracts including grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.  Dr. Dixon was a cofounder of the Alaska Quaternary Center and served as Director between 1992 and 1993.  He was Curator of Archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science from 1998 to 2001.  He has extensive experience in North American archaeology, particularly focusing on the human colonization and early cultural development of the Americas.  Dr. Dixon holds a Ph.D., Anthropology from Brown University, M.A. Anthropology from the University of Alaska and B.A. Anthropology from the University of Alaska.

Nathan D. Boyless

Director

Nathan Boyless earned his B.A. in Anthropology from Northern Arizona University and his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.  In 2010, Mr. Boyless earned a professional certificate in Executive Leadership and Management from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.  Currently he is the Vice President and General Manager of Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. in Wheat Ridge, CO.  He serves on committees for the Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists; the American Cultural Resources Association; and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.  His professional experience includes employment as an archaeologist for the National Forest Service and private consulting firms.  In addition, he has experience in operations management, personnel management, logistics, business processes, resource management, and employee development in the construction and cultural resource management industries.

Maxine E. McBrinn

Director

Maxine teaches at Metro State College of Denver and is particularly interested in creating accurate and compelling exhibits and classes that present archaeology to the public. Maxine earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder and also has a B.S. and a M.A. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin. She has five years professional experience in museums, including three years at the Field Museum in Chicago and two at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Much of her DMNS research, conducted with Jim Dixon, focused on the Lamb Spring site. In addition, Maxine has conducted field research in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico, where she and colleague, Jon Kent, have an on-going field project near Taos. Her research focus is on hunters and gatherers, social identity, and the transition to early agriculture. A technical specialty is archaeological textiles and basketry. Maxine and Linda Cordell wrote a textbook on southwestern archaeology that will be available in early 2012.