50th Anniversary Feature: Keith Zahniser

Keith Zahniser is a Historian in our Washington, DC office. He joined HRA in 2007. He began his time at HRA as a researcher in the National Archives, but he has since gone on to conduct research nationwide, working on a variety of projects from litigation support to...

50th Anniversary Feature: Reidun Nielsen

Reidun Nielsen is HRA’s Chief Financial Officer, based in our Missoula, Montana office. She joined HRA in 2011 and manages our accounting staff and keeps the company in financial good standing with the many locations where we do business. She notes “I am grateful to...

50th Anniversary Feature: Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton is an Archaeologist and Lithic Specialist in our Eugene, Oregon office. He joined HRA in 2015 and specializes in analyzing lithic assemblages, in addition to conducting archaeological fieldwork. Celebrating 50 years of HRA in 2024!

50th Anniversary Feature: Maggie Luthin

Maggie Luthin is an Archaeologist in our Missoula, Montana office. She joined HRA in 2024, after having worked with the company as a field tech. One of her favorite memories at HRA is “surveying in Glacier National Park last fall with Jeannie—my first project with...

50th Anniversary Feature: Jessi Frank

Jessi Frank is HRA’s Production Specialist, based in our Eugene, Oregon office. She joined HRA in 2015 and has been the office manager for both Portland and Eugene in addition to formatting our reports into beautiful documents. When asked what advice she would give...

50th Anniversary Feature: Emily Hayes-Rich

Emily Hayes-Rich is an Archaeologist in our Portland, Oregon office. She joined HRA in 2024 and notes “Since starting, I’ve gotten to work on projects from agricultural fields in central Washington, the streets of old Salem, idyllic confluences of rivers in the Umpqua...