Our Staff
Millennia Research is a firm providing professional consulting services in the fields of archaeology, ethnology, traditional use, aboriginal forest use and history.
The full time staff at Millennia are experienced in a variety of archaeological excavation and laboratory techniques, ethnographic interviewing, and have worked in many locations throughout Canada and other countries around the world.
In addition, Millennia Research regularly employs specialists such as ethnobotanists, ethnographers, and zooarchaeologists. Millennia Research has extensive experience in archaeological assessment, and in the management of heritage resources from a land-use perspective.
President & Founder
Morley has practiced archaeology since 1969 across western Canada and abroad, and is recognized for advancing archaeological potential modelling, CMT recording, wet-site documentation, and practical resource-management procedures. He provides high-level review, mentoring, and dendrochronology guidance while staying active in the field to remain close to core archaeological work.
Morley served as President of the BC Association of Professional Consulting Archaeologists (2000–2001) and contributed to the Resource Inventory Committee’s archaeological inventory curriculum, including developing CMT significance criteria for the Vancouver Forest Region.
He holds an MA in Anthropology from the University of Victoria (1983).
Chief Executive Officer
With over 20 years of experience at the company, Roger brings a strong vision for growth, a commitment to service excellence, and a dedication to supporting staff, clients, and the communities the firm serves.
Roger has worked in archaeology and cultural heritage in British Columbia since 2003, leading inventories, impact assessments, and data-recovery excavations across the Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau, and Subarctic/Boreal Forest. A BCAPA professional member, he is a BC Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) Permit Holder and Field Director (Coastal; Subarctic/Boreal Forest). He is approved to hold Class 1 & 2 permits in Yukon Territory. Roger specializes in lithic technologies and integrates strong data management into planning and analysis.
He earned a BA in Anthropology from the University of Victoria (2011) and a Certificate in Leadership Development from Camosun College (2021), with supplementary coursework at Royal Roads University.
Senior Archaeologist; Systems and Streamlining Lead
Andrew has been with Millennia since 2007 and works in a Field Director capacity, primarily across the Subarctic/Boreal Forest and Northwest Coast, where he directs survey, impact assessment, and excavation programs.
He supports projects with GIS-based planning, data processing, mapping, reporting, and laboratory analysis. His interests include geoarchaeology, landscape archaeology, and paleoecology. Andrew leads Millennia’s systems and streamlining initiatives and assists in developing strong standards of archaeological analysis and risk management.
Andrew holds a BA in Geography and Anthropology from the University of Victoria (2012) and an Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems Applications from Vancouver Island University (2024).
Archaeologist
Andrew has worked in archaeology since 2002 in Canada and internationally (Italy, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Fiji) and joined Millennia in 2017. As a Northwest Coast Field Director, he applies technological innovations to consulting archaeology and leads fieldwork, analysis, and reporting.
Andrew is a competent and communicative project manager and attends several complex client files. He holds an MPhil in World Archaeology from the University of Cambridge (2002) and a BA in Archaeology from Simon Fraser University (2000).
Archaeologist
Holly has worked as a professional archaeologist in British Columbia since 2022, completing provincially regulated surveys, impact assessments, monitoring, and excavations involving ancestral and faunal remains across the Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau, with prior experience in Alberta. She leads client relationships and coordinates multiple fast-moving projects across including infrastructure and municipal/government sectors.
Holly holds a BA in Anthropology from Grant MacEwan University (2016) and is skilled in site mapping, reporting, GIS, budgeting, and artifact identification, with interests in soil science, landscape analysis, bioarchaeology, and artifact studies.
GIS Manager & Lead Analyst
Neala has supported Millennia’s GIS program since 2020, bringing experience from archaeology, environmental consulting, and enhanced-911 mapping, as well as post-secondary GIS instruction. She specializes in spatial data management and analysis and has a keen eye for cartographic design and detail.
Neala holds a BA from Saint Mary’s University (2001) and an Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems for Business from the Centre of Geographic Sciences (2004).
Archaeologist; Safety Officer
Emily has practiced archaeology in British Columbia since 2024 across the Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau, contributing to impact assessments, investigations, ancestral remains excavation, and monitoring. She supports project delivery through data processing, reporting, and coordination with First Nations, contractors, clients, and provincial agencies. Emily holds a BSc in Anthropology from the University of Victoria (2024), with a Minor in Geographic Information Technology.
She serves as Millennia’s Safety Officer, developing, maintaining, and continuously improving our safety management system staying risk aware in Millennia’s varied project work. She also has international experience at the medieval cemetery of Gać, Poland, including excavation and osteological analysis.
Archaeologist
Freya has worked professionally in BC since 2024 and joined Millennia in 2025, contributing to projects on Vancouver Island and in the Interior Plateau. She brings experience in lithic and faunal analysis and in documenting systematic data-recovery and subsurface testing programs, with previous field-school work in Barkley Sound in collaboration with Tseshaht First Nation.
Freya holds a BA (Hons) in Anthropology from the University of Victoria (2023) and has studied Indigenous fisheries on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, including features such as weirs and clam gardens.
Archaeologist
Chris first joined Millennia for a 2023 summer term and returned full-time in 2024 after completing a BA in Anthropology at the University of Victoria. He has contributed to more than 30 regulated assessments across the Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau, including impact and overview assessments, investigations, ancestral remains excavation, and monitoring, along with lab and reporting work.
Chris trained through the UVic Historical Ecology and Coastal Archaeology (HECA) field school in Barkley Sound with Tseshaht First Nation and continues to volunteer with the Tseshaht Archaeology Project.
Archaeologist
Juniper focuses on Pacific Northwest Coast archaeology and brings hands-on experience from the 2023 ȾEĻIȽE (Cordova Bay) field school, where she developed skills in excavation, shovel testing, and site mapping. She also draws on prior professional experience as a fisheries technician with Ahousaht First Nation in the remote Bedwell River area, contributing to environmental data collection.
Juniper holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Victoria (2025) and is especially interested in shell middens, wet sites, and village sites.
Archaeologist; GIS Analyst
Sarah has worked full-time with Millennia since 2012 and brings more than 18 years of experience across Canada and Alaska, with a focus on Arctic and Subarctic archaeology and GIS. A BC HCA Permit Holder and Archaeology Branch Field Director, she has led Archaeological Impact Assessments and Traditional Land Use Monitoring projects in northeast BC and Alberta and directed projects in Alaska. Sarah’s work emphasizes GIS spatial analysis (including LiDAR), suitability modelling, terrain and landscape analysis, GPS data collection, spatial and attribute data management, cartography, and report production.
She holds an MSc in Archaeological Computing from the University of Southampton, UK (2008), and a BA from the University of Alberta (2000).
Archaeologist
Ryan has worked professionally in archaeology since 2020 and joined Millennia in 2025. He has conducted fieldwork across the Lower Mainland, Interior Plateau, and Vancouver Island, with prior experience north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Ryan has experience in infrastructure and municipal projects and contributes to survey, excavation, and heritage site documentation.
He holds a BA in Anthropology with a Minor in History (University of Victoria, 2019) and a BA in Greek & Roman Studies (University of Victoria, 2025), and he trained in Barkley Sound (Tseshaht territory) and at the Roman cavalry fort in Ribchester, England.
Archaeologist
Christine has practiced in British Columbia since 2010 and joined Millennia in 2012, with extensive work in Prince Rupert Harbour, including research on sea-level change at a 10,000-year-old site on the Lucy Islands. From 2013 to 2015 she managed Millennia’s Prince Rupert office, coordinating with clients, First Nations, and stakeholders. Her experience spans shell-midden excavation and data recovery, survey, faunal analysis, and CMT survey/recording, as well as construction-phase mitigation alongside heavy equipment.
Christine earned a BA in Archaeology (Faculty of Environment) from Simon Fraser University (2012) and an Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications (2017).
Administrative Assistant & Archaeologist
Jordan joined Millennia in 2025 and supports administrative and financial operations while contributing as a Junior Archaeologist. She holds a BA (Hons) in Anthropology from McMaster University (2025), with a Minor in Interdisciplinary Archaeology.
Her field training includes excavations at a Roman villa near Rieti, Italy, and at a Bronze Age coastal settlement in Cyprus.
Archaeologist; Laboratory Lead
Lori joined Millennia in 2022 and has contributed to projects across the Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau, including work in shell-midden, burial, and wet-site contexts. She specializes in field survey and excavation and brings Mediterranean field experience from a Roman-era villa excavation in Romania, along with volunteer work at the EBAP Mycenaean citadel project through a UVic collaboration.
Lori leads the laboratory care and stabilization of cultural materials and belongings, as well as the coordination of laboratory analysis. She earned a BA (Hons) from the University of British Columbia (2021), specializing in Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology.
Archaeologist and Human Osteologist; Indigenous Engagement Lead
Thea has practiced osteology since 2013 and has worked in consulting archaeology since 2016. She completed her SSHRC-funded MA in Anthropology, specializing in bioarchaeology, at the University of Victoria. Her expertise centers on human osteology and mortuary archaeology, with extensive experience working with Ancestral remains in both laboratory and field settings. She collaborates closely with First Nations communities across British Columbia, supporting culturally respectful approaches to archaeological practice.
In addition to her osteological specialization, Thea conducts fieldwork and research throughout the Pacific Northwest Coast and Interior. Her experience spans a wide range of site types, including shell middens, wet sites, burial cairns, subsurface lithic sites, large mortuary landscapes, village sites, and historic post-contact sites. She has led and authored numerous archaeological impact assessments, field surveys, preliminary field reconnaissance studies, systematic data recoveries, and archaeological monitoring programs for projects of varying scale.
Thea is a Coastal Field Director, qualified to hold permits on the coast, and is a BCAPA member in good standing. She is also completing a Certificate in Business Management at Simon Fraser University to further support her leadership and project coordination work.
Currently, Thea serves as a Project Manager and Portfolio Director for Municipal contracts, and is stepping into a new role as Indigenous Engagement Lead, where she continues to foster strong, respectful relationships with Indigenous partners and communities.
Facilities and Office Support
Yves helps out in our office part-time, applying his considerable skills and energy as a handyman, organiser, and excellent soundboard.