Meet The Team

	Dr. Mark Schuler -- is the coordinator of the Northeast Insula Project and a professor of theology and Greek at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prof. Schuler is a member of the American Schools of Oriental Research, the American Institute of Archaeology, and the Society of Biblical Literature.
	Darryl Schmidt -- retired cop living in Missouri, arm chair archaeologist. Guess where this photo was taken? Fifth season. Area Supervisor. Watch Darryl give instructions on lifting stones.
	John Klinkhammer -- I am a retired forester and good friends with Darryl Schmidt. After thirty plus years on a public works crew I have an unfortunate familiarity with shovels, picks and chainsaws. Does the tree really have to go? Can I? Area Supervisor.
	Glenn Borchers, MS -- is a retired soil scientist, NRCS USDA. Glenn also returns for a ninth season. His expertise in soils and his knack for recovering spectacular finds make him a valued member of the team. Glenn will handle delicate excavation work.
	Rachel Hedberg -- Concordia Chicago grad; back for her fourth season; sharp archaeological eye; small finds registrar (aka "sherd monkey").
	Jim Appelbaum -- has worked at Emeritis Specialties for 39 years as a senior lab tech. He is an Elder at Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO and is taking his fifth trip to Israel as a volunteer.
	Dinah Appelbaum – I'll be 17 years old on July 21st. I go to Lutheran High School North and will be graduating in 2012. I'm from Saint Louis, Missouri. And I'm really excited for going to Israel, I've never been out of the country.
	David Edwards – second-year student at Concordia St. Paul. Member of the University Honors Program.
	Matthew Foster – high school history teacher at Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School in Evansville, IL. Volunteer for the first half of the season.
	Felecia Kerntke – student at Concordia Wisconsin.
	Sarah Kosielniak - Junior at Concordia, St. Paul studying Urban Community Outreach and is originally from Michigan. This is her first year with the Dig, but is looking forward to the experience of learning and growing.
	Christine Kreutz – The only Canadian on this year's team, Christine is a graduate of the DPS program at Concordia, Edmonton; similar to the DCE program of LCMS. After Concordia, Christine changed career paths to pursue nursing, and graduated from the University of Alberta in 2008. She currently holds a position in Public Health. Christine loves learning and travel, and combines the two whenever possible.
	Trevor Mankin – seminarian at Concordia Ft. Wayne.
	Dr. Rick Marrs – dean of the faculty and professor of practical theology at Concordia St. Louis
	Laura Marrs – spouse of Rick
	Dylan Olson - second-year student at Concordia St. Paul
	Meghan O’Neil - second-year student at Concordia St. Paul
	Sarah Rice – student at Concordia Chicago. Volunteer for first half of the season
	Anna Shaw - second-year student at Concordia St. Paul. Member of the University Honors Program.
	Kyle Sorkness - Sophomore at Concordia University, St. Paul. Member of the University Honors Program. Studying theology and church work. From Fergus Falls, MN. First time digger.
	Jackie Weibold - second-year student at Concordia St. Paul. Member of the University Honors Program.

Other Excavators
	Prof. Arthur Segal -- from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa and director of the Hippos excavations. Arthur has assembled an international team for what is now the largest such ongoing excavation in Israel.
	Dr. Michael Eisenberg -- is Arthur's assistant at the Zinman Institute of Archaeology. Michael coordinates the operations and publications of the excavation and also supervises some of the teams from the University of Haifa.

TEAM BLOGS!
	David Edwards
	Felecia Kerntke
	Sarah Koscielniak
	Dylan Olson
	Meghan O'Neill
	Anna Shaw
	Kyle Sorkness
	Jackie Wiebold

OTHER
	Kristina in Pompeii