Meet The Team

	Dr. Mark Schuler -- is the coordinator of the Northeast Church 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? Fourth season. Area Supervisor. Watch Darryl give instructions on lifting stones.
	Dr. Stephen Chambers -- is Dean of Student Life and associate professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton. This will be his third trip to Hippos. Area Supervisor.
	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.
	Rachel Hedberg -- Concordia Chicago grad; back for her third season; sharp archaeological eye; small finds registrar (aka "sherd monkey").
	Glenn Borchers, MS -- is a retired soil scientist, NRCS USDA. Glenn also returns for a eighth 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.
	Linda Miller -- mother of three with an M.A. in Theology from Concordia Irvine. Linda works as a Director of Christian Education and teaches for the local school district. In the near future she hopes to pursue her doctorate in Early Christian Studies 2010 will be her sixth season.
	Elizabeth Horgan -- – From Northeastern College in Boston. Loves to find exciting things on the last day of the dig. Team surveyor.
	Howard "Gene" Balding -- Received a ThM and DMin from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been involved in the ministry for over 40 years. He is also very involved in international missions. Second season.
	Brennan Woell -- I am 20 years old from Mason, MI. In the fall I will be returning for my fourth year of college as a senior at Concordia University Ann Arbor. I am a pre-seminary student with a religious studies major. Second year on the team.
	Heidi Weik -- I am in a Post Bac program in Biblical Languages at Concordia. Second season.
	Christine Mennicke – I will be a senior at Concordia St. Paul with majors in math and biology and a minor in chemistry. I also enjoy music and theater, and I am very excited to return to Israel after spending last summer in West Virginia.
	Max Mayrhofer -- born and raised in Germany, I'm currently a student majoring in history at St. Olaf college. I've always dreamed of participating in an archeological excavation in Israel, so I'm really excited about this trip.
	Ted Thuening – I am a sophomore at Concordia St. Paul majoring in chemistry and minoring in math. Very excited about sweating in 110 degree weather!
	Meg Horgan – Meg is graduating high school this year and will be attending Fordham University in the fall where she wants to major in secondary ed and math. This is her first season and she is wicked excited!
	Michelle Hugelen – sophomore at Concordia, would like to major in kinesiology with a business minor, DII basketball.
	Stefanie Carpus -- graduate of Concordia, Ann Arbor; third grade teacher and photographer
	Spencer Behmlander – student at Concordia Ann Arbor.
	Stephen Bartlett -- Currently I am finishing my second year at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton.
	Brenda Chambers – wife of Dr. Steve Chambers
	Cody Cooper – finishing first year at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton.
	Corey Davis -- I am an Archaeology major and have just finished my first year of study at the University of Lethbridge. Really looking forward to this experience.
	Connie McFadden -- retired
	Michael Montague -- Finishing off my second year at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton.
	Caroline Zinz -- former student at Concordia, Edmonton. Loves dirt. First season.
	Jason Radke
	Elizabeth Hill -- I am a home-maker with a doctorate in intercultural education and a masters in library science.
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!
	Dr. Steve Chambers
	Ted Thuening
	Heidi Weik
	Michelle Hugelen
Diggers back home
	Stefanie Carpus
	Cody Cooper
	Caroline Zinz
OTHER
	Kristina in Rome