Jenny Botica, PhD, RPCA, RPA, CAHP

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Based at Kleanza's Vancouver Island (Bowser) office, Jenny oversees quality assurance, quality control, senior review, and mentorship for the staff. She is a Permit Holder and Field Director for coastal and interior BC. Jenny directs Kleanza's mentorship, communication, and heritage permitting and policy initiatives, and is a RISC Instructor. She is also Faculty in the Department of Social Sciences at North Island College.

Experience

Years: 19

Regions: coastal BC; interior BC; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Arizona; Jordan; Belize

Specializations: education and training; permitting and policy; heritage sovereignty; public archaeology; anthropological archaeology; applied archaeology; wet sites; field skills; ethics; "looting"/collecting; site formation processes

Education

Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (2020), Vancouver Community College

PhD Archaeology (2017), Simon Fraser University 

MA Archaeology (2005), Universiteit Leiden, NL

BA Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (2004), University of British Columbia

Professional affiliations

BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (RPCA — Registered Professional Consulting Archaeologist)

Register of Professional Archaeologists

Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (Board of Directors)

Archaeological Society of BC

Society for American Archaeology

Society for Applied Anthropology

Corrie is Kleanza's Administrator and is based out of our Bowser office. Her focus will be on the communication and operational systems of the company, with an aim to help support the continued growth of Kleanza. Her background is in a variety of sectors, including government and non-profit. Corrie maintains a human-focused approach to administration, which has been beneficial in her supporting role to the Kleanza team. 

Experience

Years: 15

Regions: Across BC, Scotland

Education

Project Management Certification; Robert Gordon University 

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology/Criminology; Simon Fraser University

Gary is a Project Manager and Field Director based on Vancouver Island (Sooke).  He has experience on the south coast, interior plateau and the northeast/subarctic, where he is a Field Director.

Experience

Years: 40

Regions: coastal, interior/plateau, and boreal forest/subarctic BC; interior/plateau Idaho; Plains of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Wyoming; eastern Ontario; southeast United States (South Carolina and Louisiana)

Specializations: Cultural Resource Management; Geographic Information Systems; Predictive Modelling; Wet site archaeology; Artificial Inundation (reservoir archaeology); Historic (Post Contact) Archaeology; Lithic analysis; Data Management and Analysis, Education

Education

Master of Education; Gonzaga University 

Master of Arts, Public Service Archaeology; University of South Carolina

Bachelor of Arts, Archaeology; University of Calgary 

Based out of Kleanza’s Bowser, Vancouver Island office, Curt is an archaeologist gaining experience in BC Coastal, Sub Alpine and Interior archaeology. He has recently completed his BA (Honours) Anthropology program through Vancouver Island University.

Experience
Years: 2.5

Regions: Coastal BC

Interests:  Landscape archaeology; archaeology of food and foodways; provisioning and subsistence strategies; lithics; CMTs; community archaeology. 

Education
BA (Hons) Anthropology, Vancouver Island University

Professional affiliations

BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (Student)
Society for American Archaeology (Student)
Canadian Archaeological Association (Student) 

American Society of Overseas Research (Student)

 Suzy is a supervisor, based in our Terrace office, supervising crews in the field, laboratory and office. Suzy has experience working in the coastal, interior, and subarctic-boreal regions of BC. 

Experience

Years: 10

Regions: coastal BC; interior BC; Sub-boreal BC and the South Pacific

Specializations: Large and small-scale infrastructure, commercial, and residential, and industrial projects with special interests in analysis and data management; museology/repository/inventory; public education and training; wet site archaeology; traditional use studies; historical and ethnographic studies. 

Education

BSc Environmental Science, Archaeology, Anthropology (2015), Simon Fraser University 

Certificate Cultural Resource Management (2015), Simon Fraser University

Based at Kleanza's Prince Rupert office as a  Project Manager and Field Director (Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau), Kevin is responsible for managing small and mid-sized projects, liasing with clients and First Nations.  He manages northern field crews, conducts archaeological assessments, reporting, and archaeological analysis.  Kevin has conducted archaeological fieldwork across the world, though his focus now is the Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau, and Subarctic- Boreal regions of BC.

Experience

Years: 13yrs in Western Canada

Regions: interior BC; sub-boreal (northeastern) BC; coastal BC; Saskatchewan; Alberta and Manitoba.

Specializations: large and small scale infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial projects; wet-sites; artifact analysis, CMTs

Education

Additional archaeology coursework (ongoing)

BA Anthropology (2011), University of Alberta

Professional affiliations

BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (Associate)

Based out of our Vancouver Island office, as a Field Director and Project Manager, Sheriff is responsible for proposal preparation, obtaining HCA and First Nations permits, managing field crews, liaising with clients and First Nations, as well as reporting and analysis. He's undertaken fieldwork across BC, as well as the Northwest Territories, and Ontario. Sheriff has Field Director status for two of BC's archaeological regions (Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau).

Experience
Years: 14
Regions: coastal, interior and northeastern BC;  Northwest Territories, Ontario
Specializations: large- and small-scale infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial projects, with a special interest in the use of GIS in archaeology, and for data collection and management  

Education

BA Archaeology and Anthropology (2008), Simon Fraser University

Diploma, Computer Analyst and Programmer (2000), CDI College

Based out of our Bowser office, as our Invoicing and Administrative Assistant, Deanna's goal is to ensure the seamless and efficient execution of day-to-day operations. She brings to us many years of office administration experience, customer service and bookkeeping experience in the automotive, insurance and even printing sectors.  With her experience she's ready to help our Kleanza team in any way possible.

Experience
Years: 20+
Office Administration 20+ years

Bookkeeping 4 years

Regions:  Parksville, Qualicum, Alberta

Education

Sage Bookkeeping, Vancouver Island University 2020

Based in Kleanza’s Vancouver office, Kay oversees quality assurance, quality control, senior review, client and First Nations liaison, reporting, analysis, budgets and timelines. She is a Permit Holder and Field Director for northwestern BC (subarctic/boreal forest), Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan. Kay is an approved RISC Instructor

Experience

Years: 20+
Regions: Northwestern British Columbia (subarctic/boreal), Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Canadian Prairies
Specializations: Large and small scale infrastructure, mineral exploration, mine-site developments, linear developments, working with stakeholders (Aboriginal communities, public, developers, and government), Environmental Assessment applications, permitting and policy, ethics, education and training, field skills, alpine archaeology, obsidian lithics, prairie archaeology, ethnobotany, CMTs, archival research, museum curation.

Education
MA Archaeology (2016), University of Saskatchewan
BA Archaeology (2001), Simon Fraser University

Professional Affiliations
BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (RPCA – Registered Professional Consulting Archaeologist)

Based out of Kleanza's Vancouver Office, Joey is a Field Supervisor with experience in coastal, interior and subarctic/boreal, BC. His duties include fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and reporting. He is approaching field director status in coastal BC.

Experience: 4 year

Regions:  Coastal BC, Interior BC, Northwestern BC (subarctic/boreal) 

Interests:  Large and small scale residential and industrial projects; artifact analysis; historical and ethnographic research, CMT's and Cultural Shell Deposits

Education: BA in Anthropology UBC (2016), UVic/BMSC Archaeological Field School (2017)

Based at Kleanza's Terrace office, Amanda is co-owner and founder of Kleanza, oversees quality assurance, quality control, senior review, and stakeholder engagement for all projects. She is a Permit Holder and Field Director for coastal, interior, and sub-boreal (northeastern) BC. Amanda directs Kleanza's contracts, heritage permitting and policy initiatives, and is a RISC Instructor.

Experience

Years: 22

Regions: coastal BC; interior BC; sub-boreal (northeastern) BC; Yukon

Specializations: education and training; permitting and policy; dendrochronology; CMTs 

Education

Dendrochronology (2010), University of Arizona

MA Archaeology (2002), Simon Fraser University

BA Archaeology (1998), University of Northern BC

Professional affiliations

BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (RPCA — Registered Professional Consulting Archaeologist)

Archaeological Society of BC

Society for American Archaeology

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Heritage Advisory Committee

Based in Kleanza's Terrace office, Brady is developing field experience in Coastal BC. 

Experience

Years: 1

Regions: Coastal BC

Interests: CMTs; Indigenous archaeology; intertidal archaeology; late-pleistocene archaeology; lithics; mapping, palaeontology 

Education

Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC (2022) University of Victoria

AA Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management (2020 - present) Coast Mountain College

Certificate, Cultural and Natural Resource Assessment (2019) Royal Roads University

Working out of Kleanza's Vancouver Island (Bowser) office, Mirjana supports all staff and company operations with the Operations Manager in her role as Project Coordinator, and supports all field projects as Archaeologist. Previously, she worked at the Archaeology Branch, and has experience managing archaeological data, reports, logistics.

Experience

Years: 5

Regions: Coastal BC

Interests: environmental science; sedimentology and stratigraphy; museums; biological anthropology

Education

BSc Geoscience (2019), Vancouver Island University

Advanced Diploma in GIS (2021), Vancouver Island University

Professional affiliations

Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (student)

Based at Kleanza's Terrace office, Manda has field experience in coastal and interior BC. She currently assists with proposals, reporting, administrative tasks, field work and lab work.

Experience

Years: 10

Regions: coastal BC; interior BC

Specializations: lithics; household archaeology; CMTs, community archaeology

Education

MA, Anthropology (2007), University of Toronto 

BA, Archaeology (2006), Simon Fraser University

Wendy is a GIS Technician at Magellan Digital Mapping, based in Terrace. She supplies map drafting and GIS modelling for Kleanza, including modelling for archaeological potential and creating detailed site maps. GIS and modelling can vary depending on the type and scope of a specific project. Wendy is adept in the usage of ArcGIS to create complex, multi-component predictive models from vector and raster data sets, including LiDAR DEMs.

Experience

Years: 20

Regions: BC

Specializations: silviculture; GIS; modelling, predictive models; LiDAR

Education

ArcInfo GIS Certificate, Okanagan University

Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation Land Management Diploma, BCIT

Kelly is the Creative Director of our Stories & Outreach Division and her focus will be on documenting stories of truth and reconciliation, language reclamation and sovereignty in the areas of conservation, environment, heritage and culture. For over 25 years, Kelly has produced documentary films and developed social media impact campaigns to tackle issues of social injustice, food security, access to medicine, youth mental health, environmental protection, conservation and human rights. 

Experience

Years: 28

Regions: Across Canada

Professional Affiliations:

Documentary Organization of Canada 

International Documentary Association 

WIFT (Women in Film and Television)

The Film Production Network

Cause Marketing Professionals 

Doc Society 

Gwen is a Field Supervisor based out of the Vancouver office.  As Field Supervisor, she is responsible for overseeing crews in the field, laboratory analysis, permit drafting and reporting. Gwen has experience in BC's Northwest Coast, Interior Plateau and Subarctic-Boreal Forest and also internationally.  Gwen is actively working on obtaining Field Director status in all three culture areas.

Experience 

Years: 4 

Regions: Northwest Coast BC, Interior Plateau BC, Subarctic-Boreal Forest BC, Alberta, Bulgaria (Sozopol)

Specializations: Large and Small-scale infrastructure, industrial projects, artifact analysis, archival & ethnographic research, CMTs, GIS/spatial analysis, and museology, with a special interest in food anthropology.  

Education 

BA Anthropology, minor in Anthropological Archaeology, University of British Columbia (2022), Balkan Heritage Field School (2018)

Professional Affiliations:

BC Association of Professional Archaeologists (Student)

Based out of Kleanza's Vancouver office, Ryan is a Project Manager with a strong background in fostering partnerships with Indigenous communities and advancing projects that balance cultural and environmental priorities.  Skilled in policy development, environmental stewardship and project management, Ryan is dedicated to cultural and heritage sovereignty and promoting sustainable practices in resource development.

Experience 

Years: 5+

Regions: Lower Mainland

Specializations: Environmental Management Systems, Program Funding, Field Coordination, Agreement/Proposal Development, Indigenous Relations, Sustainability Initiative.

Education 

BA Environmental Practice (2025), Royal Roads University

Environmental Studies Diploma (2018), Langara College

Professional Affiliations:

ECO Canada (Designated Environmental Professional with Policy & Legislation and Sustainability specializations)