ADVISORY BOARD

(in alphabetical order)

PAT GRANT, DVM
Veterinary advisor/consultant

CARMEN LUCAS
Native American Monitor
Kwaaymii, Laguna Band of Indians

LORNA C. PIERCE, Ph.D.
Anthropology
San Jose State University

RUSSELL SKOWRONEK, Ph.D.
Archaeology
University of Santa Clara

MICHAEL M. ZANONI, Ph.D.
Forensic Consultant

 MISSION STATEMENT

To promote and elevate professionalism in the use of specially trained canines for forensic evidence and human remains detection.

Our research provides needed information on canine olfactory capabilities in relation to forensic evidence investigations. We are developing advanced techniques regarding the use of canines as a forensic tool, to better assist investigative and cultural resource management agencies.

We promote the teamwork approach and emphasize cooperation between other experts and agencies in the field. We maintain a website and e-mail list for networking internationally and for the exchange of new ideas and discoveries.

ADVISORY BOARD BIOGRAPHIES

(in alphabetical order)

Pat Grant, DVM

BA in Psychology University of California at Santa Cruz 1971
BS in Animal Science Texas A&M University 1982
DVM Texas A&M University 1984

Special Interest in Toxicology and Hazards of the Urban Environment

Carmen Lucas

Native American Monitor
Kwaaymii, Laguna Band of Indians

Carmen is a Kwaaymii, Laguna Band of Indians. She was born and raised in San Diego, California and spent all free time on the ancestor homelands in Laguna Mountains, surrounded with her ancestor heritage.

1974, after retiring from the United States Marine Corps, Carmen entered the Collage of the Desert, where she studied Art History for a period of two years. In 1976, she relocated to her ancestral home in Laguna Mountains where she continues to live today.

Since the 1980's, Carmen participated in, and continues to work overseeing Archaeological surveys. She works with various Archaeological Resource Management Companies throughout San Diego and Imperial County, as well as the California State Parks, the California State Parks Off Road Recreation Parks, Ocotillo Wells and the U.S. Forest Service in the capacity of crew member and/or Native American Monitor as appropriate. She served as a Board member of the San Diego Archaeological Center from 1999 to 2005. Carmen is currently a member of the San Diego Historical Sites Board and have served that Board since 2003.

Lorna C. Pierce, Ph.D.

e-mail: lcpierce@flash.net

Lorna Pierce was born in Tennessee and reared in the southern states. She holds undergraduate degrees from Hendrix College and San Jose State University, and a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Tennessee.

Dr. Pierce is an adjunct lecturer at both San Jose State University and Santa Clara University where she teaches a class in Introduction to Forensic Anthropology. She is the Consultant in Forensic Anthropology to the Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office and regularly consults with other law enforcement organizations in the identification of skeletal material.

Russell K. Skowronek, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Campus Archaeologist at Santa Clara University.

Dr. Skowronek holds MA degrees in Anthropology and History from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Michigan State University.

Special interest in Spanish Borderlands and Spanish Colonial Empire, he has authored books and numerous articles on the subject.