Dr. Thomas King
Since the late 1960s, Dr. King has worked in cultural resource management (CRM) as an academic, a private consultant, and a government official. He is widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading experts on CRM laws and policies, and on making those laws and polices work in the real world. Dr. King also has extensive archaeological field experience in California and the Pacific islands. His areas of expertise include project review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; relating Section 106 review to the concerns of Indian tribes, other indigenous groups, and local communities; and identifying and managing traditional cultural properties (TCPs). Dr. King holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of several textbooks on cultural resource management topics.ing

Matt Petersen
Matt Petersen has more than 14 years of experience in NEPA compliance and associated permitting. He has overseen, managed or worked as a resource specialist on 23 major EISs and specializes in managing the development of large, legally-defensible NEPA planning documents. He has managed NEPA projects as a third-party contractor for major federal land management agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Mr. Petersen has developed the three-day NEPA course and two-day NEPA project management course specifically for environmental professionals. These courses emphasize the practical application of the NEPA process in a controversial and potentially litigious setting.

Al Herson
Mr. Herson is an environmental planner and attorney with more than 25 years of experience in environmental consulting. He is a recognized expert on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and NEPA, and a highly skilled NEPA and CEQA trainer. Mr. Herson is co-author of The CEQA Handbook and The NEPA Book, popular desktop references for planners and attorneys. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and President of the California Planning Roundtable. Mr. Herson earned his J.D. at McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, and his M.A. in Urban Planning at University of California

James W. Steely
Mr. Steely is a historian and architectural historian with more than 30 years of experience in cultural resource management (CRM). Before joining SWCA in 2003 as Senior Historical Consultant, Mr. Steely served in various positions for the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer, including 13 years as Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Mr. Steely also taught graduate courses in building documentation, National Register nominations, and evaluation of cultural landscapes at the University of Texas at Austin. His experience in the private sector focuses on historic-property surveys and nominations, coordinating Section 106 with NEPA studies, HABS/HAER/HALS evaluations, and applying the Secretary of the Interior's Standards to preservation projects. He specializes in transportation history, community development, and cultural landscapes research for compliance fulfillment. Mr. Steely’s many publications and professional presentations encompass architecture and city planning; studies of park systems, public works projects, and their politics; and transportation development in the United States.

Cindy Arrington
Ms. Arrington has more than 13 years of experience in cultural resource management (CRM). Her professional experience encompasses a wide range of activities in the field, laboratory, and office dealing with precontact, protohistoric, and historic resources. She has extensive experience in multi-disciplinary team management, preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reports, direction of cultural resources surveys and excavations, and coordination with Native American groups. Her field experience includes an extensive background in the management of cultural resources compliance for large-scale construction projects, underwater archaeology, human osteology, and paleopathological analysis. She is experienced with the regulatory framework in 21 states.