Matt Reeves has been the Director of Archaeology since 2000. Over the past two decades, Matt’s research has focused on plantation life and Civil War encampments with a focus on site of the African Diaspora. For the past three decades, Matt’s focus in public archaeology has centered on citizen science in particular to working with descendant communities and metal detectorists. He received his doctorate from Syracuse University, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Society for Historical Archaeology and the Florida Public Archaeology Network.

Mary Furlong Minkoff joined Montpelier in 2015, and oversees the archaeology laboratory and archaeological collections. Her research interests focus civically engaged archaeology, African American archaeology and sensory archaeology. She received her PhD from University of Maryland in Anthropology, and her MA in Historical Archaeology from the University of West Florida. Prior to her time at Montpelier, Mary has worked across the Eastern Seaboard and with the National Parks Service.

Chris Pasch has worked at Montpelier since 2017. He has served as an Archaeology Field Technician, Crew Chief, and now Field Director. He received his BA in History and English Literature at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and completed his MA in Historical Archaeology at the University of Leicester in 2020. He previously worked at Historic St. Mary’s City as an archaeologist and crew chief.