Samantha Dollinger
Archaeologist/ Small Projects Coordinator
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Education: M.A., Cultural Resources Management, Sonoma State University, 2017;
B.A., Anthropology, San Diego State University 2011; B.A. Journalism, San Diego State University 2011
Professional Registration: Registered Professional Archaeologist 2017; Society for California Archaeology, 2014;
Experience: 13 years in California Archaeology, 11 years with ASC
SAMANTHA DOLLINGER has over 10 years of experience in project management and conducting field studies on a variety of pre-contact and historic-era sites in California. She has been the Small Contracts Coordinator since 2021, managing and supervising small-scale federal and state regulatory compliance projects in Northern California. From 2013 to 2014, she worked as an archaeological technician at Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park. While completing her Master’s degree at Sonoma State University, Samantha worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Northwest Information Center, digitizing reports and site records in ArcGIS, and as an archaeological technician for the ASC.
Between 2016 and 2021, she reviewed archaeological survey reports and timber harvest plans for compliance with Forest Practice Rules. She reviewed and conducted CEQA-compliant archaeological studies for the CAL FIRE Northern Region Office. She also curated the CAL FIRE Northern Region’s archaeological collection.
Samantha has taught the Survey and Site Recording Methods and Cultural Resource Management Internships/Seminars for graduate students since 2017. She has also taught a Hands-On Archaeology course for 6th and 8th grades for the EXCEL Program and conducted educational outreach for 1st and 6th-grade students since 2016. Ms. Dollinger has authored and co-authored many technical reports and given several professional presentations. Samantha has advanced experience using Geographic Information Systems and Adobe and Microsoft software. Samantha has worked on Santa Catalina Island, in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, and throughout California. Her topical specializations include cultural landscapes, rock art, geoarchaeology, ecological or environmental archaeology, environmental law and policy, and cultural resources management and heritage.