Brief Description of Education & Experience
Kevin holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Languages & Cultures of Asia from UW-Madison (2002) and two Master of Science degrees in Anthropology and Museum Studies from UW-Milwaukee (2008). Kevin has conducted archaeological work on a wide range of sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
In 2007 Kevin joined the leadership team at Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee as their Archaeology Associate. During his six years there, he directed the Distant Mirror Archaeology Program which included public archaeological excavations in urban neighborhoods within the City of Milwaukee, on shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, as well as at Ancestral Puebloan sites in southwest Colorado.
Beginning in 2013, Kevin became the Curator at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay and in 2015 the Deputy Director. During this time, he has provided oversight of temporary exhibits and programs, archaeological research and excavation.
In January 2022, he accepted the role of Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc). Since then, Kevin has curated over a dozen temporary and permanent exhibits at the museum, while building a public archaeology and maritime collections research program.
Kevin served as the President of the Wisconsin Underwater Archeological Association (WUAA) for ten years (currently VP) where he has led several shipwreck mapping projects throughout the state, while working alongside WHS maritime archaeologists to train volunteer divers in the methods of underwater archaeology.
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