** NEWS **
This portion of the website is updated periodically.
~ Last update 2/20/09 ~
WINTER 2009
* In Summer 2008, accepted full-time position of Cultural Resources Program Manager
for ENSR, then a company of AECOM. Consequently, changed ALO Environmental Associates LLC to "inactive." In
Fall 2008, AECOM reorganized and ENSR became part of AECOM Environment. To learn more about AECOM, its business lines
and companies, visit http://www.aecom.com To contact Dr. Ollendorf about cultural
resources services through AECOM call (763) 551-2426 (office) or (612) 599-1255 (mobile) or amy.ollendorf@aecom.com
(email).
SUMMER 2007
* Completing several projects for ICOMOS (see description under Spring 2007 for this organization).
* Completed peer-review of a manuscript about applications of lichenometry
to archaeology for publication in American Antiquity. See www.saa.org for information
about this journal and other publications.
SPRING 2007
* Appointed Expert Member to the International Committee for
Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) of the International Council of Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS), an international
NGO of professionals dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. See www.icomos.org
for more information.
* Taught "Archaeology
in Israel" in Temple Israel's Adult Education Program (Minneapolis) and privately to 11 adults (St. Paul) while
they prepared for their summer trips to Israel.
WINTER
2007
* Taught "Archaeology in
Israel" in the Adult Education Program
of Mt. Zion Temple (St. Paul) in addition to Adult Education class at Shir Tikvah Congregation
(Minneapolis).
* Visited many UNESCO World Heritage Sites and other historic
sites in Spain, Germany, Belgium, and Holland over six weeks.
FALL
2006
*
ALO awarded a Master Consultant Agreement to provide Hennepin County, Minnesota with cultural & natural resources
consulting services for a two-year period (2007 & 2008).
* Lectured in class entitled, "Historic Preservation," in
the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota.
* Taught "Archaeology in Israel" for the Minneapolis Community Education's Older Adult (55+)
Program.
* Began a year-long,
25%-time appointment as Post-Doctoral Research Associate to the Center for World Heritage Studies in the College of Design at
the University of Minnesota.
SUMMER 2006
* Completed two book reviews for publication in professional journals.
See our "Professional Activities" link.
* Taught "Archaeology in Israel" at Adath Jeshurun Congregation (Minnetonka) as part of
their Summer Sampler.
WINTER/SPRING 2006
* ALO approved for the CERT Program of Hennepin & Ramsey counties and the cities of Minneapolis &
St. Paul. Read more on our "Facilities & Insurance" link.
* Taught "Archaeology in Israel" for Adult Education at Shir Tikvah Congregation
(Minneapolis).
FALL 2005
* Appointed by the Minneapolis City Council to the city's Heritage
Preservation Commission (HPC) for the 2005-2008 term. To learn about the HPC, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/
SPRING 2005
* ALO launched pollen & phytolith analytical services. Read
more then call or email ALO for a customized price quote: www.eculturalresources.com/announcement/117.html