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Meet your OKPAN team! Within OKPAN’s structure, each of us are dedicated to sharing archaeology with everyone and to helping you achieve the same goal. Have a question for a team member? Email them at okarchaeology@gmail.com.
Click each team member's name for more information (listed alphabetically by last name):
Advisory Board Member
Reagan is a senior at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as a biology major on the pre-medicine track. She was introduced to OKPAN by the Voices of Oklahoma program, OKPAN’s high school internship, during her high school years and now maintains connection as a mentor. Reagan loves working with children and other adolescents, reading, and making a difference!
Intern
Reagan Bieligk graduated highschool from Holland Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a current undergraduate student at Loyola University Chicago majoring in Anthropology. She is a proud member of the Osage Nation, which is what drew her to OKPAN in the first place. Reagan participated in the Voices Internship back in 2022 as it focused on the Osage community and has worked with OKPAN ever since. Reagan is passionate about research and all things social justice, she has loved exploring these things in and out of OKPAN.
The Community Archaeologist
Delaney is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma. She has a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Iowa and an M.A. in Anthropology from OU. While her research focuses on cultural contact and the ties people forge with the landscape, Delaney is also passionate about sharing her love for archaeology with the public. She encourages anyone interested in Oklahoma archaeology and heritage to check out The Community Archaeologist. To contribute to the online magazine, please feel free to contact her directly.
Assistant Director of Operations
Tiffany Elmore is the Assistant Director of Operations for OKPAN. She is currently an M.A. student at the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests are paleoethnobotany and bioarchaeology. Outside of class, you can find her hiking and collecting antiquarian books.
Intern
Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma in which she double majored in Political Science and Native American Studies. She has been a crucial role in the production of numerous handbooks for OKPAN's wide range of initiatives as well as a specific interest in Oklahoma Archaeology Month, where she is currently helping plan for the different events and guest lecture throughout the month of October. Grace is also interested in attending law school next fall with an emphasis in Indigenous law, where she hopes to work with tribes both locally and federally to bridge the gap in discrepancies within their growing relationship.
Intern
Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma in which she double majored in Political Science and Native American Studies. She has been a crucial role in the production of numerous handbooks for OKPAN's wide range of initiatives as well as a specific interest in Oklahoma Archaeology Month, where she is currently helping plan for the different events and guest lecture throughout the month of October. Grace is also interested in attending law school next fall with an emphasis in Indigenous law, where she hopes to work with tribes both locally and federally to bridge the gap in discrepancies within their growing relationship.
Social Media
Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma in which she double majored in Political Science and Native American Studies. She has been a crucial role in the production of numerous handbooks for OKPAN's wide range of initiatives as well as a specific interest in Oklahoma Archaeology Month, where she is currently helping plan for the different events and guest lecture throughout the month of October. Grace is also interested in attending law school next fall with an emphasis in Indigenous law, where she hopes to work with tribes both locally and federally to bridge the gap in discrepancies within their growing relationship.
Intern
Norah Hutchison is a freshman at the University of Tulsa, double-majoring in English and History. She took part in the Voices of Oklahoma program in 2024 and became a peer mentor the following year. She is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation and has long been a passionate advocate for Native students. During high school, she served as president of her school’s Native American student organization, where she worked to bring students together, creating a stronger sense of cultural awareness and community. In the summer of 2025, as an incoming freshman at TU, she took part in the Undergraduate Research Challenge, where she worked on annotating a short story edition to create awareness for near-lost works of literature and preserve literary history. She also took part in the Jumpstart program at the University of Tulsa with the Honors College, an academic trip to Rome that deepened her passion for historical studies and preserving culture. She currently serves as a fellow with Teach For America’s Ignite program, helping students develop their reading skills, driven by her love for reading and education. She hopes to pursue a career in law, to become an intellectual property lawyer, where she can advocate for the protection of creative and cultural works.
Intern
I'm a senior at Edmond Memorial High School, and I just attended the Voices of Oklahoma 2025 internship with OU. I plan to major in anthropology at OU as I have a passion for learning about the way we people interact with each other in the present and past. Something that interests me in my free time is music. I am in two of my high school's choirs, and I recently attended All-State and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute for chorus.
Editor TCA
Chelsy is a journalist currently reporting in the United States and Europe, with the core of her work focusing on immigration, cultural trends, and an ethnographic approach to journalism. She has reported in multiple countries including: Italy, Germany, and Vietnam. Chelsy graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2020 with bachelor degrees in Anthropology and Organizational Leadership. She is now pursuing a master's degree in Journalism from the Harvard Extension School. In 2023, she became a contributing writer for The Community Archaeologist and a co-editor for the magazine in 2024.
Director of Operations
Kaylyn Moore is a current PhD student at the University of Oklahoma. She completed her master's thesis at OU, which focused on the co-creation of a Choctaw specific cultural heritage with archaeology as a tool curriculum for Oklahoma high school students. Currently, Kaylyn teaches the Voices of Oklahoma internship that introduces students to archaeology and cultural heritage. During the summer, she interns/volunteers on Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) projects with the Alta Heritage Foundation in Poland and Germany.
Associate Editor of the The Community Archaeologist
Horvey is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma studying molecular anthropology. His research focuses on the reconstruction of health, identity, and inequality through skeletal, biomolecular, isotopic, and archival methods. His regional focus is on Mesoamerica and the South Eastern United States. Horvey is passionate about conveying archaeology to the public through both engaged heritage outreach and science communication. He encourages anyone invested in archaeology and heritage to check out The Community Archaeologist and consider contributing to the online magazine's success.
Executive Director
Bonnie is the Robert E. and Virginia Bell Endowed Professor of Anthropology at OU. She has been passionate about public archaeology for more than 25 years, having directed Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology for a decade; conducted field research with community partners in Idaho, Utah, and Colorado; and founded OKPAN here in Oklahoma. Bonnie teaches graduate and undergraduate anthropology classes in topics ranging from “Community Archaeology” to “Social Justice in Archaeology" to "Research Design." She has published extensively on the importance of collaborative approaches in the archaeological discipline.
Abigail Sempebwa graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Multidisciplinary Studies degree in 2021 and served as the TA in Voices of Greenwood that summer. Abigail recently earned her Master of Liberal Arts degree in Museum Studies from Harvard University. During her time at Harvard, she worked as a collections assistant at the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. She is a researcher for the Monuments Men and Women Foundation, who works to continue the unfinished mission of the Monuments Men- returning missing art to the rightful owners from Nazi looting. Abigail is currently a master’s student at Texas Christian University in art history with a concentration in High Italian Renaissance. She is incredibly passionate about sharing her studies with the African and African American community, which will in turn bring more diverse perspectives and experiences into the archaeological and museum fields.
TCA Line Editory
Audrey is a Junior at the University of Oklahoma. She is majoring in English: Writing with a minor in Editing & Publishing. She brings in an English-focused perspective to The Community Archaeologist and helps to edit it from a viewpoint outside of archaeology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and crocheting.
