Ran Boytner

Ran Boytner established the Archaeology Field Program at UCLA in 2008. By 2010, Boytner left UCLA to create the Institute for Field Research – the first independent nonprofit organization in the US to offer broad range of archaeology field schools. By 2021 – as the Covid pandemic waned down and archaeology activity returned – Boytner established the Center for Field Sciences, offering archaeology field school with strong emphasis on Cultural Resource Management (CRM). In 2025, the CFS Board of Directors decided to split into two different organizations — one to run field schools, the other to serve as an independent, disinterested third party evaluator of field schools. In 2025, Boytner was appointed to be the Executive Director & CEO of the Anthropocene Research Center, the new entity created to run and manage old CFS’s field schools.

Email: director@anthroctr.org

Dorian Chee

Dorian Chee joined the Center for Field Sciences at its genesis in 2021, operating first as Program Enrollment Manager. Chee was promoted to Enrollment Director in 2023. As CFS split into two different organizations in 2025, Chee is now the Director of Enrollment & External Relations at the Anthropocene Research Center.

Email: admin@anthroctr.org

Kevin Cilantro

Kevin Cilantro joined the Center for Field Sciences in 2022, managing all financial activities. Cilantro was promoted to Financial Operation Manager in 2024. As CFS split into two different organizations in 2025, Cilantro is now the Financial Director at the Anthropocene Research Center.

Email: accounting@anthroctr.org

Kayeleigh Sharp

Kayeleigh Sharp earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2019. Her research is focused on non-destructive and computational approaches to archaeology, integrating UAV- and ground-based remote sensing, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometry, geospatial analysis, and machine learning to investigate archaeological landscapes and material assemblages. Her field research spans North and South America. She is a member of the Global pXRF Network (Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science) and the Machine Learning SIG of the CAA. Dr. Sharp is a certified FAA Part 107, Remote Pilot and Advanced ACUE Teaching Fellow. She is also a Researcher at the Radiant Center for Remote Sensing at Northen Arizona University and the Director of our CRM Academy.

Email: ksharp@anthroctr.org