Claire is ARCA's Practice Manager, while she also takes part in fieldwork projects whenever she has the chance. She graduated with a BA Archaeological Practice Degree from the University of Winchester in 2005 and subsequently worked for Oxford Archaeology.
Commercial archaeology
Her initial work at Oxford Archaeology was as a Site Assistant on an excavation in advance of construction of a new wing of the Ashmolean Museum, but she later worked as an administrator in the company's Janus House offices.
Administrative experience
Claire left Oxford Archaeology at the beginning of 2006 and went to work for Adjutant General's Corps Military Museum in Winchester. There she worked as a Museum Assistant providing information to members of the public and school children. From September 2006 to December 2008 Claire was the Department of Archaeology's administrator at the University of Winchester. She then worked as the University's Excellence Model Development Officer, and is currently Director of the University's Continuous Development Unit.