MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Feb
ruary 27, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of
the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman M endelson:
In accordance with section
2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to Mayor’s Order 1983-119, dated May 6, 1983,
and
section 4 of the Historic Landmark and Historic Protection Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
(D.C. Law 2-144; D.C. Official Code § 6-1103), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms.
Gabrielle M iller
4th
Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(Ward
6)
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or appointment as an archaeologist member of the Historic Preservation Review B oard, filling a vacant
seat formerly held by Dr. Alexandra Jones, for a term to end July 21, 2026.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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&airrnanPhil Mendelson
at the request
of the Mayor
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment
of Ms. Gabrielle Miller to the Historic Preservation Review Board.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Historic Preservation Review Board Gabrielle Miller
Confirmation Resolution
of 2024".
Sec.
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Ms. Gabrielle Miller
4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(Ward 6)
as an archaeologist member
of the Historic Preservation Review Board, established by Mayor's
Order 83-119, dated May
6, 1983, and pursuant to section 4 of the Historic Landmark and
Historic District Protection Act
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-144; D.C. Official
Code§ 6-1103), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Dr. Alexandra Jones, for a term to end
July 21, 2026.
Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. G.Miller~Page1of6
GABRIELLEC.MILLER
EDUCATION
TheUniversityofTulsa-Tulsa,OK 2018-Present
Ph.D.~AfricanDiasporaArchaeology,DepartmentofAnthropology
DISSTOPIC:Anethno-archaeologicalstudyoftheinter-generationallegaciesofresistanceandfreedominthehistoric
freeBlackneighborhood‘FreeGut"(St.Croix,USVI)spanningoccupationandusefromthe18"to20"centuriesusing
‘communitybasedanddecolonizingapproaches.Approachesincludecommunitybasedarchaeology,citizenscience,and
partnershipswithlocallybasedheritageandartnon-profits/programs.
TheUniversityofArizona-Tucson,AZ 2014-2016
M.A.~AppliedArchaeology,SchoolofAnthropology
THESIS:AssessingCollaboration:ArchaeologicalApplicationsAbroad,aqualitativestudyofcollaborative
archaeologyinwhichtwointernationalprojectsserveascasestudiesinunderstandinghowtodevelop
criteriaforassessingcollaboration,andhowtechnologycanbeutilizedtooperationalizesuchassessments.
TheUniversityofArizona—Tucson,AZ 2015-2016
GraduateCertificateProgram—HeritageConservation(CollegeofArchitecture,Planning,andLandscapeArchitecture)
Concentration:Holistic,interdisciplinarypreservationpracticeswithinanintegratedenvironmentofnaturalandcultural
resourcesincludingthedisciplinesofanthropology,archaeology,museumstudies,architecture,arthistory,andplanning.
TheUniversityofArizona—Tucson,AZ 2010-2013
B.A.—Anthropology
Minor—Arabic
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY
ProgramSpecialist/Archaeologist January2022-Present
CenterfortheStudyofGlobalSlavery/SlaveWrecksProject
‘SmithsonianNationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture
'*ConductsresearchthroughtheSmithsonianScientificDivingOffice
‘*Designsandproducesprogramming,curriculumandtrainingrelatedtothehistoryofglobalslavery,maritime
archaeology,anddecolonizingapproachestoresearchandcommunitywork.
©ProjectHighlight:SlaveWrecksProjectAcademy:Senegal(InstructorandCoordinator)
'*Developsexhibitioncontentincollaborationwithcuratorsanddesigners
ManagesglobalpartnershipsthroughtheSlaveWrecksProjectinitiativeandtheGlobalCuratorialProject
Co-PlandcoordinatorofcollaborativepartnershipwithAfricatownresidentsanddescendantsoftheClotilda
DoctoralDisciplineAssistantship/LabManager ‘August2018-May2022
HistoricalArchaeologyandHeritageConservationLaboratory
UniversityofTulsa-DepartmentofAnthropology,TulsaOK
‘©Assistedinlecturingandgradingforundergraduateanthropologycourses
©Topics:AfricanDiasporaArchaeology,NewMethodsinHistoricalArchaeology,GlobalAnthropology,Introductionto
EarlyHumanHistory
'*Assistsinprocessingandcatalogingartifactsandfieldspecimen
‘+Assistsinmanagingcareofhistoricalarchaeologycollections
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•Coordinates laboratory volunteer program
•Manages laboratory artifact and supply inventory
•Assists in facilitating laboratory research projects
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) Ana
lyst August 2021 – May 2022
DAACS, Monticello Archaeology Program
Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
•Conducts topical research of Free Urban archaeological assemblage from the Free Gut community in Frederiksted, St. Croix
•Analyzes, catalogues, and perform statistical analyses of artifacts associated with Free Gut excavations for the expansion of
the database regarding sites of freedom in the Caribbean.
•Assists in designing and hosting educational training videos targeting both specialized researchers and the broader public.
Independent Contractor November 2020 – February 2021
Archaeological Services
Cox | M
cClain Environmental Consulting
•Archaeological Monitoring
•Ar
chaeological Survey and Excavation
•Artifact Processing and Laboratory Analysis
Slave Wrecks Project: Youth Diving With A Purpose (YDWP)/NPS Intern June 2021 – Au
gust 2021
YDWP/National Park Service
Biscay
ne National Park, Homestead FL
•Assiste
d in various tasks associated with documenting and assessing underwater archaeological resources within the
boundary of the park.
•Used remote sensing and survey equipment to investigate magnetic anomalies to determine possible association to African
Diasporic shipwreck
•Performed condition assessments of known sites within the park boundaries of Biscayne and Dry Tortugas
•Instructed and coordinated a one-week intensive underwater archaeological training of YDWP participants
Graduate Student Intern June 2020 – August 2020
Digital Curation Department
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa OK
•Assisted in managing, creating and optimizing tags and search terms for ethnographic museum objects curated online
oPlatform: TMS
•Assisted in ordering photographs of digitally curated objects for viewing online
oPlatform: Piction
Project Manager O
ctober 2016 – August 2018
Cultural Resource Pr
ogram
Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai ID
•Managed program budgets and project administrations and timelines for all sub-departments including ethnography,
archaeology and language
•Assisted in managing ethnography projects, traditional land use studies, determinations of National Register eligibility,
and evaluation of archaeological and traditional cultural properties.
•Participated in archaeological excavation, survey, and cultural resource inventories
•Researched and wrote traditional cultural property and traditional land use study reports.
•Generated maps for project reports using ESRI software (ArcGIS and ArcPro)
•Assisted in programming and supervising the internship program
•Wrote and managed programmatic grants from internal, external, and Federal funding sources
•Manages project budgets and timelines
•Coordinated public outreach events and communications
•Produced and managed program design and marketing (graphic design and web design) G. Miller ~ Page 3 o
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2021
Graduate Research
Assistant September 2015 – August 2016
Roy P. Drachman Institute
The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
• Developed a methodology and implemented a condition assessment plan for the National Park Service at Casa Grande
National Monument (CAGR) by:
o Documenting historic stabilization efforts of the ruins through archival research
o Using developed condition assessment plan and photography to do a complete condition assessment of
Compound A at CAGR
o Utilizing ArcGIS and Autodesk software to develop geospatial and 3-dimensional visualizations of ruin conditions,
both in the present and the past
Accounting Assistant, S
enior December 2013 – June 2015
Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
The University of Arizona, Tucs
on AZ
• Managed and reconciled the 12 state and 2 UA Foundation accounts for the department
• Processed and approved various financial transactions
• Provided financial and non- financial support to the department in areas of employee travel, fixed assets, and many other
fields
• Maintained the role of Procurement Card Liaison, Reconciler and Approver
• Provided administrative and financial support to the Student Services Fee and Freshmen Fee programs, as well their
individual projects.
Student Office/Accounting
Assistant April 2011 – December 2013
Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
• Assisted the Director of Finance and Administration with various accounting and administrative duties
Archaeological Survey Cr
ew Member May 2013
University of Oklahoma
Deming, NM
• Conducted and archaeological survey of various sites in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management of sites ranging
from precontact to classical Mimbres on BLM owned land in surrounding areas.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS/SKILLS
• Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) Material Culture Analysis– Monticello, VA
Glass (Gold Level)
Ceramics (Silver
Level)
• Archaeological Repository Intern
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Summer 2015
• Archaeological Field School
University Indian Ruin, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ: January – May 2013
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• AutoCAD drawing and design course
• Advance Microsoft Excel Training
• TICRAT 2016 – Earthen Architecture Preservation Workshop
• Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Specialty Certification – Underwater Archaeological Survey
• National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) Advanced Diver Certification
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2021
Certification Date: 12/6/2017
• PADI Rescue Diver/Oxygen Administration
• AAUS Scientific Diver
Organization reciprocity through the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS)
• Independent Studies:
Arizona State Museum Repository, The University of Arizona: June 2016
Parrhasian Heritage Park, The University of Arizona, Greece: June – July 2015
FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
DAACS NEH
Fellow July 2022
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS), Monticello, V
A
Sl
ave Wrecks Project: Youth Diving with a Purpose/National Park Service Intern Summer 2021
Biscayne National Park, Homestead, FL
Chapman Distinguished Ph. D. Fello
wship Summers 2020 & 2021
Graduate School, University of Tulsa
Student Research G
rant March 2020
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Tulsa
SREB State Do
ctoral Scholar August 2019 – Present
University of Tulsa, Southern Regional Education Board
Chapman Distinguished Ph. D. Fello
wship Summer 2019
Graduate School, University of Tulsa
Student Research G
rant March 2019
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Tulsa
Conoco-P hillips/Office of Diversity and E
ngagement Grant December 2018
Chevron Multicultural Resource Center, University of Tulsa
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fello
wship Award March 2016
United States Department of Education; Center for Middle East
ern Studies (CMES),
University of Arizona
• FLAS Program/Location: Arizona in Jordan Program in Amman
• Language and Level: Intermediate/Advanced Levantine Arabic Dialect
PUBLICATIONS/REPORTS
Single and Co-Au
thored Works:
2022(Pending)
Art
icle in edited volume on Urban Archaeology
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Date Revised: 4/16/
2021
Ike, Nkem, Gabrielle Miller and Gabby Omoni Hartemann
2020 An
ti-Racist Archaeology: Your Time is Now
Miller, Gabrielle
2017 Cultural Resource Inventory for the Hendrickson Ranch CREP Project for the Farm Service Agency and the Asotin
Co
unty Conservation District. Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resource Program, Lapwai, ID.
2016 Assessing Collaboration: Archaeological Applications Abroad, 2016. Submitted to the Graduate College at
t
he University of Arizona to fulfill the requirements for a Master’s in Applied Archaeology.
Erikson, Helen et al.
2016 Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) Nomination – E
mpire Ranch Landscape. The University of Arizona
College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, Tucson.
Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resource Program Te c
hnical Report Contributions:
2019 Lochsa Corridor Traditional Cultural Property Nomination to the National Register of His
toric Places. Nez Perce
Tribe Cultural Resource Program, Lapwai, ID.
2017 Ethnographic Traditional Use Study of the Heller Bar Landscape, Asotin County, Washington. Nez Perce Tribe
C
ultural Resource Program. Report submitted to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
2017 Teakean B
utte Traditional Use and Traditional Cultural Property Study, Clearwater County, Idaho. Nez Perce
Tribe Cultural Resource Program. Report submitted to Bonneville Power Administration.
2017 Traditional Use Study of the Snake River Road and Associated Ethn
ographic Landscape, Asotin County,
Washington. Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resource Program. Report submitted to Asotin County, Washington.
2017 Traditional Cultural Property Inventory of the Federal Columbia River Power System, including the North Fork of
t
he Clearwater River and the Dworshak Reservoir Downriver to the Dworshak Dam, Clearwater County, Idaho.
Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resource Program. Report submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District.
2016 Traditional Use Study and Traditional Cultural Properties Inventory of Access Routes and Journey Information to
C
elilo Falls, Wasco County, Oregon. Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resource Program. Submitted to the Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District.
PR
ESENTATIONS/LECTURES
The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) Co
nversations 2022
Title: Fragments of Freedom: Remnants of Emancipated Life in Free Gut
The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) Conversations 2021
Title: Fragments of Freedom: An Introductory Glance at Excavations in a Crucian Free Black Neighborhood
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello G. Miller ~ Page 6 o
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Date Revised: 4/16/
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DAACS and The Society of Black Archaeologists: Research on St. Croix 2021
Gue
st Presenter - The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIp3BRc-MD
E4
Ar
chaeology in the Community (AITC) 2020
Guest Lecturer – Yo
uth Archaeology Online Summer Camp
Society for Historical Archaeology Annu
al Meeting 2020
Title: Transformative Placemaking: The Intersection of Art, Archaeology, an
d the Community in Freedom City
Session: Community Archaeology in 2020: Conventional or Revolutionary?
Author(s): Miller, Gabrielle; Gerard, Frandelle
Arizona Historic Pre
servation Conference 2016
Title: Preservation in an Age of Sustainability Planning Toward Enviro
nmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability
Authors(s): Nicole Lavely, Gabrielle Miller, Maureen McDonald
Society for Applied Anthropology Annu
al Meeting 2016
Assessing Collaboration: Archaeological Applications Abroad – P
oster Session
VOLUNTEER WORK
Archaeology in
the Community, Inc. Spring 2022
Archaeology Youth Camp Instructor
DWP Instructor Candidate June 2020
Diving with a Purpose (DWP), Maritime Archaeology Program
YDWP Diver Mentor
June 2020 - Present
Youth Diving with a Purpose (YDWP), Maritime Archaeology Program
President/Co-Fo
under – Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Coalition January 2019 - Present
University of Tulsa
Archaeological Su
rvey Diver June 2018
Diving with a Purpose
• Volunteer underwater archaeologists for Diving with a Purpose, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to studying
Black maritime history and training Black underwater scientific researchers.
Fundraising Man
ager March 2014
Tucson Roller Derby
• Managed the finances and programs created for raising funds for the development of Tucson Roller Derby, a
skater owned and run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Tucson, AZ.
Community De
velopment Volunteer July – August 2012
Amman, Jordan
• Traveled abroad to provide volunteer services to Holy Land Designs, an olive wood artisan workshop, dedicated to
providing employment and education services to under -privileged Jordanians and Palestinians.
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o Taught an informal foundational English course aimed at developing basic conversation skills
Project Leader/Community Dev
elopment Volunteer June – July 2014
Amman, Jordan
• Co-lead a trip abroad to Amman, JO for the purpose of bringing additional volunteers to Holy Land Designs as well as
facilitating an exposure tour aimed at immersing college undergraduates in a new cultural environment.
o A total of 8 undergraduate student from various universities attended this trip
MEDIA
SAPI
ENS Podcast/SAPIENS:Talk Back
Season 4: Redrawing the Boundaries
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/black-ind
igenous-archaeology-violence/
National Geographic
These Divers Search for Slave Shipwrecks and Discover Their Ancestors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2l EugvRw8
Ocean Science Radio
Diving with a Purpose and the Hunt for Sunken Slave Ships
https://oceanscienceradio.simplecast.com/episodes/diving-with-a
-purpose-and -the-hunt-for -sunken-slave-ships
FestivalCHAT (Contemporary an
d Historical Archaeology in Theory)
Participant - Black in Archaeology Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJU9eb7c2o
MEMBERSHIPS
American Anthropological Association
Archa
eology Division – Student Member at Large 2022-2023
Society of Black Archaeologists
Member since 2018
Society for Historical Archaeology
Student Member since 2019
Society for American Archaeology
Student Member since 2015
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dr. Gabrielle Miller
Dr. Miller has worked in academia for nearly a decade, including as a
Program Specialist / Archaeologist with the Center for the Study of
Global Slavery/Slave Wrecks Project at the Smithsonian National
Museum of African American History and Culture, a Lab Manager with
the Historical Archaeology and Heritage Conservation Laboratory, a
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS)
Analyst with the DAACS Monticello Archaeology Program, and an
Independent Contractor with Cox | McClain Environmental Consulting.
Dr. Miller earned her B.A. in anthropology from the University of Arizona, her M.A. in applied
archaeology at the University of Arizona, and her Ph.D. in African Diaspora Archaeology at the
University of Tulsa. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 7, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Bill Marzella, Gabrielle
Miller, Georgeanne Matthews, Patrick Williams, Andrew Aurbach, and Gretchen
Pfaehler as members of the Historic Preservation Review Board
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish