Officers
President
Ashley Quinn
Ashley Quinn lives in Eatonton, Georgia, and has been the Collections Manager of the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History at Georgia College & State University for over 20 years. She earned a B.S. in Biology in 2000 and an M.S. in Biology in 2005 from Georgia College & State University. She has conducted extensive fieldwork and educational outreach in paleontology, and co-founded the Paleontology Association of Georgia in 2017. She has had a life-long interest in Native American archaeology and culture. She also serves as Research Associate for the Middle Georgia Preservation Alliance, where her research interest is cemeteries and gravestone carvers. She is also the Chair of Board of Directors for Fort Hawkins Foundation, Inc.
Vice President
James Gazaway
James Gazaway is a native of Georgia, a retired officer from the U.S. Army Chaplain’s Corps, and a retired minister with over 50 years of community and parish service. A decorated veteran, James earned his B.S. in Bible/Christian Ministries and a B.Th. in Bible/Youth Ministries from Point University, and a B.A. in Anthropology/Archaeology and an M.A. in Historical Archaeology from the University of West Florida. He also earned an M.A.R. in New Testament Studies, an M.Div. in Church History at Emmanuel School of Religion, and a Th.D. from Covington Theological Seminary in Exegetical Theology. He is active in church, scouting, the natural sciences, lapidary arts, and metal working along with his other studies in religion, archeology, and history.
Secretary/ Treasurer
OAS Archaeologist
Stephen Hammock
Stephen Hammock is from Macon, Georgia, and has been a professional archaeologist for more than 25 years. He earned a B.A. in Literature, Languages, & Cultural History from New York University’s Gallatin School in 1993, an M.A. in Maritime History & Underwater Archaeology from East Carolina University in 2007, and has pursued graduate work towards a DPhil at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Archaeology in Oxford, England. He serves as Executive Director of the Middle Georgia Preservation Alliance, concentrating on the history and archaeology of the Ocmulgee, Flint, and Oconee river basins. Stephen is the Principal Archaeologist of the OAS, which he founded in 2003.