Ruth Musser-Lopez's Biography
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Full Name:
Ruth Musser-Lopez
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband:Robert; 2 Children: Bobby, Rosalyn; 1 Stepchild: Rita
Birth Date:
06/03/1953
Birth Place:
Upland, CA
Home City:
Needles, CA
Religion:
Unitarian
Attending, Applied Archaeology, California State University at San Bernardino, 2017-present
Attended, Graduate Coursework, Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, Near Eastern Studies; Archaeology, University of California at Riverside, 2009
Attended, Archaeological Resource Protection Act Enforcement Training, Department of Interior, 1983
Attended, Contract Negotiation and Administration, Department of Interior, 1980s
BA, Cultural Anthropology; Archeology, University of California at Riverside, 1976, Grade Point Average of 3.6
Attended, Anthropology, Chaffey College, 1971-1972, 1973-1974, Grade Point Average of 3.6
Attended, Anthropology; Archeology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974, Grade Point Average of 4.0
Candidate, California State Senate, District 16, 2014, 2016
Ex Officio, Democratic Central Committees of Kern, San Bernardino and Tulare Counties, 2014
Council Member, City of Needles, 1993-1994
Chair, Inland Empire Region of the California Democratic Party Rural Caucus, 2015-present
Member, Organizational Development Committee, 2017
Chair, Rural Caucus Bylaws Committee, 2017
Archaeologist/Owner/Principal Investigator, Archaeological Heritage Association, 2010-present
Rental Housing Management/Owner, Ruth Musser-Lopez and Robert J. Lopez, 1980-present
Former Archaeologist, Department of Interior
Home, Office and Farm Manager Assistant, Alvin and Hope Living Trust, 2010-2014
History/Cultural Resource Columnist, San Bernardino County Sentinel Newspaper, 2013-2014
Associated Consultant/Archaeologist/Rock Art Specialist, Basin and Range Heritage Consultants, 2010-2011
Refuge Archaeologist, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009-2010
Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 2009-2010
Field Office Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Management, Bureau of Land Management, Lake Havasu, 2007-2008
Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Management, PARDners Consulting, 1998-2008
Director, People Against Radioactive Dumping (PARD), 1994-2008
Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Management, California Desert District, Bureau of Land Management, Needles Field Office, 1978-1986
Assistant Editor, Society for California Archaeology Newsletter, 1982-1984
Instructor, San Bernardino Valley College, Needles Extension, 1981-1982
Production Assistant, Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology, 1978-1979
Crew Member, Mighty Fine Research, 1979
Crew Lead/Archaeological Technician, Archaeological Research Unit, UCR, 1975-1978
Summer Seasonal Archaeologist, United States Forest Service, Plumas National Forest, 1978
Archaeologist/Research Technician, University of California, Archaeological Research Unit/Dry Lands Research, 1975-1976
Member, Society for American Archaeology, 1980s-present
Member, Society for California Archaeology, 1980s-present
Local Coordinating Chair, American Rock Art Research Association, 2014
Advisory Member, Needles Historic Society, 2014
Member, San Bernardino County Association of Governments, 1993-1994
Awards:
"Top Dem" for California Senate District 16 in 2014