Mary Dallas specialises in Aboriginal archaeology and cultural resource management and planning and is MDCA founding and Principal Heritage Consultant. She has over 35 years experience in the full range of cultural heritage assessment procedures including Review of Environmental Factors [REF], for Local and Regional Environmental Plans [LEP, REP] and Local Environmental Studies [LES] and Aboriginal Heritage Impact Assessments and Conservation Management Plans [CMP]. Mary has a broad range of experience in the archaeology of NSW as well as specialist knowledge and management expertise in the fields of Aboriginal Art and material culture. She has developed planning and site management strategies and guidelines for local government authorities throughout NSW. Mary also specialises in cultural heritage interpretation and site conservation planning working collaboratively with Aboriginal communities throughout NSW. Mary is a member of the Australian Rock Art Association, Australian Society of Historical Archaeology and is a founding member and past President of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc.
	Paul Irish is MDCA Principal Consultant with over a decade of experience in Aboriginal archaeology, heritage management and working with Aboriginal communities and community members on heritage and history projects. With a major in archaeology from Sydney University and a Masters in Archaeology from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, Paul has a particular interest in the archaeology of coastal campsites (middens) and in post-contact Aboriginal archaeology and history. He has managed a large Aboriginal history and heritage research project at Sydney Olympic Park and is currently researching the Aboriginal archaeology and history of the Kurnell Peninsula together with Dharawal people from the La Perouse Aboriginal Community and post-European contact Aboriginal sites in the Sydney region. Paul is a full member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. and a member of the Archaeology of Sydney Research Group at the University of Sydney and the Australian Archaeological Association.
	Dan Tuck is MDCA Historical Archaeologist, as well as field archaeologist and specialist researcher. He has extensive experience [over 15 years] in all aspects of European and Aboriginal cultural heritage ranging from field studies to research. Project capabilities include archaeological site survey and assessment, test and salvage excavation, archaeological monitoring and community & and stakeholder liaison, scale mapping, planning and drawing, post-excavation plan preparation and archival recording of heritage features/structures. Dan provides input into Archaeological Assessments, Heritage Studies, Statements of Heritage Impact (SoHI), Conservation Management Plans (CMP) and Archaeological Zoning Plans (AZP). Dan's  interests includes archival/historical research, particularly researching Aboriginal post-contact history for large scale cultural heritage studies. He is a member of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Inc., a full member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc.
	Richard Wright is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney and MDCA Associate Consultant. Richard provides expert advice and determinations in forensic archaeology and anthropology, including Aboriginal skeletal identifications, retrieval and analysis. He has worked closely with Aboriginal community members on burial exhumation throughout Australia. He is a recognised international expert in mass burial retrieval and is currently Senior Forensic Adviser to Oxford Archaeology and their work at Fromelles in France. He has assisted the Hague in criminal prosecutions relating to war crimes and the NSW Police in criminal investigations. Richard also specialises in the analysis of flaked stone tools and the application of statistical methods to archaeological and anthropological data and provides post excavation analytical assessments.
	Noah Nielsen is MDCA Associate Consultant specialising in Aboriginal cultural tourism. Noah has over 13 years’ experience in working with universities, tourism associations and Aboriginal communities in developing tourism/business plans and market research. His current PhD research project (Southern Cross University) examines regional Aboriginal tourism planning using a case study of the Biamie Dreaming Cooperative and research based in the Western Region of NSW. Noah has developed cultural tourism programs and worked on associated archaeological projects throughout NSW and Queensland. Noah Nielsen provides expert consultative services in all aspects of Indigenous and mainstream tourism planning. He has extensive experience in conducting Indigenous and non-Indigenous community consultations, Indigenous tourism product development, market and visitor research, strategic tourism plans, marketing plans, business plans and feasibility studies.

MDCA also engages other specialist associates and assistants to meet the needs of our projects