Lisa Meoli, MA

Senior Environmental Historian

Education:
MA, History, Arizona State University, 2016
BA, Anthropology, Indiana University, 1997

Joined Floyd|Snider: 2007

Lisa Meoli is a Senior Environmental Historian with over 25 years of experience in forensic historical research, litigation support, and environmental site investigation. She specializes in reconstructing complex industrial, commercial, and land use histories to identify potential contaminant sources, assess liability, and support legal and regulatory outcomes. Her forensic history work informs all phases of site assessment, cleanup allocation, and property transactions. Lisa’s expertise includes compiling detailed operational and production histories of industrial facilities, developing regional and local site narratives, and integrating historical findings with technical data. She frequently collaborates with legal teams, environmental consultants, and regulatory agencies on high-stakes and multi-party sites. In addition, she contributes to cultural resources projects and has extensive archaeological survey and excavation experience throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Professional Strengths

Expertise in historical research methods, with proven ability to apply them to complex, multidisciplinary projects

Skilled in reconstructing detailed, fact-based narratives from fragmented or obscure historical records across public, private, and client-held sources

Extensive experience navigating public archives, corporate files, and online repositories of historical site, facility, and product documentation

Active voice in the professional historical community through published work and ongoing contributions to collaborative research efforts