Chairman of the Research Committee of Excavations, Robin Birley has over 50 years of excavation experience on the site of Vindolanda (as well as directing numerous other excavations at other sites such as Housesteads). Robin has spent over thirty of those years as director of the Vindolanda Trust, and is one of its founding members. He is also responsible for the excavations of most of the remains visible on the site today. The research Director is perhaps best known for his remarkable discovery of the Vindolanda writing tablets in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Dr Birley has published many works (of which a good number are available from the web store at Vindolanda), including joint publication of the most recent series of research reports.

Andrew Birley - Director of Excavations; from January 2007 (formerly the assistant of Director of excavations 2002-2006); a graduate from Leicester University in the summer of 1996, he has been working on the site of Vindolanda for 19 years, eleven of those in full time employment by the Vindolanda Trust. Andrew is responsible for the day to day running of the excavations, forward planning, publishing excavation reports, outside lecturing and the welfare of the volunteers while on the site. He began work towards obtaining his PhD in 2004 and is due to finish that project in spring 2009. Published works include relevant contributions to the Vindolanda Excavation Reports from 1997 to 2007, the 'Eyeopener' series, 'Following the Eagle', as well as a fascicule on Roman locks and keys from the site of Vindolanda.

Justin Blake - Assistant Director of Excavations and Education Officer; graduated from Durham University in the summer of 1996, and has worked for the Vindolanda Trust as a full time archaeologist for the last ten years, and part time as a volunteer and area supervisor for five years prior to that. In 2005, Justin started working towards his masters degree in archaeology at Leicester University. Published works include relevant contributions to the Vindolanda Excavation Reports from 1997 to 2004, and a fascicule on Roman tools from Vindolanda.

Elizabeth Greene Elizabeth has been a site supervisor on the Vindolanda excavations for the past five seasons. An MA graduate from Tufts University, Elizabeth is now studying for her PhD at the University of North Carolina USA. Elizabeth Greene is the co-author of a specialist fascicule on the Roman Jewellery from Vindolanda. As small finds specialist, Elizabeth's interests include Roman leather as well as Jewellery and she is specialising in Roman Provincial studies.

Alexander Meyer Alexander has excavated at Vindolanda for the past six years, and has been a site supervisor for the past five seasons of work. A MA graduate from Tufts University, Alexander is now studying for his PhD at Duke University, in North Carolina USA. Alexander specialises in Ancient History and Classical studies as well as having a deep interest in Provincial Roman archaeology.