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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATON AREA
Boulder City, NV |
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Position: Park Ranger, Interpretation, Special Projects GS-11
My major job duties include the following:
- Coordinates the development of alternative methods of delivering education and interpretation programs
- Works with the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Southern Nevada Partnership Land Management Agencies staff to identify training modules and present training in interpretation, education methods, and resource information to cooperators, volunteers, and staff
- Assists in developing the park's Comprehensive Interpretive Plan, especially in developing those sections that must integrate with the interagency strategic plan and interpretive plans of other agencies.
- Is a member of the federal education coordinating team and may be assigned liaison responsibilities with other teams.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, JOHN
H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR, Woonsocket,
Rhode Island |
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Position:
Park Ranger
My Job Responsibilities include the following:
- Interpretation and Education program and project development and
management.
- Teamwork with the Interpretation and Planning staff, including
Park Rangers (in interpretation, history, audio visual and volunteer
coordination,) Biologist, Community Planner, Landscape Architect,
Outdoor Recreation Planner.
- Representing the Corridor, Commission, National Park Service.
- Collaborative engagement with partners of all types, from federal,
state, and local governments to not-for profil organizations, and interested
individuals, Many partnerships are already established, where they
are nurtured or able to grow in a manner that connects with our goals
is a key aspect.
Special emphasis considered for this position:
- Communications: as an integrated program that the Commission
has been striving for including the web page, media, and publications.
- Visior Use Information: for integration with the Tourism,
Interpretation, and Education programs.
- Partnership capacity and sustainablility: possibibly as an
aspect of the activities that have been identified as longterm Valley-wide
needs.
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Chico, California |
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Position: Contract Research, Program for Applied Research and Evaluation,
National Visitor Monitoring Survey, Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora,
CA |
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In my position as Field Administrator I assist in the following:
- Recruitment of Interviewers
- Supervision and Training
- Implementation of the Survey
- Administration and Evaluation of the Survey
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Long Beach, California |
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Position: Assistant Professor |
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I was assigned to teach the following recreation classes:
- Recreation Leadership
- Leisure in Contemporary Society
- Supervisory and Administrative Practices
- Finance and Marketing of Leisure Services
- Facility Design and Operations
- Management of Volunteer Programs
- Internship (Internship Coordinator)
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In my position as Community Recreation Specialist in
the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies I have served as the
following: |
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- Internship Coordinator
- Founder of the American Humanics Program
- Library Representative
- Scholarship Coordinator
- Faculty Advisor to the Student Recreation Society
- Vice Chair of the Faculty Council Health and Human Services
- University Odyssey Committee
- Chair of Master Plan Committee, CSU Japanese Garden
- Team Long Beach Representative for the Department and Japanese Garden
at the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
- Master Plan Advisory Group Member for Rancho los Cerritos
- National Issues Action Committee for the Society of Park and Recreation
Educators and the National Recreation and Park Assn.
- Education Representative for District X of the California Recreation
and Park Society
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Academic Innovations have included: |
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- Designing a team taught Leadership Class
- Service Learning and Research Projects with the California Conservation
Corps, California Fish and Game, the City of Long Beach and City of Hawaiian
Gardens
- The students in the Financing Leisure Services Class wrote grants for
Recreation Organizations
- Research Grants on Volunteers with the U.S. Forest Service, and the California
State Parks
- Research Studies with the U.S. Navy and the Department of Parks, Recreation,
and Marine of Long Beach
- Numerous professional publications, including a chapter on strategic
planning in a park management text
- Obtained 3 Grants
- Professional presentations at state, national, and international conferences
including Mexico and Australia
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SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, San Marcos, Texas |
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Position: Assistant Professor |
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I have taught the following undergraduate recreation classes:
- Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
- Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services
- Leisure and Outdoor Recreation
- Recreation Administration
- Design and Maintenance of Recreational Facilities
- Recreation Program Development
- Field Work in Recreation Leadership
- Directed Field Experience in Programming Recreation
- Directed Field Experience in Supervising Recreation
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Other Duties included: |
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- Graduate Faculty Member teaching Issues and Trends in Recreation
and Leisure Services
- Development and Public Relations Committee for The Department
of Health, PE, Recreation, and Dance
- Faculty Advisor for the Association of Recreation Majors
- Research, Publications and Presentations at Professional Conferences
including Mexico and Turkey
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HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY, Brownwood, Texas |
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Position: Assistant Professor |
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I headed up the recreation program and each year I taught the following
undergraduate classes:
- Foundations of Recreation
- Recreation for Special Populations
- Environmental Interpretation
- Church Recreation
- Camp Counseling and Leadership
- Recreation Internship
- Recreation Planning and Design
- Organization and Philosophy of Recreation Programs
- Adaptive Activity in Physical Education
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Other Activities included: |
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- Director of University’s Intramural Sports Program
- Member of the American Red Cross Board
- Volunteer at a local Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program
- Established an Area Wide Singles Organization
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TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, College Station, Texas |
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Position: Instructor, Research Associate, Graduate Assistant |
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I taught and assisted in teaching the following classes: |
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- Wildland Recreation Management
- Urban Park Management
- Research Methodology
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Research undertaken included:
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- A Market Segmentation of State and National Park Visitors
- Visitor Survey for the US Army Corps of Engineers
- Administered a Survey of East Texas Campgrounds
- Field Administrator for the NPS and USFS Public Area Recreation Visitor
Survey
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, Clemson, South Carolina |
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Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant |
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- Taught two labs on camping, canoeing, and backpacking skills
- Planned and led Camp Administration classes on three day backpacking
trips
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
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I worked for the National Park Service in a variety of positions and
locations. |
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Places worked included:
- Glacier National Park, MT
- Death Valley National Monument, CA
- Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
- Cooperative Park Studies Unit, TX
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL
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U.S. ARMY |
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I served as a Soldier in the United States and Turkey. |
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- Duties included planning recreation programs for the men on isolated
duty in Turkey
- Honorably Discharged
- Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Medal
- Special Commendation from Command Group in Turkey
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