The National Association of State Parks Directors (NASPD) Leadership School gathered students for an onsite learning forum at Oglebay Resort and Conference in West Virginia this month.
The school is a two-year certificate program that provides state park personnel with instruction from state park directors through a combination of distance learning and onside education.
The NASPD and Stihl recently awarded 13 students $1,000 scholarships for participants to attend.
The winners are as follows:
State Park Leadership School- STIHL Scholarship Recipients- 2014
|
Name 1 Bruce Thompson |
State Rl |
Year 1st |
Amount $1,000 |
Title Park Manager |
|
2 Ben D. Bergey |
WI |
2nd |
$1,000 |
District Supervisor |
|
3 Edward A Hale |
NJ |
1st |
$1,000 |
Resource Interpretive Specialist |
|
4 Emily C. Rich |
NJ |
1st |
$1,000 |
Superintendent |
|
5 Leigh A. Germann |
NJ |
1st |
$1,000 |
Superintendent |
|
6 Christopher Crabtree |
MO |
2nd |
$1,000 |
Natural Resource Steward |
|
7 Katy Holmer |
MO |
1st |
$1,000 |
Asst. Park Superintendent |
|
8 Ale Echandi |
MA |
1st |
$1,000 |
Specialist, Trails Operations |
|
9 Peter Hoffman |
MA |
1st |
$1,000 |
Forest & Park Supervisor |
|
10 Eric Gregory |
MO |
1st |
$1,000 |
Natural Resources Manager (Park Supt.) |
|
11 Joel Law |
MO |
1st |
$1,000 |
Assistant Park Superintendent |
|
12 Lee Witbeck |
MO |
2nd |
$1,000 |
Interpretive Resources Coordinator |
|
13 Tyler Schwartze |
MO |
2nd |
$1,000 |
Park Operations Planning Coordinator |
