Part of a series of articles titled Women of the National Park Service.
Article • Women of the National Park Service
Women of the NPS: Interns, Artists, Volunteers, and More
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FellowChristina Aiello
Christina Aiello is an NPF Science Fellow looking at landscape-scale conservation -- specifically of bighorn sheep.
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InternsFisheries Interns
Read about the women who have interned with NPS fisheries programs and about the experiences of women in the field of fisheries.
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InternRobyn Henderek
As a paleontology technician intern, Robyn helped the Grand Canyon document their past using information found deep in caves.
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Artist-in-ResidenceGina Hollomon
Join Gina as she creates the 'Toklat Wolf,' a ceramic sculpture for Denali.
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InternMegan Knorr
Explore the work that Megan and other Geoscientists-in-the-Parks interns did as Geologic Resource Assistants.
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Artist-in-ResidenceAndrea Lepcio
Meet playwright Andrea Lepcio and explore her work about climate change during her Artist-in-Residence at Acadia National Park.
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Artist-in-ResidenceRee Nancarrow
Meet Ree Nancarrow, a fabric artist who was Artist-in-Residence at Denali. She created a work of the Denali landscape.
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FellowsNPS Mellon Humanities Fellows
The NPF partnered with the NPS to support humanities scholars whose research helps NPS share a great diversity of American stories.
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FellowVeronica Radice
Veronica is an NPF Science Fellow looking at Ocean Coastal Stewardship. She is studying the coral reefs of American Samoa.
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InternEmily Roberts
Read about Emily's work as a Geoscientists-in-the-Parks intern and invasive species management.
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Volunteer Turned EmployeeDael Sumner
Dael Sumner began her career at the NPS by volunteering at Fort Stanwix.
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Junior RangerTalia
Meet Talia, who is a Junior Ranger and an ambassador encouraging kids to visit their national parks.
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- Locations: Grand Teton National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Natchez Trace Parkway
- Offices: Wildland Fire Program
Cynthia Worthington is a fire effects monitor and has worked in several different units of the National Park Service during her career. The importance of collaboration with other fields and the built-in adaptability of fire programs is one of her favorite parts of working in fire that keeps her coming back.
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Intern and Fellow Highlights: Madison “Madi” Duran
- Type: Article
- Locations: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education
Intern and Fellow Highlights: Ella Wagner
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- Offices: Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education
You may have heard of cultural resources, but what exactly does this work entail and what type of work do interns/fellows do? Meet Ella Wagner (she/her), who is the American Conservation Experience (ACE) 250th Commemorative Fellow at the NPS Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education (CROIE).
- Yosemite National Park
Women of Yosemite: Artists and Writers
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- Locations: Yosemite National Park
Women have played an important—though often hidden—part in Yosemite. In the 1800s, women were expected to play a traditional role in the private world of the family and the home. With the birth of the railroad and as the Gold Rush drew people to California in the late 1800s, pioneering women found ways to broaden traditional roles. Learn about early women artists and writers at Yosemite.
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- Locations: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Badlands National Park, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park
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Maria Trevino is a Community Planning Fellow in New Mexico. She focuses on building a community network of state environmental educators, engaging partners with projects that address youth in stewardship. She also strategizes outreach efforts and community event planning, along with working on site plans for local greenway systems.
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- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore
- Type: Article
- Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore
- Offices: Inventory and Monitoring Division
Meet Sarah Codde, a Marine Ecologist with the San Francisco Bay Area Inventory & Monitoring Network. She specializes in marine mammals, and leads the elephant seal and harbor seal monitoring programs at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. What’s it like to study 6,000 pound mammals that spend half their time in the ocean and half their time on land? Read Sarah’s story to find out!
- Denver Service Center
Sara Hammond, Denver Service Center Supervisory Administrative Specialist.
- Denver Service Center
New Opportunities Keep This Landscape Architect Engaged and Skilled
Last updated: July 7, 2021