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Contact: Namita Raina, 617-821-8927
BOSTON–National Parks of Boston Superintendent Michael Creasey has named longtime National Park Service leader Liza Stearns as the new Deputy Superintendent.
"Liza's more than thirty years of National Park Service experience, leadership acumen, and seamless ability to engage staff and partners make her the best choice as the next National Parks of Boston Deputy Superintendent," said Creasey.
"I am honored to step into the role of Deputy Superintendent for National Parks of Boston," said Stearns. "As we look ahead to the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation in 2026—and the many revolutionary turning points and associated events leading up to it—I look forward to working with the NPS team, partners, and the community to activate sites and welcome visitors from around the corner and around the world to their parks and to Boston—a national park city."
Stearns began her career with the National Park Service in 1985 as a seasonal Park Ranger for Women’s Rights National Historical Park in the Finger Lakes region of New York. She was subsequently hired as an Education Specialist, then Program Manager, for parks in the northeast, including Lowell National Historical Park; Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site; Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site; and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. Stearns was selected to join a team that developed the concept and organizational structure for the current National Parks of Boston—three collectively administered national park units. She joined the National Parks of Boston staff in 2015 and most recently served as the Director of Visitor Engagement, Education & the Arts. She has been nationally recognized for her work in place-based teaching and learning, and as an innovator in partner- and community-engaged planning and activation of national park sites and stories.
Stearns holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in Gender Roles and Expressive Culture and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University. A Boston resident since 2001, she and her husband live in the Roslindale home where they raised their daughter. Stearns spends her free time digging in her garden, walking their dogs, and planning her next hometown adventure in the Finger Lakes, from sailing to climbing waterfalls.
About the National Parks of Boston
The National Parks of Boston is a collection of three National Park Service sites – Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. Established by individual legislation and for designated purposes, the three units have come together under a unified organizational umbrella to collaborate in ways that celebrate our cultural heritage, reconnect people to history and nature, and provide outdoor recreation opportunities on land and on the water. For more information, visit: www.nps.gov/bost, www.nps.gov/boaf, and www.bostonharborislands.org.
Last updated: July 31, 2024